Great American ballparks

Camden Yards, Baltimore

Why you gotta go: Like no other modern stadium, this throwback palace of brick and steel captures the feel of the game’s early years.

Game plan: Pregame, visit the nearby Babe Ruth Museum. Mid-game, spend half an inning in the standing-room viewing deck that overlooks right field.

Catbird seats: With great sightlines, every section is good.

7th-inning stretch: For a beef brisket sandwich—plus an autograph—visit Boog Powell, Oriole-player-turned-pit master, at his barbecue stand behind center field.

Standout stat: Flipped upright, the hulking brick railroad warehouse that looms behind right and center fields would be almost the same height as the Eiffel Tower.

Don't miss: The Eutaw Street walkway behind center field, with its food stands, shops and Orioles wall of fame.