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Fort Worth Council OKs new ar, doesn't that stadium name sound familiar? This park seats 18,025, making it one of the largest in the minors. In 2012, it unveiled the largest HD video board in minor league baseball. Once you're in town, visit the Anchor Bar (1047 Main St., 716-883-1134) the establishment where Buffalo Wings were invented 50 years ago in 1964.
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Park, 150 Park Ave., Norfolk, Va.; 757-622-2222
This beautiful new stadium was built in 1993 and is located in downtown Norfolk on the Elizabeth River. Norfolk, Va. is the home of a large naval station and the highly rated (245 W. Olney Rd., 757-664-6200).
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Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell St., , N.C.; 919-687-6500
Made famous by the movie "Bull Durham," this team actually traces its roots to the dawn of the 20th Century. Their stadium was designed by the same firm that built in Baltimore and Jacobs Field in Cleveland.
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Frontier Field, One Morrie Silver Way, Rochester, N.Y.; 585-262-2009
Opened with a Beach Boys concert in 1996, Frontier Field is yet another example of a modern minor-league park built with comfort and style; it seats more than 13,000. The National Museum of Play at The Strong (585-263-2700) is the second largest children's museum in the nation.
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NBT Bank Stadium, 1 Tex Simone Drive, Syracuse, N.Y.; 315-474-7833
This publicly-owned facility opened in 1997 and features the Hank Sauer Room restaurant (available to groups by reservation only). History buffs will enjoy the Erie Canal Museum (315-471-0593), listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Rd., Moosic, Pa.; 570-969-2255
Only 75 miles separate Allentown and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, so this is the trek to make if you're thinking day trip. Seats at the club and suite level are sold out for the season, but tickets elsewhere in the park remain a modest $7-$12.