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ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS
Baltimore
Opened: 1992
Capacity: 48,876
Average Ticket Price: $22.53
Average Cost of Concessions and Souvenirs: $68.50
Pluses:
Light rail and buses bring fans to Camden Yards from as far away as the D.C. suburbs.

Minuses:
Though most fans drive, there aren't many parking spots available at the park. Most use neighborhood streets and lots, the majority of which are a 10-15 minute walk from the stadium.
By incorporating itself into the existing neighborhood, Baltimore's Camden Yards set a new paradigm for ballpark construction that many have tried to duplicate.
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images
Wheelchair-accessible seats are available on every seating level (approx. 750 total); there are arobust 70-80 concession options and an ample number of restrooms (52); there isn't much for children to do inside the park, but Eutaw Street, which borders the stadium, offers plenty of food and entertainment before games.
The ballpark that spawned a new generation of stadiums that seek to co-exist with their surrounding neighborhoods (rather than pave over them) is still a pleasure to visit. There isn't a bad seat in the lower deck, although the upper level (which is above a ring of luxury boxes) is a little high and far from the action in places. Orioles fans are some of the most polite and welcoming in the American League, and the food here is the best in the majors. Walk on the concourse in front of the B&O warehouse and behind the outfield, and take your pick of fantastic fare. Best bests: a pit beef sandwich at Boog's Barbecue or a crab cake. -- B.J. Schecter  
After the game, be careful where you walk because the neighborhood quickly turns bad. You're better off following the crowds a few blocks down to the Inner Harbor, where there is plenty of fun for the whole family. -- B.J. Schecter  
2005 Record: 61-69 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth the price of admission: Miguel Tejada (.311 average, 24 HRs, 84 RBIs), Brian Roberts (.311, 17 HRs, 62 RBIs, 26 SBs).  
While many of the new ballparks that rise from the ground professing to combine the best of the old with the comforts of the new seem contrived, there's something about Camden that separates it from the pack. Perhaps it is its iconic status, maybe it's Boog's barbecue. No matter, few walk away from Camden disappointed in the experience. The baseball, however, has offered little but disappointment during the Peter Angelos era.  

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