Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Explore basketball history in a giant silver sphere, then shoot hoops on the full-size Center Court inside.

1000 Hall of Fame Ave · Springfield, MA

About Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame stands in Springfield, the city where basketball was invented. The 2002 building by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates is shaped around a metallic silver, basketball-like sphere that is lit up at night. Inside you can walk the honor ring of inductees, try interactive exhibits and theaters, and take shots on Center Court, a full-size court. Exhibits include a Kobe Bryant gallery and a limited-time Stephen Curry show.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Nightlife
Rainy-Day Pick
MGM Springfield
No admission fee
Play slots and a 23-table poker room in downtown Springfield, with a cinema, spa, restaurants, and shops in the same complex.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Nightlife
Stay
Local Gem
Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel
$50+
Downtown Springfield's 325-room Sheraton, two blocks from MGM Springfield and about a mile from the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay
Museums
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
$25–$50
Springfield art museum with European and American paintings, Japanese prints, decorative arts, and a large Currier & Ives lithograph holding.
0.7 mi awayMore like this
Museums
Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
$25–$50
Interactive museum in Springfield, Massachusetts, celebrating the life and work of children's author Theodor Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss.
0.7 mi awayMore like this
Museums
Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History
$25–$50
A Springfield museum covering the city's history, inventions, and industry, with famous motorcycle, firearms, and automobile collections.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.8 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
History Buff
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
No admission fee
Tour the arsenal where the nation's first armory built military rifles, and see the wall of 647 muskets Longfellow called an organ.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing