Ballpark Tours, based out of Saint Paul, Minnesota, is offering a trio of trips – that can take you everywhere from Chattanooga to Chicago to Havana – in 2016. If you are looking for a unique baseball experience, it’s time to sign up for the bus (or plane).
There is really nothing like a Ballpark Tours trek (I’ve been on 27 of them). It is the perfect way to enjoy the national pastime – good times with good friends (old and new) who share a passion for baseball and adventure. It’s would not be an exaggeration to say that once you get on a Ballpark Tours bus, every mile is a memory.
Here’s a brief rundown (details courtesty of Ballpark Tours) of the 2016 trips, for more info and sign-up, click here.
Tennessee Three Step – Ten Games, Seven Cities, Ten Days
Kansas City is the Major League Stop on the Tennesee Three Step – which includes fun times in Nashville and Memphis.
In mid-August Ballpark Tours is departing on what Baseball Roundtable has dubbed “The Baseball Trip of a Lifetime.” Ballpark Tours calls it Bleacher Bums XXXIV – The Tennessee Three Step. (Yes, Ballpark Tours has been around that long).
Bleacher Bums XXXIV, leaving out of Saint Paul, Minnesota on August 12, will take you to ten games in seven cities in ten days. And, if you’ve ever wanted to compare the quality of play at various levels (as well as culture of the game and the towns and cities in which it is played), this trip is for you. It includes professional baseball at almost every level – Independent, A, AA, AAA and Major League.
You’ll also be able to enjoy the culture, cuisine (and beverages), history and arts of the cities along the way, including two nights each in Memphis, Nashville and Kansas City (also on the trip: Peoria, Marion, Chattanooga and Des Moines). You can expect BPT’s usual good hotels, well-located – and all the usual high spirits, hi-jinx and BPT hoopla.
September Pennant Run- The Amazing Cubbies
Gotta love Wrigley – and this could be the Cubs’ year.
Want to take in some meaningful September games in an historic ballpark, then Ballpark Tours September Pennant Run (September 22-25) may be just the ticket. Leaving from Saint Paul, MN, this trip includes a pair of Cubs/Cardinals games in Wrigley and a Brewers/Pirates matchup in Milwaukee – plus three nights at the historic Palmer House in downtown Chicago. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a weekend of Blues, Brews and (pennant race) Baseball.
Cuba – The Diamonds to our South II
December 1 – 11, 2016
Another great Ballpark Tours trip to Cuba. You’ll enjoy nine days in Cuba, five cities, three great hotels, Baseball People to People Events – and more.
Enjoy the glory of Cuba and Cuban baseball on a trip that includes:
- 10 nights accommodations including one night in Miami;
- Daily Breakfasts, lunches and six Dinners in Cuba;
- Admissions to ballgames, museums & cultural events;
- Meetings with ballplayers, sports officials and historians;
- Professional Tours of Havana, Vinales, Trinidad and Cienfuegos;
- Rum – Cigars – Music … and, of course BPT HOOPLA!!!!
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