Recreation and Sports at Your Favorite Things

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• Reference: Libraries: Subject Specific: Sports  (6)
• Sports: Resources: History  (21)

• The American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame - Honors and preserves the legendary voices that have accompanied sports history's greatest moments.
• Basketball Hall of Fame - Entertaining and educational exhibits celebrating the game of basketball. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame - Honors Bay Area sports legends to benefit youth sports programs. Located in San Francisco, California.
• The BC Golf Museum - Exhibits the history and achievements of golf in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• British Golf Museum - The museum tells the story of British golf from the Middle Ages through to the present day. Located in Fife, Scotland.
• Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum - A museum, library and archives about the history and great players of Canadian golf.
• College Football Hall of Fame - Located in South Bend, Indiana. Trivia questions with prizes, polls, voting for Hall of Fame nominees, Hall information, and Featured Famers.
• Colorado Ski Museum and Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame - Preserves Colorado's skiing history. Located in Vail.
• Daisy Airgun Museum - Home of the Daisy BB gun and Daisy air rifle historic collection. Schedule, location, and hours provided. Located in Rogers, Arkansas.
• Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame - Honors athletes and those invloved in western New York sports.
• Havre de Grace Decoy Museum - Collections of working decoys from the Chesapeake Bay. A research library, complete with works on decoys, carving, waterfowl, and the environment is available by appointment for in-depth studying. Located in Havre de Grace, Maryland.
• Hockey Hall of Fame - Includes collection of hockey photos, statistics, profiles, global coverage, trivia, and games.
• The Hunting Museum - Features exhibits on rifles and handguns, knives, traps, skins, Icelandic mammals and birds, mammals from Africa and Greenland, including a shoulder mount of a giraffe. Includes hours, admission fees. Located in Stokkseyri, near Reykjavík, Iceland. [English and Icelandic]
• International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame - Includes the history of bowling, an online museum gift shop, and various links about the sport of bowling. Located in St. Louis, Missouri.
• International Boxing Hall of Fame - Includes profiles of Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson. Located in Canastota, New York.
• International Swimming Hall of Fame - Honors the achievements of outstanding athletes and contributors in swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and water safety, and preserves the history of aquatic sports. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
• International Tennis Hall of Fame - Preserving the historic legacy of the game of tennis. Located in Newport, Rhode Island.
• Jesse Owens Memorial Park - Features a theatre area, timeline of Owens' life, running gallery, humanitarian gallery, video interactives, gift shop and the Decatur Daily Resource Center. Includes hours, photos and map. Located in Danville, Alabama.
• Kentucky Derby Museum - Museum for the most famous horse race in the world. Located in Louisville.
• Long Island Chess Museum - Maintained by the Sarisohn Family. Includes an overview of the collection and details of Chess Collectors International. Open on weekends and by appointment in Commack, New York.
• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - Traditional memorabilia displays are enhanced through up-to-the-minute technology, including touch-screen kiosks, laser-disc multi-media theater presentations, an interactive play-by-play press box and participatory areas. Located in Jackson.
• Motorsports Hall of Fame of America - Chronicles the personalities, manufacturers and machines of all types of racing. Exhibits include Indy cars, stock cars, sports cars, dragsters, race trucks and openwheelers. Includes hours, admission fee, membership and volunteer details, and FAQs. Located in Novi, Michigan.
• Museum of Rugby - Exhibits, highlights, the collection, and FAQ. Located in London, England.
• Museum of Yachting - Includes details of exhibits, events, educational programs, memberships, hours, admission fees, and directions to its location in Newport, Rhode Island.
• National Badminton Museum - History and general information. Located in Milton Keynes, England.
• The National Football Museum - Offers the FIFA football collection, interactive, art, club and history galleries. Contains news, education resources, floor plans, collections, opening times, location and shop. Located in Deepdale, Lancashire, England.
• National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame - Provides information on inductees, membership, chapters, exhibits, history, events and architecture of new building in Chicago, Illinois.
• National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum - Hall of Famers, exhibits, interactive games, soccer history, and may other soccer related resources. Located in Oneonta, New York.
• National Sports Museum - Interactive New York City sports museum dedicated to the history of sports and their place in national culture. Includes a mission statement and contact details.
• The Olympic Museum - Celebrating the history and spirit of the Olympic Games.
• Paul W. Bryant Museum - Features stories and events, traditions, general information, exhibits, and visitor information located at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
• Pro Football Hall of Fame - Honoring the great players of the professional football world since 1920. Located in Canton, Ohio.
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum - Contains photos, list of inductees, and articles. Includes hours. No admission charge. Located in Schenectady, New York.
• Ripken Museum - Exhibits memorabilia from the baseball careers of Cal Ripken, Jr., Cal Ripken, Sr., and Bill Ripken. Located in Aberdeen, Maryland.
• River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames - A new museum founded in 1998 covering the River Thames, the sport of rowing and the town of Henley-on-Thames, England.
• San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum - Promotes, recognizes and preserves athletic achievement for the purpose of inspiring individuals of all ages to reach their full potential. Located in San Diego, California.
• Scottish Football Museum - Galleries, exhibitions, tours, news, and visitor information. Located in Glasgow, Scotland.
• Sportimonium - Joint creation of the Sports Museum Flanders and the Flemish Folk Games Central. Includes hours and photo gallery of exhibits. Located in Flanders.
• Texas Sports Hall of Fame - Features exhibits on Texas athletes and sports, ranging from scholastic to professional teams. Located in Waco.
• Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame - Features memorabilia and plaques honoring the inductees. Includes news and events, FAQs, scholarship program and contact details. Located in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
• US Lacrosse Museum and Hall of Fame - Honors lacrosse teams and displays vintage lacrosse equipment, uniforms and memorabilia. Located in Baltimore, Maryland.
• Volleyball Hall of Fame - Hall of fame and museum preserving the history of the sport of volleyball and honoring its athletes, teams and organizations. Located in Holyoke, MA.
• Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum - Visitor information, news, schedule, history, and education program. Located in London, England.
• World Chess Hall of Fame & Sidney Samole Chess Museum - Features inductees, displays of chess sets, computer exhibits, audio-visual presentations. Includes photos, gift shop, hours and directions. Located in Miami, Florida.
• World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame - Collection includes about 1500 kites from around the world and archival materials. Includes details of exhibits, calendar of events, educational programs, membership and contact forms. Located in Long Beach, Washington.