Springfield
City of Homes
General Information
Other Name: The City of Firsts, District: Massachusetts, State: New England, United States of America
Area: 33.2 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English
Long Distance Code: -
Importance: Springfield is perhaps best known as the birthplace of basketball and home of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Best Time to Visit: - to - and -
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Springfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.It is the third largest city in Massachusetts and fourth largest in New England.It also holds the western world`s largest collection of Chinese cloisonné at the G.W. Vincent Smith Art Museum.Location
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Humid continental
This Armory, which manufactured and tested firearms for the U.S. military from 1794 to 1968, houses the country''s largest collection of small weapons. While the first floor is free, there''s a fee for the second floor, which displays rare weapons and the largest collection of Confederate weapons anywhere.
Bring the kids to this outdoor sculpture garden where the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch and other beloved Dr. Seuss characters are immortalized in bronze, life-size statues all designed by Geisel''s step-daughter, sculptor Lark Grey Dimond-Cates.
Located in the town where basketball was invented, this 48,000-square-foot museum has three levels of exhibits on the history and heroes of the game and gives visitors a chance to participate in skill contests.
Science complex features Dinosaur Hall with a life-size replica of Tyrannosaurus Rex plus a multi-level R.E. Phelon African Hall with mounted animals, an aquarium, a 100-seat planetarium and live animal center.
Visit this tiny zoo nestled in the 785-acre Forest Park to come face to face with more than 200 domestic and exotic animals from all over the world. It''s a fun-filled learning experience for children and adults of all ages.