Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
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| 333 W. Camden St. | |
| Baltimore, MD 21201 | |
| 410-685-9800 | |
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Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | |
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After its official opening on April 6, 1992, Oriole Park at Camden Yards immediately became the new gold standard by which all baseball stadiums built before and after would be compared. The brick and steel structure, uneven dimensions, advertising on the outfield walls and natural-grass playing field gives Oriole Park an old-school look. The spacious seating, numerous restrooms and vast array of concessions make for a more relaxed viewing experience than one can get at an older ballpark.
The 48,954 capacity, baseball-only facility is located only a short walk away from Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The downtown setting allows time to shop and socialize before and after games, creating a more community-oriented atmosphere.
Oriole Park's design and setting helped inspire the construction of stadiums built after it. Such as: Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Coors Field in Denver and PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
The stadium's signature is the B&O Warehouse building located on Eutaw Street, beyond the right-field seats. Built in 1898, the building is eight stories tall, 1,016 feet long and within hitting distance for left-handed hitters. Located 439 feet away from home plate, no one has hit the warehouse in a live game, but Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr., then with the Seattle Mariners, did reach it during the 1993 Home Run Derby.
Eutaw Street also boasts Boog's Barbecue, the ultra-popular concession stand specializing in pit beef and pork sandwiches. Former Oriole Boog Powell owns the stand and can often be found signing autographs. If you want to check it out for yourself, make sure to allow enough time before the game, because the lines can get pretty long.
If you don't have a parking permit, there are numerous lots within walking distance and they cost about $10 for the evening. However, alternate transportation is available via the Light Rail or local bus service. A Light Rail pass is $3.50 round trip for an entire day and is open seven days a week, with the last train departing one hour after the final out.
Individual game tickets run from $8 to $45. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-888-848-BIRD or on the Orioles' Web site at www.theorioles.com.
For those who want to see the facility without taking in a game, 75-minute tours are available seven days a week, except on afternoon gamedays, and cost $7 for adults and $5 for children and senior citizens. --Terence Flyntz
The 48,954 capacity, baseball-only facility is located only a short walk away from Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The downtown setting allows time to shop and socialize before and after games, creating a more community-oriented atmosphere.
Oriole Park's design and setting helped inspire the construction of stadiums built after it. Such as: Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Coors Field in Denver and PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
The stadium's signature is the B&O Warehouse building located on Eutaw Street, beyond the right-field seats. Built in 1898, the building is eight stories tall, 1,016 feet long and within hitting distance for left-handed hitters. Located 439 feet away from home plate, no one has hit the warehouse in a live game, but Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr., then with the Seattle Mariners, did reach it during the 1993 Home Run Derby.
Eutaw Street also boasts Boog's Barbecue, the ultra-popular concession stand specializing in pit beef and pork sandwiches. Former Oriole Boog Powell owns the stand and can often be found signing autographs. If you want to check it out for yourself, make sure to allow enough time before the game, because the lines can get pretty long.
If you don't have a parking permit, there are numerous lots within walking distance and they cost about $10 for the evening. However, alternate transportation is available via the Light Rail or local bus service. A Light Rail pass is $3.50 round trip for an entire day and is open seven days a week, with the last train departing one hour after the final out.
Individual game tickets run from $8 to $45. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-888-848-BIRD or on the Orioles' Web site at www.theorioles.com.
For those who want to see the facility without taking in a game, 75-minute tours are available seven days a week, except on afternoon gamedays, and cost $7 for adults and $5 for children and senior citizens. --Terence Flyntz
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