HOF Visit: Recommendations and Tips?

[bigtrain]

I am pretty sure that Howe Caverns is open all year but the Tour Boat on Otsego Lake is out of the water by early November. The folks at Cooperstown Diner opened a new place on Hoffman Lane, the alley almost directly across from the HoF. If the weather is good, it is a good time to visit though most of the baseball shops are closed for the winter.

[doug.goodman]

I took my dad a couple years ago, in late January, and we had the place completely to ourselves. I think they only sold 15 or 20 tickets that day. We had time to see every displayed item and read every description.

Doug

[bigtrain]

Another suggestion would be to check the Hall website. I know they do a special "VIP experience" event about once a month that includes a library archive tour, special reception etc

[insidethewrapper]

You've been to HOF 3 times and still don't know what to do there ? Above suggestions are good ones. Cavens are great. Get on a boat underground, that's neat.
The musuem as you know is unbelievable. But the actual HOF room was a disappointment to me. You hear about it all your life and it's just a room with plaques on the wall.

[old13man]

I did the VIP experience. They bring out a couple of artifacts and let you get up close and personal (they won't let you hold the bats though). They also bring you underground to the archives. It was a nice bonus to the HOF but I thought it would be more hands on.

[mcgwirecom]

Save a lot of time to visit the great stores in town. When I was a kid I thought that was the best part!