Why visit
You need not understand baseball to feel Fenway: opened in 1912, the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball is a shrine of American sport, its 37-foot left-field wall - the Green Monster - as recognizable as any Boston landmark, its scoreboard still turned by hand from inside the wall. Two experiences serve travelers differently. Guided tours run year-round (roughly hourly; verify times and pricing at mlb.com/redsox), climbing atop the Monster and touching a century of stories - the right choice for most Gulf families, alcohol-free and daytime. Attending a game (April-September, plus playoffs) delivers the full roaring ritual, with 'Sweet Caroline' in the eighth inning; note that beer flows freely in the stands, evenings run late, and tickets for good matchups price like concerts. Either way, the surrounding streets on game nights are theatre in themselves.
