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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cooperstown

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cooperstown, New York

Updated June 21, 2022

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Kingfisher's Tower

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Kingfisher Tower

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

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The Cardiff Giant

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
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Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History

Richfield Springs, New York

Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History

This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.
11 miles from Cooperstown

Cherry Valley, New York

The Tepee

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
14 miles from Cooperstown

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The Glove Museum

The only American museum exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of gloves.
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Beardslee Castle

Little Falls, New York

Beardslee Castle

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
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Podcast: Magical Summer Memories - The Cardiff Giant

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
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June 21, 2022

Podcast: Magical Summer Memories, Vol. 3 - The Cardiff Giant

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September 23, 2021
Robinson may have feared that his achievements as a player would be overshadowed by his achievements in civil rights.

Why Jackie Robinson's Hall of Fame Plaque Had to Change

The legendary athlete wanted to be remembered as a great baseball player, regardless of race, but history has its demands.
by Matthew Taub
September 2, 2020

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