Yankee Stadium
The House That Ruth Built may have had some of its original charm stripped and scrubbed away by a George Steinbrenner-directed renovation in the late seventies, but it remains one of the great places in America to see a baseball game--and offers a sporting experience unmatched in the five boroughs. Located along the Western edge of the South Bronx, where it was once just a stone's throw from Harlem's Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium is a kind of neighborhood unto itself, tucked to the west of Grand Concourse and the Bronx County Courthouse, and ringed with a few bustling blocks of sports bars, memorabilia depots, and greasy-spoon dining spots. The Yankees are the team everyone loves to hate, but their stadium is, alongside Wrigley Field in Chicago, the most inviting and welcoming home field in baseball--great sight lines, warm, supportive but unimposing fans (so long as you stay out of the bleachers), affordable fare and real commuting convenience (the ballpark's just a short subway trip from midtown and lower Manhattan.)
I will always compare every single Yankees game to the one I watched in the stadium during which Aaron Boone helped the Yankees topple the Red Sox in the 2003 post season.
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