The MLB Stadium Bucket List: Visit All 30 Ballparks With the PIB Stadium Challenge
Visiting every MLB stadium is a classic American baseball fan bucket list. PIB's MLB Stadiums collection turns it into a GPS-verified scavenger hunt — check in at all 30 ballparks, earn XP, and build a permanent record of every park you've set foot in.
Visiting all 30 MLB stadiums is a bucket list item that serious baseball fans have been working through for decades. There's something about stepping into a new ballpark — the sight lines, the regional food, the crowd energy, the smell of the grass — that never gets old. PIB's MLB Stadiums Collection turns that quest into a GPS-verified challenge with XP, stamps, and a permanent record of every park you've been to.
Why the 30-Stadium Challenge?
It's the same reason people do the national park passport or visit all 50 states: the collection gives the journey structure. Without tracking, you might visit 18 stadiums over 20 years and never realize you only need 12 more to complete it. Once you're actively collecting, you start planning trips differently. A road trip through Texas becomes "I can hit Globe Life Field in Arlington, Minute Maid Park in Houston, and I've always wanted to see San Antonio anyway."
The 30 Stadiums Ranked by Difficulty to Reach
Not all 30 are equally accessible. Here's how to think about the challenge:
Easy Wins (Major Markets)
These are in cities most people visit anyway:
- 🏟️ Yankee Stadium — New York, NY
- 🏟️ Dodger Stadium — Los Angeles, CA
- 🏟️ Wrigley Field — Chicago, IL (Legendary tier — pure baseball history)
- 🏟️ Fenway Park — Boston, MA (Legendary — oldest park in the majors)
- 🏟️ Oracle Park — San Francisco, CA (Epic — views of the bay)
Dedicated Trip Required
These cities aren't on most people's regular rotation but are absolutely worth the trip:
- 🏟️ PNC Park — Pittsburgh, PA (best views of any stadium, period)
- 🏟️ Kauffman Stadium — Kansas City, MO (legendary fountains beyond the outfield)
- 🏟️ American Family Field — Milwaukee, WI (sliding roof, serious tailgate culture)
- 🏟️ Target Field — Minneapolis, MN (outdoor stadium in Minnesota — pack a jacket)
The Road Trip Clusters
Think in clusters to maximize efficiency:
- Ohio Loop: Progressive Field (Cleveland) + Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati) — 4 hours apart
- Midwest Run: Guaranteed Rate Field + Wrigley (Chicago) + American Family Field (Milwaukee) — all within 90 min
- Texas Triangle: Globe Life Field (Arlington) + Minute Maid Park (Houston) + (fly to) Saguaro? — two in one weekend
- Mid-Atlantic Sweep: Camden Yards (Baltimore) + Nationals Park (D.C.) + Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) — all within 3 hours
Fenway and Wrigley: The Legendary Stamps
PIB assigns Legendary status to the ballparks that are genuinely historic — not just baseball-historic, but American-historic. Fenway Park (1912) and Wrigley Field (1914) are the only two pre-World War I stadiums still in use. Checking into both feels meaningfully different from a modern retractable-roof facility. That's what the rarity system is designed to capture.
How to Use PIB at a Baseball Game
- Arrive at the stadium
- Open PIB and tap Check In
- GPS confirms your location at the ballpark
- Your stamp drops into your collection — rarity tier auto-assigned
- XP added to your passport
Takes about 10 seconds. You can do it in line at the gate before you even find your seat.
Ready to Start the Challenge?
Whether you're at 5 stadiums or 25, PIB tracks your progress and shows you what's left. Open the Collections tab, find MLB Stadiums, and see how close you already are.
Download PIB free → App Store
Ready to start collecting?
Open the collection in PIB and check in at your first spot.
Download PIB — Free on iPhone →