Josh Pahigian

A fanciful yet useful compendium of ballparks, museums, landmarks and bars

There are thousands of baseball attractions, shrines and gravesites, and the very best of the best have been gathered here with a collection of essays that explain where to find these locations and why these particular spots reflect the soul of America.   Great places to visit coast to coast include the St. Paul Saints’ Midway Stadium, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, the Billy Goat Tavern, the Field of Dreams movie set, the Jackie Robinson Center, Lenny Dykstra’s Car Wash and Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park, among others.   For armchair travelers, sports fans and lovers of local folklore, this is a full-color tribute to the game that made America great.

Josh Pahigian is the author of several books, including The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip and Why I Hate the Yankees.  He teaches at the University of New England in Maine.

Among the top places to visit are the St. Paul Saints’ Midway Stadium, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, the Billy Goat Tavern, the Field of Dreams movie site, the Jackie Robinson Center, Lenny Dykstra’s Car Wash, and Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park.

Whether you are an armchair traveler, a sports fan, or a lover of local folklore, this intriguing and colorful tribute to the game will be a welcome addition to your sports collection.

Whether you travel by car or plane or sit in the comfort of your armchair, this book leads to 101 of the very best baseball places, including the Ted Williams

Museum, Ozzie Smith’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, the remnants of Forbes Field, Babe Ruth’s gravesite, McCovey Cove, and dozens of other captivating landmarks and curios that celebrate our national pastime.