2013 Major & Minor League Baseball Fields

Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd;

2013 is the 113th season for Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB).

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back.

The Astros' shift to the American League West, and that will lead to at least one Interleague game every day.

Let me root, root, root for the home team, if they don't win, it's a shame.

30 MLB teams in 18 U.S. states and one Canadian province, and 160 MiLB teams in 43 states and a different Canadian province.

For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, at the old ball game.

You can buy tickets at MLB.com, and there are a number of ticket resellers like TicketsNow, TicketNetwork, Razorgator, TicketSolutions, Select-a-ticket, TicketFeeder and more.

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If you have an iPad or iPhone, you have lots of options for keeping track of your favorite team and live scores:

• MLB.com
• FOX Sports Mobile
• CBS Sports for iPhone

2012 Best Amusement and Water Parks

Every year when summer ends, Amusement Today conducts an international poll to find out what were the best amusement parks and water parks around the world.  This is not an easy task.

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) says that there are more than 400 amusement parks and attractions in the United States, and approximately 300 amusement parks in Europe.  And according to the World Waterpark Association, there are over 1,000 waterparks in North America, and about 600 around the rest of the world.  That's a lot of fun to judge.

The Amusement Today awards are called the Golden Ticket Award, and they identify the top winners in 23 categories.  Categories include not only Best Park and Best Waterpark, but also Best Children's Park, Friendliest Park, Cleanest Park, Best Shows, Best Kids Area, and Best Indoor Coaster.  You can find all the winners, and see what categories they won, on our map below.

For even more choices to have fun, last year we looked at the most & least expensive amusement parks, as well as the parks that had the most inversions (going upside down) from the Roller Coaster Database.

Zoom the map out to see the winners in Europe and Japan.

Where To Travel In The U.S. With Kids?

Now is the time of year where you're trying to figure out where to take the family, and this map will focus on the places you should take your kids in the U.S.

To start, we're mapping two articles about where to take your kids before they turn 15, but we'd like to get suggestions from you on other articles we should add:

• 15 Places Your Kids Should See Before 15 - Budget Travel
• 15 More Places Every Kid Should See Before 15 - Budget Travel

Leave us a comment below telling us what other articles you think we should add. Happy travels!

Our Reading List & Everything Map

Announcing two new features on our blog:

• Our Reading List - the stories and places we collect in between our big articles
• Everything Map - our map of, well, everything we have blogged about, and all the places from Our Reading List (over 5,000 as of today)

If you are someone that likes to find unique places to visit, these two new features should quickly become a favorite.

Enjoy!

2011 Best Amusement and Water Parks

Now that it's springtime, our thoughts start turning to the important things that lie ahead - like what exciting things we're going to do this summer!

Amusement parks and water parks are lots of fun, but what if you wanted to visit the best of them?  Luckily for you, every year Amusement Today conducts an international poll to find out who will win their Golden Ticket Award for being the "Best of the Best" in the amusement industry.

Sixty parks won this year, in twenty-two categories that included Best Park, Best Waterpark, Best Children's Park, Friendliest Park, Cleanest Park, Best Shows, Best Kids Area, and Best Indoor Coaster.  Whatever you're looking for, they can tell you who is the best, and our map shows you where they are.

For even more choices, last year we looked at the most & least expensive amusement parks, as well as the parks that had the most inversions (going upside down) from the Roller Coaster Database.

The blue pins show who is #1 in their category.  Zoom in to see more detail, and move the map over to Japan and Europe for more "Best of the Best".

Things To Do: New Orleans

Mardi Gras in New Orleans ends on Tuesday - so what else is there to do?  Lots.

Food is definitely a big reason to roam around city, and there is plenty of history to view too.  We have mapped three lists to help you decide what to do, and where to go:

• New York Times - 36 Hours - New Orleans
• Msnbc.com - 15 things you didn't know about New Orleans
• Food Network - Diners, Drive-ins & Dives

You don't have to wait for Mardi Gras to visit New Orleans, and considering how much there is to do, it's going to take more than one trip to see it all.
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World's Most Visited Museums

If you have a bucket list of "most popular" places to visit, then you'll want to read the Travel + Leisure article World's Most-Visited Museums.  Even if you don't have a bucket list, reading about these museums may give you the inspiration to find out why so many visit them, and since thirteen of them are in just three cities, visiting more than one on the same trip may be easier than you think.

When you do go, consider an attraction pass to save money and give you access to more local attractions:

• New York - New York Pass, CityPASS, New York City Explorer Pass, VISITicket
• London - London Pass
• Paris - Paris Pass

How many have you visited?

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