Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upNew York · Apr 7
Drop offWashington · Apr 17
Total miles269 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · New York, NY
Hotel
New York Overnight
Check-inTue, Apr 7
Check-outWed, Apr 8
First pitch7:05 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Tuesday, April 7
First pitch at 7:05 PM ET — New York Yankees vs. Athletics at Yankee Stadium tonight. Don't leave without Nathan's Famous Hot Dog.
Stop 01 of 04
New York, NY · Tue Apr 7
Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees · MLB
7:05 PM ET
vs. Athletics
Must Eat at the Park
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog
Nathan's Famous from Coney Island. The original New York hot dog at the original New York stadium.
Local Beer
Bronx Brewery Pale Ale
The South Bronx craft brewery. Official craft partner of Yankee Stadium.
Bronx Brewery
The House That Ruth Built — and Then Abandoned
Pilgrim Notes · New York Baseball History
Stay Tonight · New York, NY
New York Overnight
Check-inTue, Apr 7
Check-outWed, Apr 8
First pitch tomorrow at 6:40 PM ET. Leave by 3:12 PM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by3:12 PM
Drive to Philadelphia114 mi · 2h
Game time6:40 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · New York, NY
Before You Hit the Road
Barney Greengrass
The Sturgeon King, Upper West Side, since 1908. Possibly the best smoked fish in America. Eggs scrambled with Nova and onions is the only reasonable order. Perfect before a Yankees or Mets day game.
Scrambled eggs with Nova + coffee
Open 8:30 AM Tue–Sun
Lunch Stop · Rt 1 S, Nassau St
Midway Fuel-Up
Hoagie Haven
Princeton. The college-town hoagie shop that locals swear by. The Italian is loaded, messy, and perfect.
Special Italian hoagie
Worth the Detour · +15 min
World's Largest Glacial Pothole
A coal miner set off explosives in 1884 and accidentally uncovered a 38-foot-deep Ice Age hole. It held 140,000 gallons of meltwater. You can look straight down into the Earth.
Archbald, PA · 15 min detourNew York → Philadelphia
114 mi · 2h · easy leg
DAY 4
Friday, April 10
First pitch at 6:40 PM ET — Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park tonight — Scouts Night I; BOGO Hot Dogs tonight. World's Largest Glacial Pothole is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 04
Philadelphia, PA · Fri Apr 10
Citizens Bank Park
Philadelphia Phillies · MLB
6:40 PM ET
vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Must Eat at the Park
Tony Luke's Cheesesteak
The definitive Philly cheesesteak at the ballpark. Chopped ribeye, American or Whiz, on a seeded Amoroso roll.
Local Beer
Yards Brawler
Yards, the iconic Philadelphia craft brewery. Brawler is a pugilist-style mild ale.
Yards Brewing
Broad Street Bullies and the Best Fans in Sports (Maybe)
Pilgrim Notes · Philadelphia Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Overnight
Check-inFri, Apr 10
Check-outSat, Apr 11
First pitch tomorrow at 7:15 PM ET. Leave by 3:50 PM.
Sat Morning
When to Depart
Leave by3:50 PM
Drive to Baltimore111 mi · 1.9h
Game time7:15 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Philadelphia, PA
Before You Hit the Road
Down Home Diner
Reading Terminal Market since 1987. Jack McDavid's Southern-inspired diner inside the greatest indoor market in America. Scrapple, eggs, grits — the Philadelphia breakfast you're supposed to eat.
Scrapple + eggs + grits
Open 7 AM Mon–Sat
Lunch Stop · Rt 1 S near Smyrna, Del
Midway Fuel-Up
Helen's Sausage House
Delaware. The sausage sandwich that Delaware drivers have been stopping for since the 1950s. Don't skip it.
Sausage & egg sandwich
Worth the Detour · +15 min
The Graffiti Warehouse
A massive legal graffiti mural wall in Baltimore's Station North arts district. Blocks of paint on brick that changes constantly. The city funded it. The art never stops.
Baltimore, MD · 15 min detourPhiladelphia → Baltimore
111 mi · 1.9h · easy leg
DAY 5
Saturday, April 11
A short 1.9h drive from Philadelphia sets up the day. First pitch at 7:15 PM ET — Baltimore Orioles vs. San Francisco Giants at Oriole Park at Camden Yards tonight — Jackson Holliday & Coconut Bobblehead tonight. The Graffiti Warehouse is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 03 of 04
Baltimore, MD · Sat Apr 11
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Baltimore Orioles · MLB
7:15 PM ET
vs. San Francisco Giants
Must Eat at the Park
Boog's BBQ Pit Beef Sandwich
Boog Powell — former Orioles MVP — has operated his BBQ stand at Camden Yards since 1992. The pit beef sandwich is Baltimore.
Local Beer
Dempsey's Brew Pub
Full-service brew pub on the right field lower concourse that brews its own beers on site.
Dempsey's Brewing
Camden Yards Changed Everything
Pilgrim Notes · Baltimore Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Overnight
Check-inSat, Apr 11
Check-outSun, Apr 12
First pitch tomorrow at 6:45 PM ET. Leave by 4:29 PM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by4:29 PM
Drive to Washington44 mi · 0.8h
Game time6:45 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Baltimore, MD
Before You Hit the Road
Attmans Delicatessen
Corned Beef Row, East Baltimore, since 1915. The last great Jewish deli on what was once Baltimore's deli corridor. Corned beef sandwich before an Orioles game is a rite of passage.
Corned beef on rye + pickle + coffee
Open 8 AM daily
Lunch Stop · US-1, near University of Maryland
Midway Fuel-Up
Ledo Restaurant
College Park, MD since 1955. Ledo pizza — thick square slices with a buttery, almost cookie-like crust — is a Maryland institution. Completely unlike anything else called pizza and beloved by everyone who grew up near DC.
Square slice + pitcher of soda
Open 11 AM daily
Worth the Detour · +15 min
The Graffiti Warehouse
A massive legal graffiti mural wall in Baltimore's Station North arts district. Blocks of paint on brick that changes constantly. The city funded it. The art never stops.
Baltimore, MD · 15 min detourBaltimore → Washington
44 mi · 0.8h · easy leg
DAY 11
Friday, April 17
First pitch at 6:45 PM ET — Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park tonight. The Graffiti Warehouse is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 04 of 04
Washington, DC · Fri Apr 17
Nationals Park
Washington Nationals · MLB
6:45 PM ET
vs. San Francisco Giants
Must Eat at the Park
Ben's Chili Bowl Half-Smoke
A half-smoke sausage with Ben's chili, mustard, and onions. Ben's Chili Bowl has been a DC institution since 1958.
Local Beer
DC Brau Penn Quarter Porter
DC's first packaged craft brewery since Prohibition. The porter is excellent.
DC Brau Brewing
Baseball Returns to Washington After 33 Years
Pilgrim Notes · Washington Baseball History
Shift 2 days to catch Scouts Night I; BOGO Hot Dogs at Citizens Bank Park.
• Scouts Night I; BOGO Hot Dogs at Citizens Bank Park
• Cavity Busters Kids Opening Day (Fans 14 & under) at Citizens Bank Park
• Jackson Holliday & Coconut Bobblehead at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
• Phanatic Birthday: Phanatic Bobblehead (Kids 14 & under) at Citizens Bank Park
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 4 games (avg $46)$184
Hotels · 10 nights (avg $155)$1,550
Fuel · 269 mi at $0.18/mi$48
Ballpark food & drinks$200
Total Estimate$1,982
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
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