International Tennis Hall of Fame — Attraction in Newport

I think this place is great. I took my son and his girlfriend to the Hall of Fame qualifier matches on Sunday, July 14th. I will be returning for first round matches on Tuesday, as well.as watching the remainder of the Qualifier matches today , aired in Tennis Channel. The portable bathrooms they have are really clean and air conditioned, located just outside the court fences on the north side. The Del's lemonade does cost $4.50 for a small. The bottled water cost about $4.00 per bottle, and the on site pizza slice costs about $6.00. Unfortunately, if you want to take in any matches, in the coming days that will be played on the North Side courts, then you will be standing in the sun for a long while, especially if a match goes 3 sets. At that point, if you understand the game well, you wouldn't want to leave, as you've endured the drama of the first two sets, and you want to know, which player will emerge the victor. It provides an up close and personal player experience, that you can't get from a larger venue tournament. The players walk on the same grounds and walkways as you do, and I've gotten many autographs and have spoken to many players over my last 43 years. Unfortunately, if you don't bear the heat well, it may affect you and you'll be drained, both physically and mentally by days end,. You've got to hydrate your body well, wear on cool microfiber, sweat wicking clothing, as it will keep you most comfortable. You can't bring your own personal water bottle( I think this policy should be changed) into the grounds, so you'll have to drink several bottles of purchased water and try to relax, in the shade, when you can, keep your skin well protected with SPF 50 sunblock, wear a wide brimmed hat, with sunglasses to protect the top of your head, neck,and eyes from the sun's penetrating rays. All in all, it"s a great outdoor tennis venue. It may cost you about $100-$140 for a good seat, under the green stained West side pavilion stands but it will help you make it through the day. I think the best deal is to have your hand stamped, allowing you readmisson to see the rest of the matches, when you return from lunch, and walk across the street, and get lunch for about 10 bucks or a little less, at Newport Creamery. You'll be tanked up for the rest of the day and won't need to get any additional overpriced, snacks ...

Loved our time at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

My entire family loves tennis so we decided that a trip to the International Tennis Hall of Fame would be on the itinerary during our trip to Newport. We decided to visit on a early Friday afternoon. There is metered parking in front but we were able to find the parking lot along Freebody Street, which only acommodated about 10-15 cars. I believe there is another lot as well. The grounds were lovely and well kept. You can pay to play or practice on the grounds though I don't know the prices or schedule restrictions. There is a larger stadium there as well, which hosts some popular tournaments from time to time, most recently one in July 2021. The HOF Grounds also, obviously, hosts the Inductee Enshrinement Ceremony each year.

The museum admission is $16 for adults but $13 with a AAA discount. Kids 12 and under are free! After admissions (you have to leave backpackes downstairs and Im not too sure about strollers) you can then go upstairs to the museum. The museum has tons of interesting information and exhibits. It takes you through beginning of tennis and how it evolved into the sport it is today. They have exhibits on various rackets and tennis outfits throughout time which I found very interesting. There are lots of memorabilia worn by players during their milestone matches throughout the museum. They also explain how various tournaments came to be. There are some interactive exhibits including a microphone where you can call a match as an announcer! There is a large room with all of the Hall of Famers going very far back. It was nice to see players honored throughout time.

One of the more interesting exhibits in the Roger Federer hologram room. It is a small dark room and when you enter it, a hologram Roger is activated. He tells you 10 reasons why he loves the game of tennis...it last for a few minutes and was pretty cool.

We learned a lot at the museum, especially my 10 year-old. There were a lot of players and history that he was not yet exposed to...so the fact that was admitted for free and got to experience and learn so much was awesome.

There is also a gift shop/store but they were closed for lunch at the time.

Overall we had a great time at the Hall of Fame. It is an absolute must for tennis lovers...especially those with little tennis lovers...

Not tennis fans, but we kept up with the big games, decided to go here on a 3 day Newport RI stay. WARNING: do not park across the street. It $2.50 per HALF hour. Once you drive in you can't back-out. Plus the rude teen attendant will just grab your money after you are charged $10 for 1:40 min. Street parking is impossible as this is smack in the middle of a shopping district. They have meters that take credit cards, it's $1.25 an hour. Three hour limit, not sure if you can just re-do another 3 hours or if they chalk the tires. There is an elevator, AARP discount (eaten up by parking) and children discounts, air conditioned room. BRING CASH.. NONE of the parking areas take CC. Cash only. One car was pulled aside as the lady dug around for cash.

The early item of tennis were interesting. They have lots of memorabilia of long ago you would never find elsewhere. There was only one video that had sound. The others were very bad (old TV recordings) of people playing tennis that were enlarged and just blurry. You'd think they could get some direct clean recordings. Again, no sound or anything of who is playing. Interesting... time stops at 1999. After that, just a few plaques for each of the years on one wall. So if you are a Williams' sister fan, you'll see a plaque and one dress. Lots of stuff from 70's-80's. Billy Jean King and that era. The grounds are nice, you can eat there (no idea of prices) and there are all sorts of tents up for various activities that are most likely private. Seeing the million + dollar yachts in the bay I am sure they have lots of private parties. If you can find street parking, it might be worth it. Traffic, need I say is bad, but not impossible. This is just "up the road" from the harbor, but not walk able. Must be at least a mile away. So if you pay $20 for all day parking (no exit and returns - you're kidding that would drop their profits in half) get your hiking boots. There are stores all over the place if you want to walk from the harbor. There is free parking...way way away from the harbor. Or bring quarters..lots of them.. You'll get to know the one way streets as you circle like a...