The Econo Lodge Arlington is located just 2 miles from Rangers Stadium!
The home of the Texas Rangers professional baseball team is one of the finest ballparks in the country. The graceful, redbrick-and-granite 50,000-seat stadium was designed (by the architect David Schwarz) to echo classic American baseball parks. The flat, painted billboards in the outfield with retro graphics and the absence of glaring neon lend a yesteryear feel to the park. It's a terrific place to see a game, even for folks (like me) who aren't huge baseball fans.
The home of the Texas Rangers professional baseball team is one of the finest ballparks in the country. The graceful, redbrick-and-granite 50,000-seat stadium was designed (by the architect David Schwarz) to echo classic American baseball parks. The flat, painted billboards in the outfield with retro graphics and the absence of glaring neon lend a yesteryear feel to the park. It's a terrific place to see a game, even for folks (like me) who aren't huge baseball fans.
Even if you can't see a Rangers game (Apr-Sept), you can take a 50-minute tour of the park, which visits the dugout, press box, clubhouse, batting cages, and owner's suite, and visit the Legends of the Game Baseball Museum. The museum traces the history of baseball in this country, with uniforms and artifacts on loan from Cooperstown, the Hall of Fame Museum. See Joe DiMaggio's glove; the jerseys of Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, and Walter Johnson; and cool antique baseball cards. Upstairs is a neat little Learning Center of hands-on baseball exhibits for Little Leaguers.
Transportation: To get there, take I-30 from either Dallas or Fort Worth and exit at Nolan Ryan Expwy./Ballpark Way
Opening Hours: Ballpark tours Mon-Sat hourly 9am-4pm and 9am-1pm on game days. Museum Apr-Oct Mon-Sat 9am-5:30pm, Sun 11am-4pm (game days open until 7:30pm); Nov-Mar Tues-Sat 10am-4pm
Additional Contact Info: 817/273-5100 ticket office, or 817/273-5600 museum
Address: 1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX
Phone: 817/273-5220
