Two Free Admissions to the Basketball Hall of Fame

If you call yourself a basketball fan, you really have to plan a pilgrimage to Springfield. Fans of all ages can easily lose themselves for hours within the three-story, spherical museum, which has 35,000 square feet of exhibit space for basketball memorabilia and artifacts, three theaters, interactive kiosks loaded with Hall of Famer data and trivia, a McDonald's "In the Zone" basketball-themed restaurant, a Reebok Concept Store and a Hall of Fame gift shop. That's just for warm-ups, though. The real fun is hitting the full-size "Center Court" for some shooting, passing and other skills challenges or heading to the second floor's high-tech, experiential attractions that allow you to measure your vertical leap, sit in the broadcaster's seat, coach a team to victory and even play a game of "Virtual Hoops."

"Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Springfield - Reviews of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - TripAdvisor"
"Located in the town where basketball was invented, this 48,000-square-foot museum has three levels of exhibits on the history and heroes of the game and gives visitors a chance to participate in skill contests. "
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"Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Museum/Attraction Review | Springfield, MA | Frommers.com"
"Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield in 1891, providing the logic for this center. A must for fans, it is painless even for those who regard the game as a blur of 7-foot armpits. It has been so popular an entirely new facility has..."
frommers.com - expert review