Cooperstown Hall of Fame

Pros: The collection is large and the Gallery is important...
Cons: ...but the museum itself is ordinary and there are few nearby accommodations.

If this isn't heaven or even Iowa as is cloyingly referenced in Field of Dreams, then baseball's true holy spot is likely Cooperstown, New York, home of the sport's Hall of Fame. Like other one industry towns, Cooperstown has become synonymous ...

Pros: Pretty little town with loads of baseball stuff.
Cons: Day trip unless you are die-hard for baseball.

I send my kids off to Cooperstown for the summer. Not my kid-kids . . . but my college kids. Since the planner/owner lives here in town and does business from this area, he picks up paid interns from the pool of communication kids at the college....

Pros: covers a lot of Baseball history, includes a lot of artifacts, Hall of Fame impressive
Cons: removed much of amateur section, newer Hall of Fame plaques not presented well

I recently made my second visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. My previous visit was almost 20 years ago. There have been some changes to the museum since then, but much remains the same. I enjoyed both visits immensely. The Hall of ...

Pros: The History of Baseball
Cons: Could have stayed longer

A couple of weekends ago my daughter celebrated her 21st birthday. She decided that we would come up to her college, in Oneonta, N.Y. and from there we would go to The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.. Fortunately her school is only a 20...

Pros: A shrine to America's game, Everything for the baseball nut
Cons: None

The National Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York is truly a magical place for a baseball fan. Last weekend, I had the distinct pleasure to visit this golden shrine to our nation's wonderful past time for the first time and I have to...

Pros: Treasures not to be believed, relive childhood for $14.50 & no restrictions on flash photography.
Cons: Nothing that would prevent you from having a blast.

Finally, after all of these years, I will make it to the baseball Hall-of-Fame. We arrived in late morning to the sleepy hamlet that is Cooperstown located in upstate New York. I guess that I was expecting more - a bigger museum, perhaps with its own ...

Pros: very quaint and has lots of baseball stuff
Cons: can be too "small town" for some people

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I was born in Cooperstown's local hospital, Bassett. My family lives in the area. Baseball and Soccer are the 2 main sports (there is a Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, just about 30...

Pros: Overwhelming amount of baseball history and memorabilia, Nicely organized, a real wealth of baseball information that gives a sense of its history and traditions, Very pleasant people on staff
Cons: Fewer interactive activities from Oct. 1 to April 30, May overwhelm non-baseball fan

Cooperstown is one of the most unique hamlets I’ve ever experienced. Sitting at the southern end of Otsego Lake (better known as Lake Glimmerglass in the James Fenimore Cooper novels), this quaint little village has no chain restaurants and no...

Pros: Great recently added exhibits
Cons: Some information outdated

I had to pick a place to go for a day trip on my week-long vacation. One place came to mind; Cooperstown. I think this was my sixth trip to the Hall of Fame (HOF) and it continues to provide me with great entertainment for only nine dollars. I was...

Pros: Great for baseball lovers all around
Cons: none

I have been to Cooperstown three times, and to the Hall of Fame twice, and I absolutely love it. I may not know everything about basball history, but this is a great place to learn it.

In the Hall of Fame, there are numerous rooms with large...

Pros: "Ray , Is this Heaven?"
Cons: No it's Upstate NY

As you read this you must remember that I love to coach baseball, my two sons play baseball in college, etc.

Last May, our family finally made the trip to see the holy grail! Since the boys were 5, spring and summers were filled with...

Pros: Great time
Cons: Not much else to do

Every year 7000 teams battle their way through over 12,000 games in six weeks to send representatives to the Little League World Series. There are 4 teams from the United States (East, West, South, Central Regions) and 4 International teams (Canada,...

Pros: You'll learn and have fun at the same time!
Cons: Out in the middle of nowhere...

I live in upstate NY and am about an hour or so drive from Cooperstown, NY. I have been there several times and each time amazes me more than ever.

The last time I was there was most memorible. They had all the memoribilia from the great...

Pros: baseball heaven, beautiful town
Cons: lack of hotel space

When Mike Schmidt was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, my family kindly agreed to center the beginning of our vacation around this ceremony. I've been a baseball fan longer than I can remember, and I was waiting rather impatiently for one of my...

Pros: A wonderful family trip
Cons: None

The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, is the mecca for baseball fans. The displays, exhibits and movies can keep a true baseball fan, like myself, entertained for literally days. I enjoy the nostalgia and I find myself reading every...