Cooperstown Museums & History

Cooperstown was immortalized by James Fenimore Cooper in his Leatherstocking Tales. The area's passion for its rich past is chronicled on every Main Street in the county. The well-preserved architecture and historical museums tell the story of a community that cherishes - and is eager to share - its heritage. From hands-on history, fine arts and unique galleries to the National Baseball Hall of Fame - America's history comes alive in the rolling foothills of the northern Catskill Mountains.

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Cooperstown Museum Locations

National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum
	25 Main St Cooperstown, NY 13326 Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$-$$$ Season: YR: Mem Day-Labor Day 9am-9pm; Sep-May, 9am-5pm. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an independent, non-profit educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for a global audience as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to our national pastime.
The Farmers' Museum
	5775 State Hwy 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$-$$$ Season: Seasonal: Apr-Mid May, Late Oct, Tue-Sat 10am-4pm; Late May-Mid Oct, daily 10am-5pm. America's history comes alive-daily chores are carried out at the working farm while commerce flourishes at the Village Crossroad. Visitors experience the interplay among trades, village life and agriculture in New York State circa 1845. The museum, one of the oldest living history museums, features exhibits, craft demonstrations and hand-on activities that bring history to life.
Fenimore Art Museum
	5798 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$-$$$ Season: Seasonal: Apr-May, Oct-Dec, Tue-Sun 10am-4pm; Jun-Sep, daily 10am-5pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25. One of the nation's premier art institutions; home to an exceptionally rich collection of American folk art and American Indian art, as well as important holdings in American decorative arts, photography, and 20th century art. Formal gardens overlook Otsego Lake. Visitors can get a glimpse of American Indian lives at the circa 1750 Bark House on the shores of the lake
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard
	288 Goose Street Fly Creek, NY 13337 Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: Free Season: Seasonal: Apr-Dec, daily 9am-6pm. Just 3 miles from Cooperstown, historic Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard offers tastings of over 40 local specialty foods & wines! Tour the mill; visit our marketplace, bakery, pond deck, enjoy fresh lunch, and feed ducks & geese. Relax while children play at our kiddie Tractorland. Motor coaches/teams/groups welcome.
Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum
	99 Main St Cooperstown, NY 13326 Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $ Season: Mar-Dec. The Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum features over 30 wax figures in historic settings, a virtual reality batting cage and a "Baseball Bloopers Theatre" - something for the entire family!
Hyde Hall State Historic Site
	1527 County Highway 31 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$ Season: May-Oct, daily. Fall under the spell of historic Hyde Hall during your 50 minute guided tour. Learn about the construction, decline and resurrection of this majestic 50 room country house which has overlooked James Fenimore Cooper's fabled "Glimmerglass" for over 175 years. In the mansion see "the finest two rooms built in a private home in America prior to 1840." Marvel at the many original furnishings. Hear the stories of how 5 generations lived on the Hyde Hall estate from 1819 until 1963. Hyde Hall is located in beautiful Glimmerglass State Park.
Greater Oneonta Historical Society
	183 Main Street Oneonta, NY 13820 Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Oneonta’s history is the history of the railroad - home to the Huntingtons and the world’s largest roundhouse. It’s the beginnings of IBM and of aerial and landscape photography – birthplace of Sherman Fairchild and Carleton Watkins. It’s the site of a famous TB hospital, and it’s Soccertown USA – the origins of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. It’s the story of two colleges – SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick. Today, it’s a friendly and welcoming community, where Life’s Enjoyed in the City of the Hills!

Cherry Valley Museum
49 Main St Rte 166 Cherry Valley, NY 13320	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $ Season: Memorial Day-Oct 15, daily 10am-5pm. Closed Jul 4. Exhibits at the 1815 Federal House range from 1778 Cherry Valley massacre to the late 20th century. Collections include 1830s memorabilia, antique fire engines and a diorama of the infamous Cherry Valley Massacre. Period clothing collections. Kitchen exhibit and other period rooms.
Fenimore Art Museum
5798 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$-$$$ Season: Seasonal: Apr-May, Oct-Dec, Tue-Sun 10am-4pm; Jun-Sep, daily 10am-5pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25. One of the nation's premier art institutions; home to an exceptionally rich collection of American folk art and American Indian art, as well as important holdings in American decorative arts, photography, and 20th century art. Formal gardens overlook Otsego Lake. Visitors can get a glimpse of American Indian lives at the circa 1750 Bark House on the shores of the lake
Fenimore Art Museum Cafe
5798 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$ The Fenimore Art Museum hosts a delicious luncheon buffet ranging from Curried Chicken Wraps, Almond Tuna, and Marinated Steak Salad to scrumptious deserts. All inclusive buffet as selected - call for details and arrangements.
Guided Tours of Cooperstown
Paul Kuhn 51 Chestnut St Cooperstown, NY 13326	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $$$$ Season: YR Discover the people, events and circumstances that led to the founding of this fascinating frontier village in the early years of the New American Republic. See beautiful architecture, historic structures and landmarks. Offers step-on guide service for motorcoach tours and guided walking tours for individuals and groups of the Village of Cooperstown and the Glimmerglass Historic District.
Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum
99 Main St Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $ Season: Mar-Dec. The Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum features over 30 wax figures in historic settings, a virtual reality batting cage and a "Baseball Bloopers Theatre" - something for the entire family!
Hyde Hall Covered Bridge
1527 County Highway 31 Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
America's oldest existing covered bridge sits quietly on the grounds of the old Hyde Hall estate north of Cooperstown, NY. Research shows it was built in 1825, edging out competitors for the oldest-age claim in several other states. A day long grand celebration to publicize national significance of the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge, including a tour of the mansion, a display and slide show on New York's Covered Bridges.
Hyde Hall State Historic Site
1527 County Highway 31 Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$ Season: May-Oct, daily. Fall under the spell of historic Hyde Hall during your 50 minute guided tour. Learn about the construction, decline and resurrection of this majestic 50 room country house which has overlooked James Fenimore Cooper's fabled "Glimmerglass" for over 175 years. In the mansion see "the finest two rooms built in a private home in America prior to 1840." Marvel at the many original furnishings. Hear the stories of how 5 generations lived on the Hyde Hall estate from 1819 until 1963. Hyde Hall is located in beautiful Glimmerglass State Park.
National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum
25 Main St Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$-$$$ Season: YR: Mem Day-Labor Day 9am-9pm; Sep-May, 9am-5pm. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an independent, non-profit educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for a global audience as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to our national pastime.
New York State Historical Association
Lake Rd/Rte 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: YR The New York State Historical Association was founded in 1899 by a group of New Yorkers who were interested in promoting greater knowledge of the early history of the state. In 1939 Stephen Carlton Clark offered the Association a new home in the village of Cooperstown. Clark took an active interest in expanding the holdings and in 1944 turned over Fenimore House, one of his family's properties, to be used as a new headquarters and museum.
Old Middlefield Schoolhouse Museum
3698 County Hwy 35 Middlefield Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: DA Season: Jul & Aug: Sun noon-4pm, and special events From its beginnings as an informal historical society in 1959, the Middlefield Historical Association has developed a local history museum and community center, a program series ranging from craft demonstrations to community festivals, and a growing collection of artifacts, printed materials, and photographs relating to the history of the Town of Middlefield.
The Farmers' Museum
5775 State Hwy 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: $$-$$$ Season: Seasonal: Apr-Mid May, Late Oct, Tue-Sat 10am-4pm; Late May-Mid Oct, daily 10am-5pm. America's history comes alive-daily chores are carried out at the working farm while commerce flourishes at the Village Crossroad. Visitors experience the interplay among trades, village life and agriculture in New York State circa 1845. The museum, one of the oldest living history museums, features exhibits, craft demonstrations and hand-on activities that bring history to life.
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard
288 Goose Street Fly Creek, NY 13337	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner Show Video
Price Category: Free Season: Seasonal: Apr-Dec, daily 9am-6pm. Just 3 miles from Cooperstown, historic Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard offers tastings of over 40 local specialty foods & wines! Tour the mill; visit our marketplace, bakery, pond deck, enjoy fresh lunch, and feed ducks & geese. Relax while children play at our kiddie Tractorland. Motor coaches/teams/groups welcome.
New York State Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Gilbert Lake State Park 18 CCC Road Laurens, NY 13796	Add to Trip Planner
Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day, 11am-7pm or when beach is open for swimming. Located in Gilbert Lake State Park. Features over 3,000 pictures, tools and memorabilia related to the CCC era.
David Sayre Store & House Museum
7 North Main St St Hwy 28 Milford, NY 13807	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: $ Season: Mem Day-Sep, 10-4-Thu-Sun Explore the 19th century at the David Sayre Store and House Museum. The museum brings history to life with a guided tour of an elaborate collection of local period artifacts. For a unique experience, visit the museum and general store on Wednesday evenings to see the Sayre homestead by candlelight.
Greater Oneonta Historical Society
183 Main Street Oneonta, NY 13820	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Oneonta’s history is the history of the railroad - home to the Huntingtons and the world’s largest roundhouse. It’s the beginnings of IBM and of aerial and landscape photography – birthplace of Sherman Fairchild and Carleton Watkins. It’s the site of a famous TB hospital, and it’s Soccertown USA – the origins of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. It’s the story of two colleges – SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick. Today, it’s a friendly and welcoming community, where Life’s Enjoyed in the City of the Hills!
Science Discovery Center of Oneonta
SUNY College at Oneonta Ravine Pkwy (Physical Science Bldg) Oneonta, NY 13820	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Season: Jul-Aug, Mon-Sat noon-4pm; Sep-Jun, Thu-Sat noon-4pm. Closed Jul 4, Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Good Fri. This hands-on science museum offers more than 80 varied science exhibits to explore and do-yourself.
Swart-Wilcox House Museum
Wilcox Ave Oneonta, NY 13820	Add to Trip Planner
Season: Jul-Aug: Sun: 1pm-3pm, May 15-Nov 15: by appt only Oneonta's oldest structure was built in 1807 by Lawrence Swart, a Revolutionary War Veteran from Schoharie County. Recently renovated, the house was awarded an historic preservation award by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. It is used as an education center for local schools and those interested in its historical significance.
The History Center of Oneonta
183 Main Street Oneonta, NY 13820	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: Free Season: Jun-Aug: Sat: 10am-4pm As one of the largest historical groups in Central New York, the Society works to preserve the heritage of the Greater Oneonta area. The Society's holdings of more than 5,000 items consist of farm equipment, clothing, photographs, postcards, portraits, ephemera, and other historical regalia which pertain to the Upper Susquehanna region.
Yager Museum of Art and Culture
Hartwick College One Hartwick Dr Oneonta, NY 13820	Visit Website Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: Free Season: YR, Tue-Sun noon-4:30; Closed in Jun. Jul-Aug, Wed-Sun noon-4:30pm. The Yager Museum is Oneonta's only museum of arts and culture. The museum provides lifelong learning for all ages. The museum features the permanent exhibition of Willard Yager's collection of Upper Susquehanna artifacts along with exhibits of fine art, archaeology, ethnography and history in seven changing galleries.
Otego Historical Society
6 River St Otego, NY 13825	Add to Trip Planner
Price Category: Free Season: YR: Wed: 1-4 and June-Aug: Sat: 10am-2pm People are welcome to view interesting artifacts, maps, exhibits and do geneological research. The Otego Historical Society has a fairly complete cemetery file and an incomplete (but growing!) file on past and present Otego residents. Our collection includes photos, postcards, local school memorabilia, microfilm of "The Rural Times", a locally published newspaper (1906-1930's) and many other items of interest.

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