The Sports Museum of America is partnering with halls of fame and sports organizations around the country to host exhibits not only on football, baseball, basketball and hockey, but also car racing, biking, boxing, figure skating, track and field, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, swimming, volleyball and even fishing.

The museum will display memorabilia and artifacts, 1,100 photos and 20 films in 19 galleries. One gallery will be devoted to the Heisman Trophy, college football's top honour, including a display of the original trophy and a contest for fans to vote for the next Heisman winner. The museum also houses a hall of fame for women in sports.
Interactive exhibits allow visitors to make an NFL field call; try on a goalie mask and experience a slapshot; stand on a simulated NASCAR racetrack with cars screaming by on floor-to-ceiling screens; and compare the weights of baseball bats used by Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ichiro Suzuki.

The museum will be located at 26 Broadway, across from the financial district's famous sculpture of a charging bull. (Enter the museum around corner on Beaver Street). It will be open daily. Tickets will be US$27 for adults, $20 for children, and can be bought in advance online at http://www.sportsmuseum.com.