New England - Cooperstown/Baseball Hall of Fame

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While technically not part of NE (but also not Mid-Atlantic)...apologies if the wrong forum.

My dad and I will be in Cooperstown Sat to visit the Hall. Driving from ALB, so let's assume arrive at 10am. I went thru Canton in about 2 hours. Any insight on how long to spend in Cooperstown? Any suggestions for one or two places to see Sat afternoon? Got a room in Utica, flying out of ALB Sun after lunch.

Thanks!

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While technically not part of NE (but also not Mid-Atlantic)...apologies if the wrong forum.

My dad and I will be in Cooperstown Sat to visit the Hall. Driving from ALB, so let's assume arrive at 10am. I went thru Canton in about 2 hours. Any insight on how long to spend in Cooperstown? Any suggestions for one or two places to see Sat afternoon? Got a room in Utica, flying out of ALB Sun after lunch.

Thanks!

I consider NY State to be part of the mid-Atlantic, but will leave that up to the moderators.

I spent 6 hours at the Hall of Fame / Museum when I was there about 9 years ago. That included watching a lot of footage of great plays.

As for other things to do in the region, there are a couple of other museums near by (an art museum, some farm museum, historic hosues) and the Glimmerglass Opera, none of which I went to. Just strolling around the small town and seeing all of the baseball memorabilia for sale is fun if you're a big fan. Albany has a few points of interest itself (e.g. the capitol building and a Shaker site). It's also not far from Albany to Saratoga Springs, and the spa park there is worth a walk around.

Thanks for the response.

I posted originally from my BB and when on the full site it lists NY as part of the mid-Atlantic.

There are several threads on Cooperstown in the mid Atlantic forum including this one http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mid-atlantic/739801-cooperstown-ny.html?highlight=cooperstown Depending on your interest in baseball, your visit could last from 2 - 6 hours. The town is worth walking around for an hour and have lunch and you could take a boat ride on the lake but that won't take a half day.