To Do Today: Tour Fenway Park
A unique behind-the-scenes peek into nation’s oldest ballpark
During a one-hour guided tour of Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox since 1912, visitors get to explore the ballpark, learn about some of the team’s most famous players, and view some of the hundreds of thousands of photos and memorabilia in the team’s archive. Photo by Clark Van Der Beken/Unsplash
To Do Today: Tour Fenway Park
A unique behind-the-scenes peek into nation’s oldest ballpark
What?
When?
Tours are held daily on the hour, from 9 am to 5 pm on non-game days, and from 9 am until three hours before the start of a home game when the Red Sox are in town.
Where?
19 Jersey St., Boston.
How much?
$25 for adults, $17 for children 12 and under. Purchase tickets online here.
Why should I go?
Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox, is the nation’s oldest major league ballpark. Dedicated fans who show up routinely for games get to see only a bit of what’s been billed as “America’s most beloved ballpark.” But the daily one-hour guided tours give fans a fascinating overview of the history of Fenway and the team that has called it home since 1912, when what was once marshland was transformed into a baseball stadium.
Visitors will learn what makes Fenway unique—like the fact that it boasts baseball’s oldest manual scoreboard—and can view the lone red seat in section 42 of the right field bleachers commemorating Ted Williams’ 502-foot home run in 1946.
You’ll also get to decide for yourself which section of the ballpark offers the best views. Take a rest in the grand slam seats, or in the park’s famous Green Monster seats, located just above the highest wall in baseball, at 37 feet, 2 inches.
Guests also get an exclusive walk-through of the ballpark’s press box, and a chance to view some of the stadium’s collection of more than 170,000 stadium artifacts and 150,000 photographs. Tour guides will recount highlights of the Red Sox’s 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, and 2018 World Series wins.
It’s the perfect way to celebrate an iconic Boston landmark while learning more about some of baseball’s greatest legends.
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