Saturday, September 7, 2013

Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum

Over Labor Day, we went to upstate New York for our friend Jennifer's wedding.  Since the wedding wasn't until 5:30pm on Saturday, we decided to spend the day a few towns over in Cooperstown to check out "baseball-ville".  Cooperstown is the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and is all about baseball.  The restaurants are named after baseball legends, stores sell anything "baseball" that you can think of, and the streets are filled with baseball fans wearing their favorite team's shirt!

We started the day at the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Here are a few snapshots of some of the memorabilia we found.


You can start the museum by watching a film about baseball - the theater looks like Fenway!  (I recommend skipping the film and making your way through the first part of the museum while the crowd hangs back for the film.)









Travis said the Yankees locker stunk...har har har.
Once we had soaked up as much baseball history as is humanly possible, we went downstairs to the Hall of Fame Gallery.





The museum/hall of fame was really neat - I'd definitely recommend it if you're in the area.  It will take you anywhere from 2-3 hours to make your way through it (depending on how much you want to read), so there will still be plenty of time in your day to explore main street.

We enjoyed lunch at the Doubleday Cafe before we made our way further down the street.  The grilled chicken sandwich was good, fries were great, but their fruit cup was fantastic.  I know that's a silly thing to be excited about, but I really hate a bad fruit cup.  You know the one...1/2 is honeydew, 1/4 is cantaloupe, and there are a few strawberries and blueberries sprinkled on top?  Well this fruit cup was ALL of the good stuff - pineapple, strawberry, oranges, blueberries...so good.








Such a fun day.  Stay tuned for adventures from the wedding and our trip to Saratoga Springs, which rounded out the Labor Day weekend!


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10 comments:

  1. Ann @ Such a MamaSeptember 8, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    My husband and I went there when we were first dating. I learned a lot about baseball since meeting him! He can't wait to take our son.

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    1. Much Ado About SomethinSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:44 PM

      Nice! I bet you have - haha! I've learned a lot about it since moving to Boston. Bostonians loooove their baseball. :)

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  2. Courtney @ One Fine WireSeptember 8, 2013 at 1:04 PM

    That's so cool that you got to experience that. Did it have any of the women's baseball memorabilia in there?

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    1. Much Ado About SomethinSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:44 PM

      They DID. I was impressed! There was a section just for that, but I forgot to take a picture. Womp womp

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  3. aka BaileySeptember 9, 2013 at 5:23 PM

    I can't believe I've never been to the Baseball Hall of Fame before! Looks like you guys had fun :) And I am right there with you about the fruit salads. I hate those lazy cantaloup/honeydew salads!!!

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    1. Much Ado About SomethinSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:45 PM

      I can't believe you haven't either! It's super close to where you grew up. If I'm going to eat cantaloup, I want it to just be cantaloup. If I want a fruit salad...it should be LOTS of stuff. :)

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  4. MegSeptember 10, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Hey Lauren! Just found you via "Tell Me Tuesday!" I loooove your Cooperstown photos :) I go to the induction ceremony every year, and you definitely hit all the good spots! I was there only a month ago, but now I'm craving some Doubleday food and Schneider's sweets ;) Have a great Tuesday!

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    1. Much Ado About SomethinSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:46 PM

      Hi Meg! Glad you stopped by! That's SO cool - I'd love to be able to go to one of the induction ceremonies. Such a fantastic town!

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  5. P.J.September 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    You caught Cooperstown as the tourist season winds down. As a local, I like to hit up the Hall over the winter as there are much fewer people in the Hall. Pick the right day and it's almost like it's your private Hall! It is quite the cool little town though and as a baseball nut, it's fun to live close and check it out. Glad you enjoyed! The best part of the Hall is there's always something new to see whenever you go!

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    1. Much Ado About SomethinSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:49 PM

      That's so smart! I was impressed that it wasn't more busy though, being Labor Day weekend! Such a fun town...you're lucky to live so close! Thanks for stopping by PJ!

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