Growing up surely we’ve all had that moment on the court where you pretend you’re in the final set of a Grand Slam facing match point. For a moment you’re a tennis legend, until you realize you’re playing on a cracked hard court that has a chain link fence around it.
Well if you go to Newport, Rhode Island, and visit the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum you can get a Grand Slam level playing experience. It’s about as close to playing at Wimbledon in US as it gets.
Besides getting to know everything you ever wanted to know about tennis, you can also play on one of their pristine grass courts. Playing on the courts of some of the greatest players of all time, you definitely want to go that extra mile and wear the whitest tennis gear your closet offers (but seriously, it’s required). While hitting with your partner on the perfectly manicured lawn courts, take in the remarkable architecture surrounding the whole area that oozes with tradition.
The history of the Hall of Fame tennis courts will spark your imagination. In 1881, it hosted the first U.S. National Lawn Tennis Championships, eventually becoming one of the four Grand Slams. So, if you want to get a glimpse of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open at the same time, take a trip to Rhode Island and reserve court time at the Hall of Fame Lawn Tennis Club. Depending on the amount of people you have playing on a court at one time, the price varies from $120 up to $230 per hour.
