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Family Travel
Beyond Cooperstown
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Caverns in Cobleskill, NY, features an 80-minute tour of a living,
limestone cave, carved by an underground
river over the course of millions of years, located 156-feet below the
earth's surface!
Cooperstown
is truly a great American travel destination, but did you know that
many of the surrounding towns offer endless scenic beauty and many
family-oriented attractions? Read
all about visiting "Otsego County and just beyond!"
Cooperstown
family travel and classic baseball videos can be viewed
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FAMILY ATTRACTIONS IN
COOPERSTOWN NEW YORK! Cooperstown
has the distinction of being a lovely rural area with a lot of culture
and world-class attractions
The National Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum is one of America's great tourist attractions
(Cooperstown for Kids File Photo)
Cooperstown,
NY, offers so many wonderful attractions that we often find that it
takes an extra vacation or two to visit every place on our list.
Of course, you could spend time in Cooperstown just relaxing
by the lake or taking a walk, and the village would
still be great! But why pass on so many unique, educational,
informative and entertaining attractions?
We
have often
found that visiting just a few Cooperstown area attractions
a day is the limit. Many family travel landmarks like the
National
Baseball
Hall of Fame and Museum, Farmers' Museum, and Fenimore Art Museum can
joyously fill up an entire morning or
afternoon. Others like the Farmers' Market and Doubleday Batting range
require less time, although they can be just as enjoyable!
Whatever
each family member wants in a vacation, they are most likely to find at
the myriad Cooperstown attractions. After all, how can you go
wrong with baseball, swimming, hiking, fishing, boating, hot dogs and
hamburgers, miniature golf, and of course, world-class museums like the
Baseball Hall of Fame, Farmers' Museum and Fenimore Art Museum?
The
Cooperstown Bat Company, 6106 State Highway 28, Fly Creek, Tel.
607-547-2415 or (888) 547-2415 -- With its factory based in neighboring
Fly Creek and a retail shop on picture-perfect Main Street in
Cooperstown (at 118 Main St.), the Cooperstown Bat Company sells some
of the best made collectors baseball bats known. From custom engraving
to high quality bats for players and collectors, the Cooperstown Bat
Company has been making wonderfully-made baseball bats since 1981. The
store is less a tourist attraction than an American way of life,
celebrating America's favorite pastime in an elegant presentation and
thoughtful customer service. It is a must-stop for any baseball
aficianado when visiting Cooperstown.
Cooperstown Chamber Music
Festival --
Wonderfully played concerts
performed by
dedicated, talented area musicians will be offered in 2008 throughout
the Cooperstown area.Visit the
Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival Web Site
Cooperstown Farmers'
Market/Otsego
2000 -- A
delightful family fun
downtown experience where local food and arts and crafts vendors bring
their fine products and down-to-earth personalities that create a
charming Cooperstown experience. Cooperstown Farmers'
Market, Pioneer Alley,
Cooperstown NY. Tel. (607)547-8881. Visit
the Cooperstown Farmers Market Web Site
Cooperstown &
Charlotte
Valley Railroad -- Experience
a scenic and historic rail ride along the Susquehanna River... or visit
the Railway Museum in Milford.Cooperstown
& Charlotte Valley Railroad, PO Box 681,
Oneonta, NY 13820-;
Location: Milford Depot Co Rte 166, Milford, NY,
Tel. 607-432-2429
Cooperstown Trolley
-- Three dollars
for adults
and one dollar for children under 12 will get you on the Cooperstown
trolley,
taking you to some of Cooperstown best attractions! On
the way, you'll see some amazing old homes, the charming downtown,
Otsego Lake, great neighborhoods and many other landmarks, attractions
and ways-of-life that make Cooperstown a special place. It's a great
tour!
A
visit to Cooperstown is fun for all kids who love baseball. Many fall
in love with the game before their hands are even big enough to hold wiffle ball bats or youth baseball bats and continue their love of the game
throughout their lives. It is not uncommon to see grandparents,parents
and children all together at Cooperstown, sharing their love of the
game.
Doubleday
Batting Range -- No trip to Cooperstown would be
complete without a trip to the Doubleday Batting Range. One of
Cooperstown's best-loved recreational attractions from April to
October, the Doubleday Batting Range features several batting and
softball cages, a pitching radar gun to measure the speed of your
pitches, and sports video games. The staff is very friendly, making the
experience even that much better. The Doubleday Batting Range is the
ultimate in family fun and adjacent to Doubleday Field, making this
section of Cooperstown a baseball lover's dream. Doubleday Batting Range,Doubleday Court,
Cooperstown, NY.
Tel. (607) 547-1852
Abner
Doubleday Field
-- Named
after Abner Doubleday (1819-1893), a Union Army General and allegedly
the originator of baseball, Doubleday Field is as real as baseball
stadiums get. Major League parks may try to create an intimate setting,
but Doubleday Field was born that way and never strayed. The hope that
baseball players play the game for only the love of their hobby or
profession is fully realized everyday --three games a day during the
baseball season -- on Doubleday Field's plush green field and perfectly
manicured diamond. Seating capacity is 9,800. Admission is free and the
experience is priceless. Abner Doubleday Field, 25 Main
St., Cooperstown, NY.
The Farmers' Museumand Fenimore Art Museum --The Farmer's Museum which portrays
rural life in early times. An herbal pharmacy, blacksmithing, weaving,
printing, stickball games, music, farming, -- with many different
animals -- and more make for a lively afternoon. Unlike other places of
this ilk, it's not forced or hokey. Everything seems authentic.
Virtually across the street is the Fenimore
House Museum, "home to one of the country's premier folk art
collections, and now the American Indian Wing with a dazzling
collection and galleries 'any museum in the world would envy.'" (The
New York Times). The Fenimore Museum also has great kids activities; we
particularly enjoyed the gingerbread house-making class. So did the
kids.
The museums attracts
visitors year round for special events such as Candlelight Evening in
December. The Candlelight evening represents the true essence of the
holiday season with a beautiful Christmas tree, musical performances by
local schools, delicious wassail, a wonderful Santa Claus telling great
childrens' stories, horse-drawn carriage rides, warm, comfort food in
the tavern, thousands of lights illuminating the beautiful countryside,
and beautiful voices either singing holiday songs. The weather might be
cold, but the feeling is ultimately warm at this grand event.
The
Farmers'
Museum: PO Box 30; Location: St Hwy 80 Lake Rd., Cooperstown
NY, Tel. 60-547-1450; Fenimore
Art Museum: PO Box 800; Location: St Hwy 80
Lake Road, Cooperstown NY , Tel. 888-547-1450
Fly Creek Cider Mill and
Orchard -- The
Cider Mill is a turn-of-the-century water-powered mill with delicious
apple cider, great box lunches (wonderful pulled pork and homemade
pies), a picnic area, extensive two-story gift shop, and Fly Creek
where kids can feed the ducks. The Fly Creek Cider Mill is rural
American business at its best -- a viable, well-run operation where all
employees work hard to ensure customers have fun and come away with
good products. You simply can't get better cider anywhere else. Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard,288
Goose St., Fly Creek, NY ,
Tel. 607-547-9692
National Baseball Hall of Fame and
Museum -- The
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, one of the great treasures
in our country, resides proudly on Main Street in a stately large,
brick building with a new, inviting outside entrance. The Hall of
Fame's mission is to "relive the history of the National Pastime,
through artifacts from historic records, to the plaques of the game's
greatest players in the Hall of Fame Gallery," according to its
literature. Once inside, that mission comes to life whether it be the
incredible New York Yankees displays, an Abbott and Costello "Who's on
First," movie clip, a wonderful baseball card display, or, of course,
the memorable and historical Hall of Fame where one can read plaques
all day on all the great players inducted into this illustrious
museum.The Hall of Fame and Museum has a wonderful library and an
appealing park area, perfect for a short stroll or yet another
perspective on Otsego Lake. The Hall of Fame and Museum is a must-see
for the baseball fan or anyone with an interest in history. It is,
simply, one of life's great joys. National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25
Main St., Cooperstown NY, Tel. 888- 425-5633
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