Pro Football Hall of Fame

About

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is in Canton, Ohio, where the league that became the NFL was founded in 1920. It is about an hour south of Cleveland and 10 minutes from Akron-Canton Airport, and it is the place every serious football fan wants to see once.

The emotional center is the Hall of Fame Gallery, which holds the bronze bust of every Hall of Famer, with touch-screen kiosks for each player's story. The Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery covers every Super Bowl, with championship rings from each winner and, during the season, the Lombardi Trophy. "A Game for Life" is a holographic theater featuring Joe Namath, George Halas and Vince Lombardi. The NFL's First Century Gallery fills the original two-level rotunda, and an interactive area includes a Madden video game suite, artifacts from the Black College Football Hall of Fame, and daily docent presentations. The Hall recommends three to four hours. Tours are self-guided, and volunteers are on hand to help.

In fall 2026 the museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, through Dec. 31. From January through late May 2027 it is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It closes on Thanksgiving and Christmas and closes at 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve. General admission is $45.95, military members and first responders pay $40.95, children 6 to 12 pay $38.95, and children under 6 get in free. On Tuesdays, walk-up admission for seniors 65 and over is $20.95. Prices are before tax.

The café on the ground level is open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Hall of Fame Store needs no ticket. Guided VIP and Insiders tours cost extra. Ohio's Amish Country is about half an hour away, and the Hall's own stadium next door hosts the Hall of Fame Game during Enshrinement Week each summer, when the museum is at its busiest.

Accessibility

The Pro Football Hall of Fame says its museum is handicap accessible, and it lends complimentary wheelchairs for your visit on a first-come, first-served basis. Beyond that, the Hall publishes very little about accessibility on its visitor pages.

The museum has two levels in its original rotunda, where the NFL's First Century Gallery spans both floors. The Hall does not describe its elevators, accessible parking, restrooms or seating on its current visitor pages, so ask when you arrive or call before you go.

A visit takes three to four hours, which is a lot of time on your feet. Borrowing a wheelchair, even if you usually walk, can make the day easier. Volunteers are stationed through the museum to orient visitors and answer questions.

Some exhibits are loud and multi-sensory, including the holographic "A Game for Life" theater. The Hall does not list captioning, audio description, assistive listening or ASL services, and it does not publish a service animal policy on its visitor pages. Enshrinement Week in summer brings very large crowds, so a weekday in the off-season is the calmest time to go.

Contact the Hall through its website before your visit if you need a specific accommodation.

Checked by Accessible America, September 2026. Report a change

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• Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo)
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Photo credits

• The Pro Football Hall of Fame entrance, with its white football-shaped spire, on a sunny day.: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 (source)
• Rows of bronze Hall of Famer busts lit in the Hall of Fame Gallery.: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 (source)
• The curved glass front and wide paved plaza of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.: Engineerchange, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)