visiting football stadiums
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Road Warrior
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visiting football stadiums
I was at work about a month ago and we were talking about motorcycle trips. I have never been on a multi day trip and was saying how much I want to. We came up with the idea of visiting football stadiums. Granted, the season will be over, but the pro shops should be open. When I get there I want a pic of me with the bike showing the stadium, plus a pin or patch of the team.
The cities I have chosen for this years trip are, starting at Foxboro, home of Pats, then head north to Orchard park NY, buffalo Bills. Continue on to Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Phili, NY, then home again. May stop off at Balt and Wash. All and all about 1400 miles in 4 or 5 days.
The questions I have from you folks are:
Any good places to stay that I don't have to worry about the bike
Any interesting things to see along the way
Any places I should stay away from
My plan is to travel alone. None of my friends ride, and the few people that I do ride with are my coworkers. This will be a vaca for me so that means they have to stay and cover me at work.
Thanks in advance
Jim
The cities I have chosen for this years trip are, starting at Foxboro, home of Pats, then head north to Orchard park NY, buffalo Bills. Continue on to Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Phili, NY, then home again. May stop off at Balt and Wash. All and all about 1400 miles in 4 or 5 days.
The questions I have from you folks are:
Any good places to stay that I don't have to worry about the bike
Any interesting things to see along the way
Any places I should stay away from
My plan is to travel alone. None of my friends ride, and the few people that I do ride with are my coworkers. This will be a vaca for me so that means they have to stay and cover me at work.
Thanks in advance
Jim
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Sounds like a nice trip that could develop into a plan to visit all the stadiums. I have no information on the ones you are going to but have been to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tx. a couple times to games. I know year round they offer tours of that stadium although they charge for it. In fact they sell tickets on Ticketmaster. Its an amazing stadium and if you ever did make the trip as far as Dallas the Ballpark at Arlington, where the Rangers play is in sight just a few blocks from the football stadium. You could hit both of those the same day.
I'm assuming most stadiums, especially the newer ones, do the tour thing. I'm a big Redskin fan and hope to make the trip to FedEx Field in Maryland one day soon.
I'm assuming most stadiums, especially the newer ones, do the tour thing. I'm a big Redskin fan and hope to make the trip to FedEx Field in Maryland one day soon.
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After you a get handle on this this road trip thing, you have to go to Lambeau Field in Green Bay. We were there in 2009 when the Colts played there and awesome place! You feel the history just walking in the place, and Curley's is a bar that is open 7 days a week with good food. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis is kinda new, but a good place to visit too.
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After you a get handle on this this road trip thing, you have to go to Lambeau Field in Green Bay. We were there in 2009 when the Colts played there and awesome place! You feel the history just walking in the place, and Curley's is a bar that is open 7 days a week with good food. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis is kinda new, but a good place to visit too.
That will probably be my 2014 trip. Green Bay is a must for all football fans.
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Be sure if you make the trip to Cleveland to plan on a trip to Canton to the Football Hall of Fame. Well worth the trip.In Cleveland plenty of nice hotels downtown or a little west towards Westlake area.
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You may want to include ball parks along your trip....I never did a trip to the parks or stadiums directly but I've ridden through the places you mentioned.....Like Cleavland , the Browns play right down the street from the Indians.......The Ravens play right down the road from the Oriels....The Phillys don't play far from the Eagles....etc...etc...
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Eddy, that is some great info you just gave. I never thought of the ball parks. Though not a baseball fan, the time of year will be in the height of baseball season. If there is going to be a game the day I am in an area, might want to get in and out of the stadium at a fairly early time to avoid traffic. Thanks for the info of the parks being in the same area of each other. Nothing like that here in Boston. Our venues are very far apart from each other.