Baseball Vacations
Baseball Vacations : Great Family Trips to Minor League and Classic Major League Ballparks Across America Margaret Engel, Bruce Adams,
Publisher: Fodor's
ISBN: 0679001891
DDC: 796.3570973
Edition: Paperback; 2000-03-14
Summary:
Not surprisingly, this is a great book for the family that loves
baseball. The authors set out with their 8-year-old daughter,
5-year-old son, and a worthy goal: "to help families plan realistic
trips that include baseball." To that end, they traveled over 50,000
miles and cheered on over 110 major - and minor-league teams, from
the Durham Bulls to the Bronx Bombers. They then divided the best
stadiums they saw, as well as the best hotels, restaurants, and
attractions that surround them, into 30 long-weekend trips spanning
the entire country. The book is also a great resource for any family
that doesn't want to spend their vacation trudging a well-worn path
from monument to state park to fast-food restaurant. The authors have
high standards for what a family vacation should be, and for what
kids should see and do when they travel. Fortunately, they also have
a reasonable understanding of what you can expect your kids to sit
through. The supplementary attractions and restaurants that accompany
the ballpark listings reveal this--they favor down-home diners over
chains, living history over moribund museums, the authentic over the
synthetic. If you don't know much about baseball, or haven't traveled
much with children, the book makes an excellent cribsheet. But even
if you've taken the brood to Cooperstown and back a dozen times,
you're likely to learn something new. Like a trip to the ballpark,
the family vacation isn't so much about where you go or what you do,
but the people you do it with. Traveling, or going to a game, can
bring families together in a special way--why else would we put up
with the hassle? This guide reflects a wonderful awareness of that
fact, and a willingness to make the most of it. Not just a digest of
ballparks, the book is a celebration of that other national pastime,
the family vacation. As both, it is a stirring success. --Andrew
Nieland
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