Reds Hall of Fame and Museum

If you have not seen a Reds game in person, trust me it’s a good time! But if it is the history of the Cincinnati Reds you are interested in, you are in luck, you can experience both the same day if you wish. The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum is a skip and a jump from the main entrance of the stadium and is known to put on a good showing for fans.

The first Reds Hall of Fame induction ceremony was conducted over 50 years ago on July 18, 1958 at the Reds old stadium, Crosley Field. Since the first inductions, the Reds Hall of Fame location had been all most non-existent until the Reds owner Powel Crosley and the Sports Committee of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce gave it a permanent home at 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, again feet from the stadium (Great American Ballpark).

The Cincinnati Reds were the second baseball team to form a Hall of Fame; the Cleveland Indians Hall started in 1951, but it soon went under, making the Reds Hall of Fame the oldest team Hall of Fame in baseball.

The Hall of Fame also gives tours of Great American Ballpark throughout the 162 game baseball season. This is a great way to get a behind the scenes look at the Reds locker room, the press boxes and even a visit to the dugout. The tours are guided differently depending on if the Reds are playing the day you plan on taking your tour, so plan ahead.

For information on the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum visit cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/hof/index.jsp. Here you will find detailed directions to the Hall of Fame, a way to plan your trip accordingly and you may find some Reds history thrown around.