Best Attraction for Sports Fans (2018)

Famous players and epic moments from NFL history come alive at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, a shrine for gridiron-obsessed sports fans. A football-themed hotel and restaurant are also in the works.
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Artifacts on display at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City date back to the late 1800s through the 1960s, chronicling the history of African American baseball. A highlight and popular photo op are the 12 life-size bronze sculptures of iconic African American players, 11 of whom have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Situated northwest of downtown Indianapolis on the grounds of the iconic racetrack, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum tells the story of automobiles and auto racing through its impressive collection of racing vehicles, including IndyCar, NASCAR, Formula One and Sprint Midget automobiles.
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In 1987 and 1988, a film crew scoured the countryside of rural Iowa for a spot to build a baseball diamond. The location they chose over a quarter century ago has never been the same since. Ever since Field of Dreams was released in 1989, this modest baseball diamond in the middle of a corn field near Dyersville has attracted visitors from around the world who come to experience a little bit of the magic for themselves.
Photo courtesy of Field of Dreams Movie Site

The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports, also known as the Kentucky Derby, carries with it a long and storied heritage filled with tradition. The Kentucky Derby Museum on the grounds of Churchill Downs tells the story of this history with its collection of art, artifacts and interactive exhibits.
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This Cooperstown museum celebrates all things baseball, America's greatest pastime. The greats are immortalized here alongside some of the game's most significant relics, like the ball hit by Babe Ruth for his 500th home run and Shoeless Joe Jackson's shoes.
Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Atlanta Journal Constitution, Curtis Compton

Visitors to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to train as an Olympic athlete. Tours of the facilities let sports enthusiasts see where real Olympians live and train as they prepare for their big moment.
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Situated in downtown Greenville, the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum tells the story of one of America's most iconic baseball legends. The museum occupies the house where Jackson lived and died and is filled with photographs, artifacts, books and film clips from his life.
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte invites visitors to explore the history and culture of NASCAR through a series of interactive exhibits, 278-seat theater, gear shop and a broadcast studio.
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Baseball is America's pastime, and this Louisville museum celebrates the past, present and future of the sport through the lens of one iconic piece of equipment, the Louisville Slugger. Visitors can tour the bat factory, see the bat that hit 21 of Babe Ruth's record setting 60 home runs in 1927 and try out the latest line of Louisville Slugger bats in Bud's Batting Cage.
Photo courtesy of Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau