Went to the HOF yesterday (1 Viewer)

[CrossEyed]

It was a nice afternoon. But as I finished going through the displays it struck me that for a multi billion dollar sport, the HOF is kind of a dinky little place. There is so much more that could be displayed if they had a bigger facility. Why wouldn't the NFL want to expand the Hall and make it a much more attractive destination?

ETA: If you want to see some of my HOF pics, click on my Flickr link in my sig.

 

[PewterFan]

I like the Pat Tillman pic.

 

[CrossEyed]

I like the Pat Tillman pic.

Thanks. I thought the military display was pretty cool. That was new since the last visit I made about 4 years ago.

 

[identikit]

Thanks for the insider view, CE...

 

[Adebisi]

They need to take these professional sports halls of fame out of Canton, OH; Springfield, MA; and Cooperstown, NY, and move them all to New York City.

 

[anakin]

I was raised about 20 minutes from Canton and have visited the HOF over 10 times so here is my take. The Canton Bulldogs were one of the first professional football teams and that is why the site of the NFL HOF is there. The HOF has had many face lifts and improvements over the years and will continue to do so. Canton takes their football seriously as all baby boys born there and nearby Massillon are given footballs in their hospital cribs. The HOF is right off Interstate 75 which is easy to get to in the mid west. Most Ohioans are very proud of the HOF and the way the city of Canton opens up their arms to the football elite and their fans. A full week festival is a part of the tradition and I doubt a city the size of NYC could make the ceremony better. Heck I've gone to the NFL Draft and when you are 50 yards away from Radio City, most people don't know or care that a draft is going on.

 

[CrossEyed]

They need to take these professional sports halls of fame out of Canton, OH; Springfield, MA; and Cooperstown, NY, and move them all to New York City.

XI said make it bigger, not move it to NYC.

 

[jwb]

They need to take these professional sports halls of fame out of Canton, OH; Springfield, MA; and Cooperstown, NY, and move them all to New York City.

I dunno - I think it's good that they are in these smaller places. Cooperstown is a great little walking town, and the Baseball Hall of Fame is really, really nice. Excellent place to spend a day, or even a weekend. Never been to Football's, but almost everyone who's been there has told me the same general thing the OP said: "Nice, but..."

 

[Adebisi]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

 

[TheDirtyWord]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

Put the HOF in Vegas? Who are you, Ace Rothstein?Let's be real here. Each of the major sports HOF's are based in towns that were integral to the roots of it's development and at the end of the day are museums, not revenue generating machines. The fact that each of these leagues has recognized this and not sought to commercialize their history is one of the few aspects of sport that they've kept pure.

 

[leave a whisper]

I was raised about 20 minutes from Canton and have visited the HOF over 10 times so here is my take. The Canton Bulldogs were one of the first professional football teams and that is why the site of the NFL HOF is there. The HOF has had many face lifts and improvements over the years and will continue to do so. Canton takes their football seriously as all baby boys born there and nearby Massillon are given footballs in their hospital cribs. The HOF is right off Interstate 75 which is easy to get to in the mid west. Most Ohioans are very proud of the HOF and the way the city of Canton opens up their arms to the football elite and their fans. A full week festival is a part of the tradition and I doubt a city the size of NYC could make the ceremony better. Heck I've gone to the NFL Draft and when you are 50 yards away from Radio City, most people don't know or care that a draft is going on.

I-77, not 75i've lived an hour or less from the HOF most of my life .... it should be/stay in Canton, BUT it isn't as impressive as it could/should be.

 

[Adebisi]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

Put the HOF in Vegas? Who are you, Ace Rothstein?Let's be real here. Each of the major sports HOF's are based in towns that were integral to the roots of it's development and at the end of the day are museums, not revenue generating machines. The fact that each of these leagues has recognized this and not sought to commercialize their history is one of the few aspects of sport that they've kept pure.

I think you understood my point - to put the halls somewhere that I'd actually want to go. Far more people would be able to enjoy these places if they weren't in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

Ridiculous.

 

[Adebisi]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

Ridiculous.

Why?What would make for a better road trip/vacation:

Go to Canton, OH; go to the Hall of Fame for awhile; and then... I don't know, live up the hot night life of Canton, OH (?)

-OR-

Go to NYC/LA/Vegas/Chicago/Boston/Orlando/Dallas, go to the Hall of Fame for awhile, and then go hit up the tourist attractions; go sightseeing; take in the bars, strip clubs, pick up some girls, and/or whatever else?

Tradition be damned; this seems like a no-brainer to me. Does being able to think, "Hey, I'm in Canton, OH, where the NFL was founded!" really outweigh everything else?

 

[Bri]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

Ridiculous.

Why?What would make for a better road trip/vacation:

Go to Canton, OH; go to the Hall of Fame for awhile; and then... I don't know, live up the hot night life of Canton, OH (?)

-OR-

Go to NYC/LA/Vegas/Chicago/Boston/Orlando/Dallas, go to the Hall of Fame for awhile, and then go hit up the tourist attractions; go sightseeing; take in the bars, strip clubs, pick up some girls, and/or whatever else?

Tradition be damned; this seems like a no-brainer to me. Does being able to think, "Hey, I'm in Canton, OH, where the NFL was founded!" really outweigh everything else?

I believe Ohio has some amusement parks and other attractions that you might find enjoyable if you did a bit of research. To reply to your point on cities, most people I know would take a vacation to get away from the city not go toward another one. (More or less)NJ exists for that reason, because it's not NYC-so people can live "near" NYC but not in the city.

 

[Bri]

Canton takes their football seriously as all baby boys born there and nearby Massillon are given footballs in their hospital cribs.

that's pretty coolAny roads named after old football people?Jim Thorpe lane?

 

[anakin]

I was raised about 20 minutes from Canton and have visited the HOF over 10 times so here is my take. The Canton Bulldogs were one of the first professional football teams and that is why the site of the NFL HOF is there. The HOF has had many face lifts and improvements over the years and will continue to do so. Canton takes their football seriously as all baby boys born there and nearby Massillon are given footballs in their hospital cribs. The HOF is right off Interstate 77 which is easy to get to in the mid west. Most Ohioans are very proud of the HOF and the way the city of Canton opens up their arms to the football elite and their fans. A full week festival is a part of the tradition and I doubt a city the size of NYC could make the ceremony better. Heck I've gone to the NFL Draft and when you are 50 yards away from Radio City, most people don't know or care that a draft is going on.

I-77, not 75i've lived an hour or less from the HOF most of my life .... it should be/stay in Canton, BUT it isn't as impressive as it could/should be.

I stand corrected. Been living in Maine for last 7 years, I-75, I-77, and I-71 all blend together (at least I knew all run north and south).

 

[CentralPA]

I was at the HOF this weekend this well. I don't see the need to move it to a new location, it's fine where it's at. NYC has enough stuff for sight-seers as it is. they could use a little more in the food department though, may be a Hall of Fame themed restaurant because the little dinky cafeteria they've got stinks. The military exhibit was very nice. I never realize how incredibly large Jack Lambert's feet were until I saw his shoes.

 

[Sinrman]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

Put the HOF in Vegas? Who are you, Ace Rothstein?Let's be real here. Each of the major sports HOF's are based in towns that were integral to the roots of it's development and at the end of the day are museums, not revenue generating machines. The fact that each of these leagues has recognized this and not sought to commercialize their history is one of the few aspects of sport that they've kept pure.

 

[V1LL]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

Ridiculous.

Why?What would make for a better road trip/vacation:

Go to Canton, OH; go to the Hall of Fame for awhile; and then... I don't know, live up the hot night life of Canton, OH (?)

-OR-

Go to NYC/LA/Vegas/Chicago/Boston/Orlando/Dallas, go to the Hall of Fame for awhile, and then go hit up the tourist attractions; go sightseeing; take in the bars, strip clubs, pick up some girls, and/or whatever else?

Tradition be damned; this seems like a no-brainer to me. Does being able to think, "Hey, I'm in Canton, OH, where the NFL was founded!" really outweigh everything else?

I've never said this on a public message board of any kind: "YOU'RE AN IDIOT!"

 

[Captain Spaulding]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

 

[JAA]

The reason I think they should be moved is because I know a lot of people (myself included) who would like to visit these HoFs, but aren't going to make a special trip out to these places just to spend a few hours at the halls. Canton, Springfield, and Cooperstown aren't really exciting travel destinations. Put them somewhere like NYC, Los Angeles - even somewhere like Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, or Dallas - and I'd make the trip. But I'd never go to Canton, Springfield, or Cooperstown just to spend a few hours at the halls if there's really nothing much else exciting to do.

youre missing out

 

[FinHead]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

WOW, one thing I miss about living in OH is the roller coasters. My nephew has loved taking trips back up there for long weekends. Cedar Point and don't forget to add King's Island down near Cincinnati. If your kids are teenagers, both of these parks put Disney World and Orlando to shame for thrill rides.

 

[Tom Servo]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

WOW, one thing I miss about living in OH is the roller coasters. My nephew has loved taking trips back up there for long weekends. Cedar Point and don't forget to add King's Island down near Cincinnati. If your kids are teenagers, both of these parks put Disney World and Orlando to shame for thrill rides.

Plus the Rock & Roll HOF is in Cleveland and Columbus has COSI which is a science and technology center. Chillocothe has performances of Tecumseh for the drama lover.CS - You've got a nice list. Keep working on her. Other than being a little too flat for my taste, Ohio is an OK place to visit.

 

[Jeremy]

I've never been to Canton. I did go the baseball HOF in Cooperstown, though, and I was also surprised at how relatively small the place was. In Green Bay, we have a HOF just for the Packers that I've been to many times, so I assumed the one for an entire major sports league would be much bigger. It was cool, but I was expecting something much larger.

 

[dgreen]

What would make for a better road trip/vacation:Go to Canton, OH; go to the Hall of Fame for awhile; and then... I don't know, live up the hot night life of Canton, OH (?)-OR-Go to NYC/LA/Vegas/Chicago/Boston/Orlando/Dallas, go to the Hall of Fame for awhile, and then go hit up the tourist attractions; go sightseeing; take in the bars, strip clubs, pick up some girls, and/or whatever else?

Why are you assuming most people who want to go to the HOF also want to go clubbing at night? Do you really think the HOF should relocate just to get more 18-30 year old males to go?

 

[WKTSWAY]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

My wife and I will be going in 2010...Jerry Rice is my favorite all time football player, and my wife knows this. We both like amusement parks too and have been to Cedar Point 3 times. We live in the Minneapolis area and are going to drive to Cedar Point (staying a night in South Bend where my sister lives along the way), then stay in the Cleveland area...go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the next day...Aerosmith is my favorite band (see my screen name), so that will be fun. The next day we are going to see Jerry Rice get inducted and see the NFL Hall of Fame.She can't really say no when it's my favorite player and our favorite amusement park

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

They need to take these professional sports halls of fame out of Canton, OH; Springfield, MA; and Cooperstown, NY, and move them all to New York City.

Why move them to the armpit of the country?

 

[Chase Stuart]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

My wife and I will be going in 2010...Jerry Rice is my favorite all time football player, and my wife knows this. We both like amusement parks too and have been to Cedar Point 3 times. We live in the Minneapolis area and are going to drive to Cedar Point (staying a night in South Bend where my sister lives along the way), then stay in the Cleveland area...go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the next day...Aerosmith is my favorite band (see my screen name), so that will be fun. The next day we are going to see Jerry Rice get inducted and see the NFL Hall of Fame.She can't really say no when it's my favorite player and our favorite amusement park

Yeah, I will go hopefully in '11 for Curtis Martin.

 

[Matt Waldman]

I've been twice both in the mid-to-late 70s as a kid. Last time I went was in '77 or '78 when I was living in Cleveland, Ohio. It was a great experience back then, too. They had some special NFL Films segments you could watch in their theater. The jerseys and busts of great players and all the history is terrific. I look forward to going back as a selfish day trip and seeing it with all the players I grew up watching over the past 30 years.

While I understand the idea of making it bigger, Canton, Ohio is a good place for it. It was one of the birthplaces of the game and the town has embraced that identity (as I think Anakin mentioned). Football has never been exclusively a big city game. In fact, it is probably more of a small town game and it might be more fitting to say "Football has never been exclusively a small town game," because the sport does so much to unite towns. Maybe that aspect of football is more prevalent with high schools or colleges, but you still see it in Green Bay. Nonetheless, football was born and raised in small towns. I appreciate the NFL respecting its roots in this case. Having it relocated to a big city might make it more accessible, but it takes away the charm and poetry of making a trek to a small town to see the humble roots of a game that now dominates the American conscious.

Cleveland's the butt of many jokes, but it isn't a bad town to visit and the HOF is worth the drive if you're a fan of the game.

I can't wait to go back.

 

[Adebisi]

What would make for a better road trip/vacation:Go to Canton, OH; go to the Hall of Fame for awhile; and then... I don't know, live up the hot night life of Canton, OH (?)-OR-Go to NYC/LA/Vegas/Chicago/Boston/Orlando/Dallas, go to the Hall of Fame for awhile, and then go hit up the tourist attractions; go sightseeing; take in the bars, strip clubs, pick up some girls, and/or whatever else?

Why are you assuming most people who want to go to the HOF also want to go clubbing at night? Do you really think the HOF should relocate just to get more 18-30 year old males to go?

I guess I'm not assuming that people will want to go clubbing so much as I'm assuming that people will want to do something else besides spend a few hours at the HOF if they are going to travel any significant distance.

 

[lyon812]

What would make for a better road trip/vacation:

Go to Canton, OH; go to the Hall of Fame for awhile; and then... I don't know, live up the hot night life of Canton, OH (?)

-OR-

Go to NYC/LA/Vegas/Chicago/Boston/Orlando/Dallas, go to the Hall of Fame for awhile, and then go hit up the tourist attractions; go sightseeing; take in the bars, strip clubs, pick up some girls, and/or whatever else?

Why are you assuming most people who want to go to the HOF also want to go clubbing at night? Do you really think the HOF should relocate just to get more 18-30 year old males to go?

I guess I'm not assuming that people will want to go clubbing so much as I'm assuming that people will want to do something else besides spend a few hours at the HOF if they are going to travel any significant distance.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/ohMake it part of a tour.

 

[jwb]

What would make for a better road trip/vacation:Go to Canton, OH; go to the Hall of Fame for awhile; and then... I don't know, live up the hot night life of Canton, OH (?)-OR-Go to NYC/LA/Vegas/Chicago/Boston/Orlando/Dallas, go to the Hall of Fame for awhile, and then go hit up the tourist attractions; go sightseeing; take in the bars, strip clubs, pick up some girls, and/or whatever else?

Why are you assuming most people who want to go to the HOF also want to go clubbing at night? Do you really think the HOF should relocate just to get more 18-30 year old males to go?

I guess I'm not assuming that people will want to go clubbing so much as I'm assuming that people will want to do something else besides spend a few hours at the HOF if they are going to travel any significant distance.

Like I mentioned earlier, Cooperstown is a great walking town - you could easily just spend a day walking it and checking out all the baseball themed shops. Decent food, too. Plus, it's on a lake - boating, fishing, etc. There's a Belgian brewery not far from it - there's an afternoon for some. There are a few other museums, etc (mostly rural themed stuff)Depends what you want - if "do something" means bright and loud, yea, admittedly this isn't the place for that. But there are far worse ways to spend a weekend than being in Cooperstown NY.

 

[JoeSteeler]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

Cedar Point, Cleveland Zoo, Akron Aeros or Indians game, Great lakes Science Center, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, tour Malley's Chocolate factory.Just some suggestionsETA-lots of wineries in NEO to visit if that is something you like.

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

Cedar Point, Cleveland Zoo, Akron Aeros or Indians game, Great lakes Science Center, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, tour Malley's Chocolate factory.Just some suggestionsETA-lots of wineries in NEO to visit if that is something you like.

The only time I went to the HOF, we also went to the Rock n Roll HOF. Nice HOFer weekend.

 

[JoeSteeler]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

Cedar Point, Cleveland Zoo, Akron Aeros or Indians game, Great lakes Science Center, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, tour Malley's Chocolate factory.Just some suggestionsETA-lots of wineries in NEO to visit if that is something you like.

The only time I went to the HOF, we also went to the Rock n Roll HOF. Nice HOFer weekend.

oops forgot R&R HOF

 

[Pick]

Went there for the first time when we played in Kirk Herbstreet's HS football thing. It was pretty cool but it wasn't like I was blown away. But definitely worth seeing. Too bad most of our players eventually found their way downstairs to the video game stuff and spent most of the time there.

But one of our coaches was in heaven. He just sat there with this big grin on his face and actually cried from time to time.

 

[chris1969]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

WOW, one thing I miss about living in OH is the roller coasters. My nephew has loved taking trips back up there for long weekends. Cedar Point and don't forget to add King's Island down near Cincinnati. If your kids are teenagers, both of these parks put Disney World and Orlando to shame for thrill rides.

Plus the Rock & Roll HOF is in Cleveland and Columbus has COSI which is a science and technology center. Chillocothe has performances of Tecumseh for the drama lover.CS - You've got a nice list. Keep working on her. Other than being a little too flat for my taste, Ohio is an OK place to visit.

If you mention the Outlet Mall in Lodi Ohio, it might be enough to get her to commit.

 

[Pat Patriot]

I like the Pat Tillman pic.

I have that PIC hanging on my wall in the basement. Love Pat Tillman. I cant even express the respect that I have for that man.

 

[Tom Servo]

I've been trying to get my wife and kids to take a mini-vacation to Ohio (I live in Maryland) but I can't seem to put together a good enough package deal to sell it to them. She calls it my "Al Bundy vacation" idea and its been a no-go for over a decade. Plans would be to see the Football HOF, visit Cleveland, go to the Cedar Point amusement park, hit the Logaberger basket outlet etc....but it just doesn't seem to be interesting enough for the rest family. Oh well, one year I'll make the trek with my brother in law or something. If anyone has any other ideas to get vacatin package together to get a non-football wife and kids to get out to Ohio for 4-5 days, let me know, I need some assistance.

WOW, one thing I miss about living in OH is the roller coasters. My nephew has loved taking trips back up there for long weekends. Cedar Point and don't forget to add King's Island down near Cincinnati. If your kids are teenagers, both of these parks put Disney World and Orlando to shame for thrill rides.

Plus the Rock & Roll HOF is in Cleveland and Columbus has COSI which is a science and technology center. Chillocothe has performances of Tecumseh for the drama lover.CS - You've got a nice list. Keep working on her. Other than being a little too flat for my taste, Ohio is an OK place to visit.

If you mention the Outlet Mall in Lodi Ohio, it might be enough to get her to commit.

Plus, there's a train that runs around the mall for the kiddies to ride. I'd would have also recommended the Lodi Auto Mall if you're in the market for a new car, but they're closed.