Family Vacation Idea for Baseball Fans

It's a baseball cultural immersion: a 6-night escorted tour just for families. "Baseball- Behind the Scenes" starts in New York City, continues to Cooperstown NY, and then to Boston. Highlights include three live games, a visit with a sports journalist, stadium tours, and the 2005 induction ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum.

"Baseball - Behind the Scenes" Tour

The Generations Touring Company presents a week of baseball immersion for families: tour Yankee Stadium, dine with a sportswriter, watch the Red Sox and Yankees, visit Fenway Park, lunch at Quincy Market, and tour the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Departure dates are July 28 and Sept. 3 2005. Read more below.

Baseball: Behind the Scenes 2005: itinerary

This information is provided by Generations Touring Company.

• 7-day escorted tour is designed exclusively for families
• Beginning in New York, families and intergenerational travelers will tour the city and then take part in a behind-the-scenes tour of Yankee Stadium – sitting in the same dugout as Ruth, Gehrig and DiMaggio.
• While in New York, guests will enjoy dinner and conversation with a visiting sportswriter and gain perspective on sports journalism.
• The evening will conclude with a box seat to see the home town Yankees take on the visiting Anaheim Angels.
• The tour continues to Cooperstown, New York, home to Baseball’s Hall of Fame. The tour arrives at the onset of an Induction Weekend. [July 31 2005] Festivities abound as Spokane, WA native Ryne Sandberg (Chicago Cubs), Omaha, NE native Wade Boggs (Boston RedSox, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays) and Jerry Coleman (voice of the San Diego Padres) join an elite group of professionals. See the world famous Hall of Fame Museum and its many exhibits. Witness the Induction Ceremony and keep an eye out for former major leaguers and teammates of the Inductees.
• From Cooperstown the tour continues to Boston, Massachusetts, home to the World Champion Boston Red Sox. The first evening includes a short trip to Pawtucket, RI to see the AAA minor league franchise Pawtucket Red Sox. Families will enjoy the comfortable confines McCoy Stadium for dinner and a game.
• The next morning you will have the opportunity to explore Fenway Park, home of the Green Monster in left field. You will learn about the “Curse of the Bambino” and how it preoccupied Boston fans for nearly a century. In the evening, you will have another great vantage point of the field from your box seat as you watch the Red Sox play the Kansas City Royals.
• Note: the September tour does not include the Induction and will feature different teams.

Practicalities

• two tour dates are available for families with children of all ages: July 28 and Sept. 3 2005
• prices are from $2,299.00 per person, double occupancy. Children 12 and under receive a $100 discount.
• price includes all gratuities, accommodations, most meals, tours, event admissions and guide services as well as a GTC backpack and in depth field guide written specifically for this tour.
• group discounts are available.

For reservations and to order brochures call (888) 415-9100 or (206) 325-2830, or visit Generations Touring Company.