Located 11 miles from the Hop House, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum opened in 1939 in Cooperstown, NY and is dedicated to preserving the history of baseball, honoring excellence in the game, and connecting the generations of baseball enthusiasts. A must-see attraction for all visitors.
Located 5 miles from the Hop House, Glimmerglass State Park overlooks Otsego Lake, the "Glimmerglass" of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. The rolling, partially-wooded terrain is host to a wide variety of wildlife. An uphill trail through the forest affords a spectacular view of Otsego Lake; the Beaver Pond and Woodland trails are picturesque and of interest for the variety of wildflowers, shrubs, ferns and mosses.
The Hyde Hall Mansion, Covered Bridge, and a self-guided Beaver Pond Nature Trail are within park boundaries and open to visitors. Winter visitors can go tubing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and winter hiking.
Located 9 miles from the Hop House, The Farmers' Museum offers a new adventure with every visit, determined by the path you choose - through the gallery in the museum's glorious Main Barn, where you can experience Wild Times! A New York Animal Road Trip, through the 2010 season.
You may linger among the authentic architecture of the 1840s village, examine a rare find in one of many historic gardens, or hurry on to milk the cow at the Lippitt Farmstead. Around every corner are opportunities to reconnect with a richly colorful and ingenious rural culture that can still surprise and enchant more than 150 years later.
Located 12 miles from the Hop House, Glimmerglass Opera is a professional non-profit summer opera company dedicated to producing new productions each season. The company’s mission is to produce new, little-known and familiar operas and works of music theater in innovative productions which capitalize on the intimacy and natural setting of the Alice Busch Opera Theater; to promote an artistically-challenging work environment for young American performers; and to engage important directors, designers and conductors who provide high standards of achievement.
Located 12 miles from the Hop House, Fenimore Art Museum is dedicated to welcoming and connecting people to our shared cultural heritage through exhibitions and programs that provoke, delight, and inspire. Outstanding American collections in a beautiful setting on the shores of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown.
Located 19 miles from the Hop House, Cooperstown Dreams Park was built to bring the dream of giving every player in America a chance to play in the legendary home of baseball, Cooperstown, NY, to reality. A place where youth and baseball come together to make the memories of a lifetime.
Located 22 miles from the Hop House, Herkimer Diamond Minds plays host to as many as five hundred people a day who come from all around the world to prospect. Herkimer Diamonds are beautiful double-terminated quartz crystals, believed to be close to five hundred million years old. This site also offers visitors the award-winning KOA Kampgrounds... Kampground of the Year for the North American continent.
