Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Take Me Out to the Ballpark
Baseball fanatics can take a “backstage” tour of the ballpark , a terrific 75-min-
ute guided walk (c overing about 2 miles , including stairs) that takes in the
luxury skyboxes, the dugout, the arcade level, and the visiting team clubhouse
(locker r ooms). The guides ar e fun and k nowledgeable about baseball in
general and the Giants in par ticular. You'll see g reat vintage phot os from the
days when the San F rancisco S eals w ere the homet own t eam, bef ore the
Giants moved to San F rancisco from New York. If your kids aren't passionate
about baseball, the t our could drag. Take them inst ead to play at the
Coca-
Cola Fan Lot
(see “Parks & Playgrounds” in chapter 8) any nongame day. Enter
from the S eals gate on the plaza facing the ba y.
Kids ar e allo wed t o run the bases af ter ev ery Sunda y home game . You
needn't have a ticket, but y ou must be under 13. The line f orms to the right
of the Giants Dugout st ore, which is also wher e tours start.
For mor e inf ormation, call
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415/972-2400.
Tours ar e at 10:30am and
12:30pm ev ery da y ex cept da y games scheduled at A T&T P ark. Tickets $10
adults, $6 childr en 2-12, $8 seniors , under 2 fr ee. P urchase tickets at an y
Giants Dugout St ore or online at
www.tickets.com
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Fanatics and businesses snapped up season tickets befor e the opening of the stadium
in 2000, but ther e are ways to pr ocure seats. On game days, bleacher seats ar e available
at the stadium box office. The club also facilitates ticket sales between season subscribers
and ticketless fans through the Double Play Ticket Window on the Giants website. These
tickets won't necessarily be sold at face v alue, and you'll be charged an extra 10% of the
ticket price for the privilege of using the service, but it's safer than buying from a scalper.
Another excellent resource for tickets is www .craigslist.com (see “S an Francisco 49ers,”
below). 24 Willie Mays Plaza, 2nd and King sts.
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415/972-2000.
http://sanfrancisco.
giants.mlb.com. Tickets $10-$120.
Golden Sta te Warriors
The pr ofessional basketball season r uns fr om O ctober
through April, and tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the box office. Family
weekend packages, which offer considerable savings, ar e wor th looking into .
Oakland
Coliseum, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland.
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510/986-2200.
www.nba.com/warriors. Tickets $10-
$90. BART: Fremont/Richmond line to Coliseum/Airport exit.
Oakland Athletics
The B ay Ar ea's American League team plays at the N etwork
Associates S tadium, aka the O akland Coliseum or Ar ena. Tickets should be easy to
obtain directly through the box office, unless the team becomes a contender for a title.
7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland.
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510/568-5600.
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com. Tickets $9-$55.
Check website or w ww.stubhub.com, the official sit e for season ticket holders t o resell their
seats to the general public , to purchase tickets. BART: Fremont/Richmond line t o Coliseum/
Airport exit.
Oakland Raiders
You should be aware that Raiders football games aren't regarded as
very family-friendly affairs. N on-Raiders fans have had their cars trashed, and ex cessive
swearing and fighting in the stands is standar d operating pr ocedure. The team plays at
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