National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum — Attraction in Town of Otsego

Really enjoyed our time here. Spent about 2-5-3 hours at a leisurely pace at least glancing at everything. Little show in the theater played on the hour and was about 15 minutes. Was worth it. Street parking close by. We were there off-season on a Tuesday so wasn’t crowded.

My favorite things I got to see. The 1911 tobacco Honus Wagner card. Being a Pirates fan and like sports collectibles, this was amazing for me to see. They have an entire section dedicated to cards, but have what they called the holy grail. Where you light up a card and it has a little description. This and the 1952 Mantle cards were here (as well as 6 others). Couldn’t believe they had the two most expensive cards ever. Also loved seeing a Babe Ruth autographed ball, as well as a Mantle one. Also some Pirates memorabilia from the early 1900s.

A lot of artifacts. Some really interesting things. Liked seeing some of the uniforms/equipment from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and all the way up to present day. Not only things you’d expect to see, but we also enjoyed the stadium section where they had old ticket stubs and memorabilia from old (and new) stadiums.

Not only artifacts, but plenty of information. Every stat you can think of is listed. They have interactive screens where you can look up all time and active leaders in every category. Video screens where you can see some excerpts from important moments in history. We only watched a couple (Clemente 3000 hit, Nolan Ryan 7th no hitter, and Henderson breaking stolen base record), but they probably had maybe around 50 clips id guess mixed on different screens.

The plaque gallery was neat. Didn’t take the time to read them all. Mostly just Pirates and a couple of my favorite players from growing up. The layout of this room wasn’t really in order (1936 at the end of the hall so you see it first and flanked by 2000s) but it really was no big deal.

I’d recommend coming here if you even have the slightest bit of baseball enjoyment. It’s out of the way without much around, but it’s worth it. I don’t think it’s something I’d go see over and over again (unless I was close), but it was more the worth the...

The National Baseball Hall of Fame is an American treasure. It is easily the best Hall of Fame for any sport. There are three floors and over 40,000 artifacts of amazing baseball history presented here. The Hall of Fame preserves the past and celebrates the legendary figures of baseball. What makes this place so unique is the number of artifacts that they have on display here. They simultaneously do a good job presenting the early history of baseball and go right up to the present. Some of the many special artifacts include Babe Ruth’s bat/bats, Lou Gehrig's locker, Honus Wagner’s T206 baseball card, Jackie Robinson’s uniform, broadcaster Harry Caray’s iconic glasses, World Series rings, baseball gloves of various baseball legends, even Babe Ruth’s bowling ball! It is easy to spend hours here. Yes, it is possible to see a display on Pete Rose even though he is not in the Hall of Fame. The first has the plaques of all the people who are enshrined in the Hall of Fame. If you get the chance, take a guided tour of this area, it adds a lot to it. The first floor is perhaps the most iconic part of the Hall. The second floor displays the evolution of baseball through the ages and has a ton of artists and memorabilia from different teams and players. There is a movie theater on the second floor that has a movie about the history of baseball. The third floor displays legendary baseball cards, and has memorabilia from different World Series going back many years. Here you can also see a display for the current World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Hall of Fame is worth a trip on its own. There are also other nice museums in Cooperstown such as the Farmer’s Museum, and Fenimore Art Museum. It is easy to have a great day in Cooperstown. Even if you’re not a major fan of baseball this is an interesting museum to see. Stop by to see one of the best...

As a lightweight baseball fan, and a retired non-athletic woman who only ineptly has played ball, I expected to amble through the museum in a just a couple of hours, but there was so much fun stuff to read, and so many visiting baseball fans to interact with as we took in the exhibits, that I was there five hours.

The history - early baseball, clubs, standardizing the rules, negro leagues, women's baseball, and wonderful stories of all sorts of people who played and/or enriched the game - it was just wonderful. Don't miss the introductory film.

The hall of fame plaques are career vignettes of the players. Just overwhelming and very cool. Loved the statue (in with the hall of fame plaques area) of Ted Williams and the notes about it.

There are areas that focus on key contributors - Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Connie Mack, Ken Griffey, Ichiro, etc. - and areas that focus on groups of contributors - Latin Americans, Negro Leagues, etc.

And there are interactive opportunities. Many. Including the opportunity to take your photo and be emailed baseball cards of yourself and the team you select. Fun for all. Highly recommend IF you have any interest at all in baseball.

I noticed families, couples, and groups of just women and just men. Everyone seemed to be having...