Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Play Ball!
Fenway Park tours
(
&
617/226-6666
) take visitors around the legendary ball-
park. This is an excellent alternative if your budget or schedule doesn't allow
for attending a game. Depending on what's going on at the park, a tour may
include a walk on the warning track, a stop in the press box, and a visit to the
Red Sox Hall of Fame. Tours start on the hour Monday through Saturday from
9am to 4pm, Sunday from noon to 3pm (or 3 hr. before game time, whichever
is earlier), in the summer; winter hours end 1 hour earlier, with no tours on Sun-
day. There are no tours on holidays or before day games. Admission is $12 for
adults, $11 for seniors, and $10 for children under 15, and advance individual
sales aren't available.
Moments
number of same-day standing-room tickets ($20-$30) are available before each game,
and fans sometimes return presold tickets, especially if a rainout causes rescheduling.
It can't hurt to check, particularly if the team isn't playing well; visit the website and
navigate to “Red Sox Replay,” or check at the ticket office.
The
Fenway Park ticket office
(
&
877/REDSOX-9;
www.redsox.com; T: Green
Line B, C, or D to Kenmore, or D to Fenway) is at 4 Yawkey Way, near the corner of
Brookline Avenue. Tickets for people with disabilities and in no-alcohol sections are
available. Smoking is not allowed in the park.
BASKETBALL
The
Boston Celtics
raised their 17th National Basketball Association championship
banner to the rafters of the TD Banknorth Garden in 2008. The team's unlikely run
to the title captivated even the most jaded fans. The Celtics play from early October
to April or May; when a top contender is visiting, getting tickets may be tough. Prices
are as low as $10 for some games and top out at $275 ($750 for floor seats). For infor-
mation, call the Garden (
&
617/624-1000;
www.nba.com/celtics); for tickets, con-
tact Ticketmaster (
&
617/931-2000;
www.ticketmaster.com). To reach the Garden,
take the MBTA Green or Orange Line or commuter rail to North Station.
Note:
Spec-
tators may not bring any bags, including backpacks and briefcases, into the arena.
FOOTBALL
The
New England Patriots
(
&
800/543-1776;
www.patriots.com) were playing to
standing-room-only crowds even before they won three Super Bowls in 4 years (2002,
2004, and 2005) and famously fizzled out in 2008. The Pats play from August
through December or January at Gillette Stadium on Route 1 in Foxboro, about a 45-
minute drive south of Boston. Tickets ($49-$169) sell out well in advance, often as
part of season-ticket packages. Call or check the website for information on individ-
ual ticket sales and resales and public-transit options.
Boston College,
another tough ticket, is the state's only Division I-A team. The
Eagles play at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill (
&
617/552-GOBC;
www.bc
eagles.collegesports.com). The area's Division I-AA teams are
Harvard University,
Harvard Stadium, North Harvard Street, Allston (
&
877/GO-HARVARD
or 617/
495-2211; www.gocrimson.com), and
Northeastern University,
Parsons Field, Kent
Street, Brookline (
&
617/373-4700;
www.gonu.com).
