The TRAVELER'S JOURNAL: October tenth, exploring a host of halls of fame.

All across the United States, a broad range of museums and halls of fame celebrate the achievements of individuals who contributed mightily to their field. Sports fans know about the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH, Baseball Hall in Cooperstown, NY and Basketball Hall in Springfield, MA. Music lovers flock to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Here's a short list of other historic halls.

Amateur football aficionados find their way to the College Hall in South Bend, IN, while bowlers roll into St. Louis to visit the Bowling Hall of Fame. If skiers in Vail, CO take a day off, they can visit the Ski Hall of Fame. There's the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Columbus, OH, and the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, WI.

Chicago has many attractions, but none more unique than the Polka Hall of Fame, with sheet music and recordings from all the greats. Spaceheads can splash down at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame located in Titusville, FL. The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, is housed within the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luthur King was shot. The National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY, highlights more than 150 women who helped shape American history. Among displays at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK, are 1300 barbed wire patterns. The National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, OH, honors the individuals who conceived of the great technological advances of our time. For directions to all, check our website, travelersjournal.com

FMI Football Hall of Fame Canton, OH - www.profootballhallof.com

Baseball Hall in Cooperstown, NY - www.baseballhalloffame.org

Basketball Hall in Springfield, MA www.hoophall.com

Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, TN - www.countrymusichalloffame.com

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland, OH - www.rockhall.com

Polka Hall of Fame, Chicago, IL - www.internationalpolka.com

College Football Hall of Fame, South Bend, IN - http://collegefootball.org/

Bowling Hall of Fame, St Louis, MO - www.bowlingmuseum.com

Ski Hall of Fame, Vail, CO - www.vailsoft.commuseum

National Women's Hall of Fame, Sennaca Falls, NY - www.greatwomen.org

National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN - www.civilrightsmuseum.org

U.S Astronaut Hall of Fame, Titusville, FL - www.astronauts.org

Motorcycle Hall of Fame, Columbus, OH - http://www.ama-cycle.org\museum

National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, OK - www.nationalcowboymuseum.org

Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward, WI - http://freshwater-fishing.org

National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, OH - www.invent.org

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