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Pick upBirmingham · Jun 9
Drop offLawrenceville · Jun 17
Total miles356 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Birmingham, AL
Hotel
Birmingham Overnight
Check-inTue, Jun 9
Check-outWed, Jun 10
First pitch8:00 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Tuesday, June 9
First pitch at 8:00 PM ET — Birmingham Barons vs. Biloxi Shuckers at Regions Field tonight. Don't leave without Alabama White Sauce Smoked Chicken.
Stop 01 of 05
Birmingham, AL · Tue Jun 9
Regions Field
Birmingham Barons · AAA + AA + High-A + MLB
8:00 PM ET
vs. Biloxi Shuckers
Must Eat at the Park
Alabama White Sauce Smoked Chicken
Alabama white sauce — Big Bob Gibson's 1925 invention — mayonnaise-based, tangy with vinegar, black pepper, and lemon. Applied to smoked chicken.
Local Beer
Good People Brewing Snake Handler DIPA
Good People Brewing, from Birmingham's downtown Loft District, is Alabama's most established craft brewery. Snake Handler Double IPA and Brown Ale are their flagship offerings.
Good People Brewing Co. · Birmingham, AL
Regions Field and the Legacy of the Black Barons
Pilgrim Notes · Birmingham Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Overnight
Check-inTue, Jun 9
Check-outWed, Jun 10
First pitch tomorrow at 7:35 PM ET. Leave by 4:16 PM.
Wed Morning
When to Depart
Leave by4:16 PM
Drive to Montgomery105 mi · 1.8h
Game time7:35 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Birmingham, AL
Before You Hit the Road
Niki's West Diner
Bessemer Road Birmingham since 1956. The meat-and-three runs all day but the breakfast service — eggs, grits, sausage, biscuits — is the reason locals come before 9 AM. The most honest meal in Birmingham at any hour.
Eggs + grits + sausage + biscuit
Open 5 AM–2 PM daily
Worth the Detour · +30 min
Sloss Furnaces Birmingham
90 years of blast furnaces, preserved. Birmingham was the only city with ore, coal, and limestone in a 30-mile radius.
Birmingham, AL · 30 min detourBirmingham → Montgomery
105 mi · 1.8h · easy leg
DAY 2
Wednesday, June 10
A short 1.8h drive from Birmingham sets up the day. First pitch at 7:35 PM ET — Montgomery Biscuits vs. Knoxville Smokies at Riverwalk Stadium tonight. Sloss Furnaces Birmingham is worth 30 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 05
Montgomery, AL · Wed Jun 10
Riverwalk Stadium
Montgomery Biscuits · AAA + AA + High-A + MLB
7:35 PM ET
vs. Knoxville Smokies
Must Eat at the Park
Montgomery Biscuit with Sausage and Honey
A flaky, butter-laden Alabama cathead biscuit with a pork sausage patty and local wildflower honey.
Local Beer
Back Forty Beer Company Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale
Back Forty, from Gadsden, Alabama, makes Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale — the most specifically Alabama craft beer by name and ingredient.
Back Forty Beer Co. · Gadsden, AL
Stay Tonight · Montgomery, AL
Montgomery Overnight
Check-inWed, Jun 10
Check-outThu, Jun 11
First pitch tomorrow at 7:06 PM ET. Leave by 3:57 PM.
Thu Morning
When to Depart
Leave by3:57 PM
Drive to Columbus96 mi · 1.6h
Game time7:06 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
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 detourMontgomery → Columbus
96 mi · 1.6h · easy leg
DAY 3
Thursday, June 11
A short 1.6h drive from Montgomery sets up the day. First pitch at 7:06 PM ET — Columbus Clingstones vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Synovus Park tonight. Andersonville National Historic Site is worth 30 minutes off the highway.
Stop 03 of 05
Columbus, GA · Thu Jun 11
Synovus Park
Columbus Clingstones · AAA + AA + High-A + MLB
7:06 PM ET
vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Must Eat at the Park
Georgia Peach Cobbler
Georgia is the Peach State. Fresh Georgia peach cobbler with a butter biscuit crust is the most appropriate food in professional baseball.
Local Beer
Gate City Brewing Peach Pale Ale
Gate City Brewing, Columbus's emerging craft brewery, brings a Georgia peach-influenced pale ale that is exactly appropriate for the Clingstones' park.
Gate City Brewing · Columbus, GA
Stay Tonight · Columbus, GA
Columbus Overnight
Check-inThu, Jun 11
Check-outFri, Jun 12
First pitch tomorrow at 7:15 PM ET. Leave by 3:37 PM.
Tue Morning
When to Depart
Leave by3:37 PM
Drive to Cumberland124 mi · 2.1h
Game time7:15 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
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 detourColumbus → Cumberland
124 mi · 2.1h · easy leg
DAY 8
Tuesday, June 16
First pitch at 7:15 PM ET — Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants at Truist Park tonight — SpongeBob™ Jersey Shirt tonight. Andersonville National Historic Site is worth 30 minutes off the highway.
Stop 04 of 05
Cumberland, GA · Tue Jun 16
Truist Park
Atlanta Braves · AAA + AA + High-A + MLB
7:15 PM ET
vs. San Francisco Giants
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.
Stay Tonight · Cumberland, GA
Cumberland Overnight
Check-inTue, Jun 16
Check-outWed, Jun 17
First pitch tomorrow at 6:35 PM ET. Leave by 4:33 PM.
Wed Morning
When to Depart
Leave by4:33 PM
Drive to Lawrenceville31 mi · 0.5h
Game time6:35 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Cumberland, GA
Before You Hit the Road
The Silver Skillet
Atlanta institution open since 1956 on 14th Street NW. The most authentic Southern breakfast left in Atlanta. Real grits, biscuits made from scratch, country ham. Not changing for anyone.
Country ham + red-eye gravy + biscuit + grits
Open 6 AM–2 PM Mon–Fri, 7 AM–2 PM Sat
Worth the Detour · +30 min
Rock City
The attraction that painted 'See Rock City' on barns across the South for 30 years.
Lookout Mountain, GA · 30 min detourCumberland → Lawrenceville
31 mi · 0.5h · easy leg
DAY 9
Wednesday, June 17
A short 0.5h drive from Cumberland sets up the day. First pitch at 6:35 PM ET — Gwinnett Stripers vs. Louisville Bats at Coolray Field tonight. Rock City is worth 30 minutes off the highway.
Stop 05 of 05
Lawrenceville, GA · Wed Jun 17
Coolray Field
Gwinnett Stripers · AAA + AA + High-A + MLB
6:35 PM ET
vs. Louisville Bats
Must Eat at the Park
Georgia Peach BBQ Pulled Pork
Slow-smoked pork shoulder finished with a peach-infused vinegar BBQ sauce.
Local Beer
SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale
SweetWater, the Atlanta craft brewery since 1997. 420 Extra Pale Ale is their flagship.
SweetWater Brewing Co. · Atlanta, GA
Shift 2 days to catch Military Appreciation Night at Synovus Park.
• Military Appreciation Night at Synovus Park
• SpongeBob™ Jersey Shirt at Truist Park
• Atlanta Black Crackers Night (Game 1) + Fireworks Friday at Coolray Field
• Atlanta Black Crackers Hat Giveaway at Coolray Field
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 5 games (avg $46)$90
Hotels · 8 nights (avg $155)$880
Fuel · 356 mi at $0.18/mi$64
Ballpark food & drinks$150
Total Estimate$1,184
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
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