Amherst is the quintessential New England college town. It’s jam-packed with institutions of higher learning, so intellectual curiosity is in the air. Literary traditions are a big deal and bookworms will be on a celestial cloud. The liberal-leaning downtown is a pedestrian’s delight with a bookstore, an indie movie theater, delectable dining options and a verdant town common. It’s inexpensive to get here without a car and a robust bus network means car-free visitors will enjoy mobility. Do The Emily Dickinson Museum is ground zero for poetry lovers. Located in the house where the poet was born and lived much…