Visited the Basketball hall of fame mid week so the crowds were low for my visit. There is free parking and a couple restaurants nearby so it has some decent amenities for your "day" at the museum. Unfortunately, you don't need a day there. Overall, the museum was so disappointing for a sports fan. I spent less than two hours at the facility. Not what you would expect for the Hall of Fame at the second most popular sport in the country right now.

After a fluff piece video that gave no information you enter an elevator area that takes you to the third floor. On that floor are a few displays with jerseys and memorabilia, as well as some cut outs that show you how tall some players are. There were also some screens to interact with that had a few trivia questions on them.

Down to the second floor and you find a couple good sections of information about Naismith himself and the start of the game. Then a room about the early days of the sports, the teams, and important players. The first fifty years of the game was decently covered considering it was from a time that few remember anymore and probably don't want to get bogged down with loads of information. But after the barnstorming days of pro basketball, there was virtually no more information in the museum on the history of the sport. Nothing. No mention of leagues merging, teams dissolving, and the formation of the current NBA. No timeline tracking important events, or dominant teams. They do not cover any history of the next 70 years of the game. There were more displays of random balls, shoes worn by stars, and jerseys. And then at the end is a small area about some important rivalries of the game and the Hall of Honor. In the Hall of Honor there are four or five screens for you to interact with and find your hall of famer you want to know more about. There are no busts, or plaques, etc. just a screen and they put it on the attendees to find the people they want to view info on. Lost are opportunities to tell the patron about players that they may not be familiar with and why they are important to the sport.

It was by far the worst $30 I have ever spent on a museum. I went to Springfield Mass just to attend this museum and it was an absolute bust. I guess it might appeal to kids since there is a basketball court to play on. Otherwise, I'm not sure how any person who wants to know more about the game and it's best get anything out of a visit here.