Wrigley Field in Chicago is America’s most beautiful major-league ballpark. Built in 1914, Wrigley is two years younger than Fenway Park in Boston, but age isn’t everything.
The beauty of Wrigley lies primarily in its interior. The walls are made entirely of brick, and the outfield wall is covered with ivy, which cushions somewhat the eager outfielders who crash into it.
The scoreboard at Wrigley is not electrified, except for the lights that indicate balls, strikes, and outs. The large centerfield scoreboard requires its keeper to replace numbers by hand.
Another aspect of Wrigley Field’s beauty can be found in its symmetry. The distance from home plate to the outfield wall is identical in both left and right fields.
From the left field grandstand, one can see Lake Michigan, although that view is increasingly blocked by new high-rise buildings along Lake Shore Drive.
Wrigley Field seats 41,160.
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