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Halls of Fame / Halls of Shame

Plan your vacation now with this helpful guide to the Best and Worst Halls of Fame in America.

The Hall of Fame

It’s a strange thing. A museum, usually in a small out-of-the-way place, that celebrates something so specific that it is of almost no interest to the general public. There are hundreds of them across the country. Here are some of the best and worst.

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Cleveland Rocks.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

751 Erieside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114

The best thing about Cleveland. It houses an enormous collection of Rock and Roll memorabila. It’s like going to the world’s largest Hard Rock Cafe, without the crappy $12 burgers.

The best thing about Cleveland. It houses an enormous collection of Rock and Roll memorabila. It’s like going to the world’s largest Hard Rock Cafe, without the crappy $12 burgers.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website

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Be-bop-a-lula

Rockabilly Hall of Fame

211 College Street, Burns, TN 37029

Smaller and decidedly crappier than the Rock and Roll Hall of fame this little museum in Burns Tennesee is devoted to the early artists of Sun Records. A good place to stop if you want a Jerry Lee Lewis T-shirt.

Smaller and decidedly crappier than the Rock and Roll Hall of fame this little museum in Burns Tennesee is devoted to the early artists of Sun Records. A good place to stop if you want a Jerry Lee Lewis T-shirt.

Rockabilly website

Drinker's Hall of Fame

151 E Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91006

It’s actually just a bar, but what a great name.

It’s actually just a bar, but what a great name.

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The house that the Hulkster built

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

30 E Main St, Amsterdam, NY 12010

If you are a fan of Professional Wrestling, first off, what’s wrong with you? Secondly, you might enjoy this silly museum.

If you are a fan of Professional Wrestling, first off, what’s wrong with you? Secondly, you might enjoy this silly museum.

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US Astronaut Hall of Fame

Nasa Pkwy, Titusville, FL 32780

This place is actually pretty cool. It’s like a smaller version of the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. You get to see astronaut uniforms, splah-down capsules, lunar rovers. It would appeal to any 10 year old boy.

This place is actually pretty cool. It’s like a smaller version of the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. You get to see astronaut uniforms, splah-down capsules, lunar rovers. It would appeal to any 10 year old boy.

Astronaut Hall of Fame website

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Pro Football Hall of Fame

2121 George Halas Drive Northwest, Canton, OH 44708

The worst thing about this place is that you have to go to Akron-Canton Ohio to see it. There are 3 types of people in Akron-Canton. People who work at a tire factory, people who used to work at a tire factory, and people who don’t have the basic skills to work in a tire factory. Depressing.

The worst thing about this place is that you have to go to Akron-Canton Ohio to see it. There are 3 types of people in Akron-Canton. People who work at a tire factory, people who used to work at a tire factory, and people who don’t have the basic skills to work in a tire factory. Depressing.

Football Hall of Fame website

 

The Fame Trail

Toy Train Hall of Fame

2631 Highway Avenue, Highland, IN 46322

I don’t like model train enthusiasts. I find them to be sad and boring people. This is a sad and boring Hall of Fame.

I don’t like model train enthusiasts. I find them to be sad and boring people. This is a sad and boring Hall of Fame.

Hamburger Hall of Fame

126 N Main Street, Seymour, WI 54165

A hall of fame dedicated to America’s most lasting contribution to world cusine. And they serve them at the snack bar. Cheese is 25 cents extra.

A hall of fame dedicated to America’s most lasting contribution to world cusine. And they serve them at the snack bar. Cheese is 25 cents extra.

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Quilters Hall of Fame

926 S Washington Street, Marion, IN 46953

This place is an actual National Historic Landmark. As you might guess, it is a museum of blankets.

This place is an actual National Historic Landmark. As you might guess, it is a museum of blankets.

Quilters Hall of fame website

Furniture Hall of Fame

202 Neal Place, High Point, NC 27262

Famous chairs. Famous sofas. You get the picture. I wonder if they have the ottoman that Dick Van Dyke used to trip over all the time. That would be cool.

Famous chairs. Famous sofas. You get the picture. I wonder if they have the ottoman that Dick Van Dyke used to trip over all the time. That would be cool.

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Cockroach Hall of Fame Museum

2231 W 15th Street B, Plano, TX 75075

Some scientists say that this is the only Hall of Fame that will survive a nuclear war. I hope they are right.

Some scientists say that this is the only Hall of Fame that will survive a nuclear war. I hope they are right.

Cockroach Hall of Fame website

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National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum

10360 Hall Of Fame Drive, Hayward, WI 54843

This place is great because it is the home of the world’s largest statue of a Muskie, or a Northern Pike, depending on what you like to call this disturbingly ugly fish.

This place is great because it is the home of the world’s largest statue of a Muskie, or a Northern Pike, depending on what you like to call this disturbingly ugly fish.

Fishing hall of Fame website

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Polka Hall of Fame

605 East 222nd Street, Euclid, OH 44123

I love that the Polka Hall of Fame is in the same building as the Softball Hall of Fame. The two just go together so naturally. I wonder if the Foosball Hall of Fame shares space with the Blacksmithy Hall of fame. It would make just as much sense.

I love that the Polka Hall of Fame is in the same building as the Softball Hall of Fame. The two just go together so naturally. I wonder if the Foosball Hall of Fame shares space with the Blacksmithy Hall of fame. It would make just as much sense.

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