Baseball Stadiums With the Most Character

Some ballparks could host a game anywhere. These could only be where they are: a 37-foot wall in left field, ivy planted in the 1930s, a river or a bay waiting past the outfield, a skyline framed over center field. Each photo shows one park as a fan sees it, with the quirk that makes it worth the trip. The test for a place here is character you can see from your seat, not size or newness. The major league parks run in order of opening, from the two oldest in Boston and Chicago through Camden Yards and the parks that borrowed its ideas. Japan's Koshien follows as the most storied ballpark outside the United States, then Birmingham's Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the country, and three lost classics close the gallery for fans who want to know what came before.