- The list below includes 24 free or cheap things to do in or near Cooperstown, New York, including 34 different types of inexpensive activities like Sports Museums, Historic Sites, Mini Golf and Breweries.
- From Otsego Lake to Glimmerglass State Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Cooperstown and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Oneonta.
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Fishing and swimming are the most popular activities at Otsego Lake. The lake stretches for 9 miles and is featured in some of James Fenimore Cooper's novels.
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Overlooking the Otsego Lake, the Glimmerglass State Park has trails, camping sites, picnic areas, pavilions, and playgrounds, among others. Some of the activities to be performed in here are fishing, swimming hiking, and wildlife watching.
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Weekly games are held during the summer at the Cooperstown Dreams Park, with children's teams. The store on the site sells accessories, caps, collectibles, and other items pertaining to the baseball area.
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A living history museum, the Farmer's Museum tells the story of the rural trades and skills from the 19th century, in a completely restored b1845 village. In here is also found a 1982 carousel, a petting zoo, as well as the Cardiff Giant.
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Constructed by George Clarke in the 1800s, historic Hyde Hall is an extensive country house containing family quarters, staff quarters, a farm complex, and parkland. Collections inside the house include antique furniture, portraits, and silver antique dining ware.
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4604 State Hwy 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326
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The 18-hole course at Barnyard Swing Miniature Golf is built around a western theme and features water elements and drop down holes. The mini golf course is accompanied by a laser tag arena in a real barn and a gem panning experience.
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Doubleday Field is a 10000 seat baseball stadium that hosts a wide variety of baseball events and special concerts. The field annually hosts the Hall of Fame Classic Weekend and the Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Awards Presentation.
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Located near Cooperstown's Main Street, Lakefront Park features a nature walk with benches for people to sit and enjoy the lake. There is a bronze statue of a man and his dog on the trail.
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25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
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There are more than 40,000 artifacts in the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum. Also, in here there are held special events around the year, such as the Halloween Celebration and the Hall of Fame Holliday Celebration.
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Besides the James Fenimore Cooper memorabilia displayed permanently, the Fenimore Art Museum also has a collection of American and Native American works of art. The programs organized all around the year include lectures and workshops.