Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball’s most complete library, in addition to promoting and preserving the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian-American physician James Naismith, who invented the sport in Springfield, the Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1959, before opening its first facility on February 17, 1968. As of the Class of 2019, the Hall has formally inducted 401 basketball individuals. The Boston Celtics have the most inductees, with 40.
Nearby Locations:
| Mark Twain House (23.4 miles) Gunn Brook Falls (27.9 miles) Dinosaur State Park (30.8 miles) Bridge of Flowers (36.1 miles) Race Brook Falls (42.9 miles) | Old Stone Church (West Boylston, Massachusetts) (45.4 miles) Gillette Castle State Park (47 miles) Gungywamp (55.1 miles) Kent Falls State Park (55.2 miles) Rocky Neck State Park (56.5 miles) |
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue
Springfield, Massachusetts 01105
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