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DODGER STADIUM
Los Angeles
Opened: 1962
Capacity: 56,000
Average Ticket Price: $18.94
Average Cost of Concessions and Souvenirs: $84
Pluses:
Parking costs a relatively reasonable $10 per car at the ballpark, and there are 16,000 parking spaces to choose from.

Minuses:
Traffic, traffic and more traffic; not much in the way of public transportation to the stadium
The scenery inside and outside of Dodger Stadium has given the Dodgers a sheen of California cool for more than four decades.
Photo by V.J. Lovero/SI
An appropriate amount of bathrooms (54) and plenty of food concessions, but a paucity of wheelchair-accessible seats; there's little in the way of distractions here, which keeps people focused on the game but offers scant relief to parents with a restless child.
Ignore the lax Dodgers-fan stereotypes and appreciate Dodger Stadium for what it is: a stunningly beautiful place to watch a game and a facility that has withstood the test of time. The sightlines are excellent no matter where you sit, the place has an open, inviting feel to it and the view of the Chavez Ravine hills behind the outfield is strangely bucolic. Now back to the stereotypes -- the fans get there late and leave early because traffic is a nightmare and the parking is worse. And since we're talking about L.A. here, forget public transportation.-- Jonah Freedman  
Time was the run-down Echo Park area was to be avoided at all costs -- after all, in the 1940s, the city condemned the land where Dodger Stadium eventually would be built and forced many of the neighborhood's residents out. However, as young hipsters have been priced out of nearby Silverlake and Los Feliz in recent years, the divisions between neighborhoods are beginning to blur. Plenty of indie rock-friendly bars and clubs are popping up to make you forget you're in Tinseltown. Check out nearby Short Stop and Spaceland for a dose of unpretentious L.A. cool. -- Jonah Freedman  
2005 Record: 60-71 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth the price of admission: Jeff Kent (.292 average, 23 HRs, 88 RBIs), Milton Bradley (.290, 13 HRs, 38 RBIs).  
The weather is gorgeous, the people are gorgeous and the stadium is ... you know, gorgeous. Much like your grandfather's Cadillac, Dodger Stadium has been well-preserved by the California sun. But also like that caddy, it is slowly being surpassed by newer, more comfortable models featuring more lights and buzzers. Still, this place is a classic and stands as an icon for what drew people to L.A. in the first place.  

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