Opened in 1912, Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark still in active use in Major League Baseball, and its quirks, most famously the Green Monster wall in left field, have shaped the way the game is played there for over a century. A guided tour gets you access to areas off-limits on game day, making it worthwhile even for visitors with no game on their itinerary.

The park’s odd dimensions, including the shallow left field that necessitated the Green Monster in the first place, were dictated by the irregular city block it was squeezed onto rather than any strategic decision about the game itself. Over a century later, those same constraints still shape how the Red Sox play at home, giving the ballpark a personality that newer, more standardized stadiums simply don’t have.

Best Things to Do on a Fenway Park Tour

Stand on the Green Monster

The thirty-seven-foot left-field wall is one of the most famous features in American sports, and tours often include access to the seating atop it, offering a player’s-eye view of the field most fans never get.

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Go Behind the Scenes

Guided tours typically take you through areas like the press box, dugout access points, and the warning track, with stories about how the park’s odd geometry, built to fit its city block, shaped baseball strategy for generations.

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Find Ted Williams’ Red Seat

A single red seat stands out among the green ones in the right-field bleachers, marking the spot where Williams hit the longest home run ever recorded at Fenway.

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Browse the Team Store and Museum Exhibits

Displays around the ballpark trace the team’s history, including its championship droughts and eventual World Series wins, alongside memorabilia from across more than a century of games.

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Grab Food Near Jersey Street

On game days, the street outside the park fills with vendors selling classic ballpark food and team gear, adding to the atmosphere even before you’re through the gates.

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Best Time to Visit

Non-game days allow the most complete tour access, since certain areas are closed off once the grounds crew starts game-day prep. If you want the tour and a game in the same trip, plan the tour for earlier in the day.

How to Get There

The Kenmore and Fenway stops on the MBTA Green Line both put you within a short walk of the park, making public transit by far the easiest way to arrive, especially on game days when parking fills quickly.

Good to Know

Tours run throughout the year regardless of weather, and booking ahead is recommended during baseball season when demand is highest. The ballpark’s age means narrow aisles and tight walkways in places, a reminder that it was built for a very different era of crowd sizes. Tour guides are typically former or current Red Sox staff, and many share personal stories about specific games or players that don’t make it into official team history. Photography is generally allowed throughout most of the tour, so bring a camera rather than relying only on your phone.

Whether or not baseball is your main interest, Fenway’s mix of century-old architecture and living sports history makes the tour one of Boston’s most distinctive stops. Even visitors who’ve never followed the Red Sox tend to come away with a genuine appreciation for how much history is packed into such a small, oddly shaped ballpark.