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Exploring The City After A Baseball Game

Exploring new baseball arenas is an excellent way for baseball fans with a love of travel to combine two hobbies into one activity. Many baseball stadiums are integrated into downtown neighborhoods, allowing fans to catch a game and then explore the local culture as well. This trend has been most common over the past decade or so.

Increasingly, many teams are taking this initiative when building their stadiums, to the delight of their fans. Bear this in mind, and leave time in your itinerary to see some of the local attractions when you plan your baseball excursions.

Coors Field, Denver: Coors Field in Denver is a popular baseball stadium in a beautiful part of the country. Back when architects planned the stadium, the downtown area was not so picturesque; Coors Field is one of the first baseball stadiums that majorly improved the downtown area where it was located. The stadium is near several breweries, and next to the main downtown strip.

Once Coors Field was built, the LoDo area went through a revitalization. Now the breweries are brewpubs, and are very popular with fans and visitors alike. Other bars and restaurants have opened in the area, and do a brisk business. For baseball fans who are not into the bar scene, the 16th Street Mall nearby is a mile-long pedestrian mall that is popular with locals.

AT&T Park, San Francisco: This South Beach attraction has been home of the Giants since 2000. The South Beach area of San Francisco is lively and popular, and features a wide variety of bars, restaurants, shops and museums.

There are other local attractions nearby also including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Ferry Building farmer’s market. If you have not been to the Ferry Building market, consider making a side trip. You’ll find an extensive variety of local and organic produce, meat, and cheese.

Safeco Field, Seattle: If you head out to Seattle to take in a Mariners game, be sure to check out the rest of the Pioneer Square area as well. This area is Seattle’s oldest neighborhood, and features some striking architecture and amazing outdoor spaces.

If you take a trip to see the Mariners play, don’t neglect walking around the Safeco Field area. Walking just a few blocks in any direction allows a visitor to get an idea of the culture and vibrancy of this old Seattle neighborhood.

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