Cooperstown
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Cooperstown, in Central New York, is known best for its role as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The villagers believe that Abner Doubleday invented baseball on a cow pasture within the village in 1839. (The actual origins of baseball are uncertain but surely date back earlier.)
Cooperstown is also known for the Glimmerglass Opera Festival which is the finest of its kind in Upstate New York and even beats the only permanent opera company in this area, Syracuse Opera.
Get in
No Amtrak trains stop in Cooperstown, as the nearest stops are in Amsterdam and Utica. However, the town is served by direct Greyhound/Trailways bus routes.
GreyhoundBuses stop at Cooperstown's AAA Motor Club at 72 Elm St, a few blocks from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and Doubleday Field. From New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal, the ride takes about 5 hours and 30 minutes and costs (as of June 2009) $49.25 one-way or $98.50 round-trip.
See
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
phone: +1 607 547-7200address: 25 Main Street -
phone: +1 607 547-1450address: 5775 State Highway 80Known for their spectacular Independence Day events every July 4.
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phone: +1 607 547-1400address: 5798 State Highway 80
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address: County Highway 33
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The Smithy-Pioneer Art Gallery
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phone: +1 607 547-5098address: 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd, SpringfieldMagnificent 19th century mansion. Includes the oldest extant covered bridge in the U.S., the Hyde Hall Bridge.
- Cooperstown Historic District. There are over 200 historic buildings in this district, many of them on Main Street.
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Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park
phone: + 1 607 547-8662
Do
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address: 7300 State Rte 80July & August. 3 opera productions, 1 classical Broadway musical plus countless additional events. The intimate theater offers 914 seats, almost all of them providing excellent view onto the stage. Enjoy the luxury of a real orchestra (which isn't understood in an opera in Upstate). Throw on your nicest attire and don't forget to bring a light blanket, since the theater has neither AC nor heating.
Buy
Eat
TJ's PlaceAwesome restaurant right on main street
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address: 31 Pioneer Street
Drink
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address: 656 County Highway 33Produces authentic Belgian-style ales. Brewery grounds are host to musical events and camping.
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Cooley's Stone House Tavern
address: 49 Pioneer St, Cooperstown, NY 13326Pub with Irish flair. -
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard
address: 288 Goose Street, Fly Creek, NY 13337
Sleep
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Best Western Inn & Suites at the Commons
address: 50 Commons DriveBeautiful hotel with spacious extended stay suites. -
phone: +1 607 547-7225address: 64 Chestnut Street
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