Getting There · Step 1

Rental Car

Pick Up Your Rental

Pick upMiami · Jun 24
Drop offCumberland · Jun 30
Total miles791 mi

Stay Tonight · Miami, FL

Hotel

Miami Overnight

Check-inWed, Jun 24
Check-outThu, Jun 25
First pitch12:10 PM ET

Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.

DAY 1

Wednesday, June 24

First pitch at 12:10 PM ET — Miami Marlins vs. Texas Rangers at loanDepot park today. Don't leave without Cubano Sandwich.

Stop 01 of 03

Miami, FL · Wed Jun 24

loanDepot park

Miami Marlins · MLB

12:10 PM ET

vs. Texas Rangers

No Promo

Must Eat at the Park

Cubano Sandwich

A pressed Cuban sandwich with ham, roasted pork, Swiss, pickles, and mustard. Miami's signature food.

Local Beer

MIA Brewing Blonde Ale

Doral-based craft brewery. The Blonde Ale is the local choice in Miami's heat.

MIA Brewing

The Marlins and the Art of Winning Without Trying

Pilgrim Notes · Miami Baseball History

Stay Tonight · Miami, FL

Miami Overnight

Check-inWed, Jun 24
Check-outThu, Jun 25

First pitch tomorrow at 12:10 PM ET. Leave by 6:16 AM.

Thu Morning

When to Depart

Leave by6:16 AM
Drive to St. Petersburg255 mi · 4.4h
Game time12:10 PM ET

Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.

Worth the Detour · +60 min

Salvador Dali Museum St Pete

The largest Dalí collection outside Europe, in a spiraling glass atrium in St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg, FL · 60 min detour

Miami → St. Petersburg

255 mi · 4.4h · easy leg

Depart by 6:16 AM

DAY 2

Thursday, June 25

Miami to St. Petersburg is 4.4h — a solid drive, so leave early and plan a stop along the way. First pitch at 12:10 PM ET — Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field today. Don't leave without Cuban Sandwich (Columbia Restaurant).

Stop 02 of 03

St. Petersburg, FL · Thu Jun 25

Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay Rays · MLB

12:10 PM ET

vs. Kansas City Royals

No Promo

Must Eat at the Park

Cuban Sandwich (Columbia Restaurant)

Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on pressed Cuban bread. Tampa's defining sandwich.

Local Beer

Cigar City Jai Alai IPA

Tampa's most acclaimed craft brewery. Jai Alai is regularly voted the best IPA in the South.

Cigar City Brewing

Stay Tonight · St. Petersburg, FL

St. Petersburg Overnight

Check-inThu, Jun 25
Check-outFri, Jun 26

First pitch tomorrow at 7:15 PM ET. Leave by 8:31 AM.

Tue Morning

When to Depart

Leave by8:31 AM
Drive to Cumberland536 mi · 9.2h
Game time7:15 PM ET

Long drive — consider stopping overnight in St. Petersburg overnight.

Worth the Detour · +30 min

Andersonville National Historic Site

The Civil War's deadliest prison camp, and the only Confederate officer hanged for war crimes.

Andersonville, GA · 30 min detour

St. Petersburg → Cumberland

536 mi · 9.2h · long haul

Depart by 8:31 AM

DAY 7

Tuesday, June 30

First pitch at 7:15 PM ET — Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Truist Park tonight. Andersonville National Historic Site is worth 30 minutes off the highway.

Stop 03 of 03

Cumberland, GA · Tue Jun 30

Truist Park

Atlanta Braves · MLB

7:15 PM ET

vs. St. Louis Cardinals

No Promo

Must Eat at the Park

Georgia Chop Burger

Ground beef from Georgia farms, local cheese, house-made pickles on a brioche bun. Genuine farm-to-table ballpark burger.

Local Beer

SweetWater 420 EPA

Atlanta's flagship craft brewery. The 420 EPA is the most recognized Georgia craft beer.

SweetWater Brewing Co.

What If

Shift 2 days to catch Dominican Heritage Bobblehead at Tropicana Field.

• Dominican Heritage Bobblehead at Tropicana Field

• Chandler Simpson Bobblelegs at Tropicana Field

• Law Enforcement Appreciation Snapback at Tropicana Field

What to Budget

Estimates only — prices vary by availability

Tickets · 3 games (avg $46)$138
Hotels · 6 nights (avg $155)$930
Fuel · 791 mi at $0.18/mi$142
Ballpark food & drinks$150
Total Estimate$1,360

* Estimates only. Prices vary.

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