Day 6 - Cooperstown (Baseball Hall of Fame)

Start: Weedsport, NY
Stop: National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum Cooperstown, NY
Finish: Dunmore, PA

Today we woke up in our nice hotel (thanks Dad!) and ate breakfast around 10 AM. We got back to our room, packed up and headed to the place where baseball players strive to end up: Cooperstown.

We pulled in to the city with storm clouds looming heavily overhead. The final "Hall of Fame Game" was to be played today (Cubs vs. Padres), but it ended up being rained out. The place was so crowded because of the game, we had to park a half of a mile away from the museum. It was all good though because the walk gave us our exercise for the day.

We went into the Museum and were awed by all of the baseball history that was contained in that one building. The first thing we did was go to the room that has the plaques of all the Hall of Famers. I found it amazing that people could be so good at playing a simple, fun game. For example, Nolan Ryan struck out 5,714 batters in his career, which are 1,000 more than any other player in history. It was awesome to see all of the greatness contained in one room.

Next, we went to all the exhibits that chronicled the history of baseball. Baseball was officially invented in 1836. People hit a ball with a stick way before then, but that year was the first year that someone made rules to go with their game. Baseball finally evolved into the basic game we see today in about 1900. That’s when the game saw their first star, Honus Wagner.

In between viewing exhibits, we went outside to a vendor to get something to eat. During the time we were eating outside, it began to rain as hard as I have ever seen. Then it started to hail a little bit as we were trapped under an awning. The weather was absolutely crazy today.

We went back to view more history of the game and finally called it a day after about 4 hours at the museum. We left around 5 to head towards Pennsylvania. Once we got there, we decided to treat ourselves to Chili's (thank you Hill Family!). We then checked in at the hotel and now we are about to go to sleep!

All in all, it was a good day because of all the things we learned about baseball’s past. It was also a cool to see all the greatness that baseball has created. We can’t wait to see more baseball history made on the rest of our trip.