WEST SPRINGFIELD — No matter how hard you try, it is nearly impossible for most people to see or do everything there is to do at The Big E.

If you plan on making a second trip to this year’s fair, you have until Sunday, Sept. 28, to see what you might have missed the first time around.

If you are pressed for time, it is easy to skip something in favor of what you might really want to see.

Here are five things often overlooked by fairgoers crunched for time or that they just don’t know about, that are definitely worth a look.

The Big E History Museum

Sandwiched between exhibit booths and somewhat offset from Hampden Avenue, just as you approach the Avenue of States, lies the Hampden County Improvement League Building — home to what is called the “A Walk Through History” Museum.

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