Weight Lifting Hall Of Fame — Attraction in Manchester Township

I’ve driven past the Weightlifting Hall of Fame for many years and was curious about it. It’s easy to find being almost directly off of Interstate 83. Several parking spots are located around the building, with the main entrance being located in the York Barbell Store. The building is multipurpose which was unexpected, as it houses the Hall of Fame, museum, store, York’s offices, employee gym, and auditorium.

There is no admission fee, but they ask you to sign the guest book, and an informational pamphlet is available. The Hall of Fame focuses primarily on Weightlifting and Bob Hoffman (owner of York Barbell). The first major problem you’ll find is while nice and reasonably well organized, almost everything is out of date by at least twenty years. It appears that most exhibits were not updated after York Barbell started having financial issues. They are asking for donations in order to update the exhibits.

If you find the history of Weightlifting interesting, the exhibits are informative. The Bob Hoffman exhibits are not the most interesting. The lobby area in the middle of the building has a few display and art pieces. A few newer exhibit pieces and donations can be found, but they are far and few between, and sometimes not as well organized. The tour could take only 20-30 minutes depending on how interesting you find things.

Overall, this will not be a worthwhile stop for most people, and I would not go out of my way to visit here. If you love weightlifting and weightlifting history, it’s probably worth a stop. I hope they can put some resources into updating the exhibits to provide a...

An absolute gem that gets very little attention. I can't tell you how many times I've passed the iconic weightlifter statue and never thought to stop at the Hall of Fame. I'm glad I did. The facility is very nice. There was no entrance fee, lots of interesting history, and there was a deadlift competition going on while we were there, which had a 10.00 entrance fee, but was worth seeing. More people ought to take the time to explore the rich tradition of weight training in the United States popularized by Bob Hoffman, the father of weightlifting and founder of...

I came here to buy a weight set from the retail store. While inside, I saw the signs for the Hall of Fame. They had a number of interesting exhibits, from the history of Olympic lifting, powerlifting, and even carnival-era Strongman exhibits. The price was perfect (free...not too many museums or Halls of Fame that can say that), it wasn't crowded at all, and they had a lot of varied history there. Even as someone who isn't as serious about lifting as I'm guessing many that the museum is geared towards, there are a lot of interesting exhibits and...