Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field, at 1060 W Addison St in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, is the home of the Chicago Cubs and one of the oldest ballparks in Major League Baseball. The Cubs have played there since 1916. Its ivy-covered brick outfield walls, hand-turned manual scoreboard and classic marquee at the corner of Clark and Addison make it one of the most recognizable ballparks in the United States. Visitors attending a game can see the bleacher seats, the rooftop views from neighboring buildings, and the traditional seventh-inning stretch singalong of Take Me Out to the Ballgame. A major renovation in the 2010s added the Gallagher Way plaza, a Park at Wrigley area with open space, and modern concourse upgrades while retaining the historic structure. On non-game days, the team offers ballpark tours on selected days that cover the dugout, the press box, the visitor clubhouse area and the field edge, usually taking about an hour and a half. A game typically runs three hours. The neighborhood around the park has many bars and restaurants that are busy on game days, and the crowd energy is at its highest for weekend and night games, in summer and during rivalry series. Day games on summer weekdays tend to be a more relaxed way to enjoy the ballpark, with smaller crowds than weekends. For photographs, the view from the bleachers toward the scoreboard and the ivy walls are favorites. The ballpark is directly served by the CTA Red Line at Addison, and driving and parking in the area are difficult on game days.