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Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upDenver · Aug 19
Drop offKansas City · Aug 21
Total miles704 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Denver, CO
Hotel
Denver Overnight
Check-inWed, Aug 19
Check-outThu, Aug 20
First pitch8:40 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Wednesday, August 19
First pitch at 8:40 PM ET — Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field tonight. Don't leave without Rocky Mountain Oysters.
Stop 01 of 02
Denver, CO · Wed Aug 19
Coors Field
Colorado Rockies · MLB
8:40 PM ET
vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Must Eat at the Park
Rocky Mountain Oysters
Deep-fried bull testicles. Yes, really. A Colorado tradition served with cocktail sauce. Try them.
Local Beer
Blue Moon Belgian White
Invented in the Sandlot Brewing Company in Coors Field's basement in 1995.
Blue Moon (Coors)
The Thin Air Problem and the Humidor Solution
Pilgrim Notes · Denver Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Denver, CO
Denver Overnight
Check-inWed, Aug 19
Check-outThu, Aug 20
First pitch tomorrow at 8:10 PM ET. Leave by 6:32 AM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by6:32 AM
Drive to Kansas City704 mi · 12.1h
Game time8:10 PM ET
Long drive — consider stopping overnight in Denver overnight.
Breakfast Stop · Denver, CO
Before You Hit the Road
Snooze AM Eatery
Born in Denver in 2006, now a regional icon. The pineapple upside-down pancake is genuinely one of the best things you will eat at breakfast anywhere. Bloody Marys and patio seating.
Pineapple upside-down pancakes + Bloody Mary
Open 6:30 AM–2:30 PM daily
Worth the Detour · +20 min
Lucas Grassroots Art Center
150 tons of concrete Bible scenes and a glass-coffin mausoleum built by one farmer.
Lucas, KS · 20 min detourDenver → Kansas City
704 mi · 12.1h · long haul
DAY 3
Friday, August 21
It's a 12.1h haul from Denver — plan to break this into two days or drive the night before. First pitch at 8:10 PM ET — Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium tonight. Lucas Grassroots Art Center is worth 20 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
Kansas City, MO · Fri Aug 21
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City Royals · MLB
8:10 PM ET
vs. Detroit Tigers
Must Eat at the Park
KC Burnt Ends
Kansas City-style burnt ends — the crispy, caramelized points of a smoked brisket. The defining food of KC BBQ.
Local Beer
Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat
Kansas City's defining craft brewery. The Unfiltered Wheat is a KC staple at the K.
Boulevard Brewing
George Brett and the Pine Tar Game
Pilgrim Notes · Kansas City Baseball History
Shift 2 days to catch Star Wars™ Night (Theme Package) at Coors Field.
• Star Wars™ Night (Theme Package) at Coors Field
• Bobby Witt Jr. Sliding Mitt Replica at Kauffman Stadium
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What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 2 games (avg $46)$92
Hotels · 2 nights (avg $155)$310
Fuel · 704 mi at $0.18/mi$127
Ballpark food & drinks$100
Total Estimate$629
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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