The Pilgrimage

[leftygrove10]

My wife and I went to Coopertown back in 1996 or 1997. We stayed at the White House Inn on Chestnut Street, which was within walking distance of the Hall of Fame and other museums.

I remember the baseball card shops. I didn't find anything exciting in them. I do remember a Mickey Mantle Museum which was really neat, but that museum might have closed a few years ago. I also remember a photographer in town that had uniforms of all of the MLB teams. He took pictures of people in those uniforms. The picture that my wife and I had taken in his shop is sitting right behind me as I type. It is a great picture!

If you collect a particular player, I would recommend seeing what the Hall of Fame's research library has to offer. They have MANY pictures of the players. The pictures are expensive to buy if you aren't a relative and they charge for photocopies, but you might find something of interest in there. The Hall of Fame also has a neat little gift shop. They sell the yellow Hall of Fame plaques -- both singles and the complete set.

Others on the board have mentioned VIP tours that they have gotten in Cooperstown. Apparently, the Hall of Fame has LOTS of stuff in their museum that isn't displayed for the public. Perhaps one of David's pictures above shows these things. I didn't get a VIP tour, but if you know someone important -- or know someone who knows someone important -- at the Hall of Fame, it might be neat to get a VIP tour.