Albany and Central New York
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1. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The ball that Babe Ruth hit for his 500th home run and Shoeless Joe Jackson's shoes are among the memorabilia that help to make this shrine to America's favorite pastime so beloved. Plaques bearing the pictures and biographies of major-league notables line the walls in the actual hall of fame. The museum also has multimedia displays, exhibits geared to children, and a research library with photos, documents, and videos. New hall members are inducted during a ceremony held on the grounds of Clark's Sports Center. The event, which may be scheduled for any weekend between June and August, is free.
25 Main St., Cooperstown, New York, 13326, USA607-547--7200Sight Details
Rate Includes: $23, Labor Day–Memorial Day, daily 9–9; rest of yr daily 9–5 -
2. Farmers' Museum
The 10 acres on which this museum is set have been dedicated to farming in one way or another since the days of James Fenimore Cooper. Stone structures that were once part of an actual farm now contain permanent and changing exhibits on agriculture, homemaking, and other aspects of farm life. Docents in period costumes mill about a village created with buildings that date from the 18th and 19th centuries and were moved here from several upstate communities. You can also inspect the livestock in the barns, wander through vegetable patches and herb gardens, and play with such historic toys as stilts and hoops and sticks. The museum celebrates a harvest weekend every year around mid-September.
5775 State Highway 80 (Lake Road), Cooperstown, New York, 13326, USA607-547--1450Sight Details
Rate Includes: $12, Closed Mon. and Sat. -
3. Fenimore Art Museum
Native, folk, fine, and decorative American art is displayed in a brick neoclassical mansion that dates from the 1930s. Paintings of landscapes and everyday scenes enlighten you on what this country was like in the 19th century. Sculptor John H. I. Browere's (1792–1834) bronze busts were made from life masks, so they truly depict such luminaries as Thomas Jefferson and Dolley and James Madison. Furniture, portraits, other artifacts shed light on James Fenimore Cooper and his family. Traveling exhibits are eclectic: one that explored the history of high-heeled shoes was held concurrently with another that had paintings of America's Western frontier. Photography and modern works by contemporary artists have been showcased, and so have Norman Rockwell illustrations. There's also an ever-changing roster of lectures, specialty tours, and book signings. The café, open during museum hours, serves tasty salads, soups, and other light fare.
Cooperstown, New York, 13326, USA607-547--1450Sight Details
Rate Includes: $12, Closed Mon., June–Sept., daily 10–5; Apr., May, and Oct.–Dec., Tues.–Sun. 10–4 -
4. Glimmerglass State Park
Enjoy average summer temperatures of 72°F in the deep woods of this state park on Otsego Lake 8 mi north of the village of Cooperstown. In warm months you can swim, hike, and fish. There's a concession stand as well as 80 campsites. In winter you can snowshoe, snow-tube, cross-country ski, and ice fish.
1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, New York, 13326, USA607-547--8662Sight Details
Rate Includes: $7, 11am - 7pm -
5. Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum
It's great to read about and trade cards of your favorite players, but this museum puts you face-to-face with them. Thirty-odd baseball legends are immortalized in wax, and will perhaps interest kids more than adults. When your interest in all that wax starts to wane, you can slug it out in the virtual-reality batting cage, buy a team pennant or jersey in the gift shop, or grab lunch in the café.
99 Main St., Cooperstown, New York, 13326, USA607-547--1273Sight Details
Rate Includes: $8, May–Oct., daily 9am–10pm -
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6. Hyde Hall
Its legacy is as remarkable as its architecture: from the time it was built in 1819 until it was sold to New York State in 1964, Hyde Hall remained in the same family. Money from estates here, in Europe, and in the Caribbean enabled George Clarke (1768–1835), a prominent figure in colonial New York, to finance what is, according to many historians, the largest residence built in this country before the Civil War. Ongoing restoration projects—and the chance to question artisans about their work—add texture to a tour of the 50-room mansion. The property adjoins Glimmerglass State Park on the north end of Otsego Lake.
267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown, New York, 13326, USA607-547–5098Sight Details
Rate Includes: $15, Closed weekends, Weekdays 9-6
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