What fun things are there to do in Cooperstown, NY?

Question

I'm heading there for a baseball tournement and as for as I know I'm going to see the Baseball Hall of Fame..but that's about it. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

That's really the only attraction up there since Cooperstown is in a remote part of New York State. If you go further north towards Utica and are into gambling, there is the Turning Stone casino.

Answer 2

Here are some uggestions from the Cooperstown Visitor's Guide
http://www.cooperstown.com/scripts/tripspecials.cfm

Our area offers the following museums and attractions:

The Brass Ring Horse Farm, American Baseball Experience/Hero's of Baseball Wax Museum, Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, David Sayre Store & House Museum, The Farmers' Museum, Fenimore Art Museum/NYSHA, Hyde Hall, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, National Soccer Hallof Fame, Northeast Classic Car Museum, The Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History, Rosa Mystica and M.A.N. Foundation, American Baseball Experience/Hero's of Baseball Wax Museum, Brewery Ommegang, Brookwood, Gardens and The Cook Foundation, Charles William Gallery, Cooperstown All Star Village, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown Candlelight Ghost Tours, Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival, Inc., Cooperstown Concert Series, Cooperstown Cookie Company, Cooperstown Dreams Park, Cooperstown Farmers' Market/Otsego 2000, CooperstownWalks!, Doubleday Batting Range, Erie Canal Cruises, The Farmers' Museum, Fenimore Art Museum/NYSHA, Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard, Fly Creek Friesians, Glimmerglass Opera, The Glimmerglass Queen Tour Boat Company, Guided Tours of Cooperstown, Hot Spots Audio Tours, Howe Caverns, Hyde Hall, Leatherstocking Brush and Palette Club, Leatherstocking Theatre Company, National Soccer Hall of Fame, Silver Horse, The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery, The Waltzing Horse Farm

Answer 3

You should definitely go visit/have a meal at the Otesaga Hotel, which is a beautiful old hotel on the lake.

The Farmer's Museum is small, but it is nice to walk around and I think they have just put in a big new carousel

Fenimore Art Museum - has lots of native american art

Cooperstown is a very small quaint town! It is not really a big exciting place with lots to do. I visited most of the cute shops and restaurants, and of course, the Baseball Hall of Fame.