As they finish the trip — with the stops in Seattle and Anaheim — the Red Sox make visits to two of the nicest stadiums in all of baseball.
Red Sox fans love to brag and boast about the nostalgia, history and uniqueness of Fenway Park, but the fact remains that all over baseball, beautiful and accommodating stadiums are being built.
Seattle's Safeco Field is regarded by many as one of the nicest baseball stadiums in all of the league. Like so many of the newer stadiums these days, Safeco Field mixes the comfort and convenience of a brand-new stadium along with the decor and design that gives it a retro feel.
Stadiums have popped up all over the country with this type of mold. Baltimore's Camden Yards started it, and other ballparks like PNC Park in Pittsburgh, San Francisco's AT&T Park, Comerica Park in Detroit and New York's two new gems — the Mets' Citi Field and the Yankees' "new" Yankee Stadium — are all built like Oriole Park.
Baseball stadiums of course can't be judged only by how fancy they are or how comfortable the seats are. While parks like Fenway Park and Chicago's Wrigley Field may not have the same comfort the newer stadiums offer, they instead deliver fans a chance to reminisce, look back and appreciate the subtleties that older stadiums offer.
Baseball stadiums are the most unique of all sporting venues. Not a single one is different which is what gives them most of their charm. So, besides Fenway Park, what are some of your favorite ballparks to visit? Which one would you like to visit?
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