Visiting Fenway Park With Kids

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If you’re planning a family trip to Boston, Fenway Park is a must-see—whether your crew loves baseball or just loves exploring iconic places. As “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark,” Fenway combines history, quirky charm, and fun surprises that even non-sports fans will appreciate.

A stilt walker entertains outside Fenway Park, dressed in a Red Sox uniform, bringing excitement and smiles to the fans gathered around.

I have taken the Fenway Stadium Tour a couple of times, and every time I am always pleasantly surprised about what I learn about the stadium and history of Boston.

The Fenway Park tour perfect for families because it’s short (about an hour), interactive, and full of wow-moments for both adults and kids.

The best part? Fenway Park offers daily stadium tours year-round, making it one of the most flexible family activities in Boston. Whether you’re a die-hard Red Sox fan or just curious about this legendary ballpark, the Fenway Park Stadium Tour is one of the best family activities in Boston—fun, memorable, and packed with history.

Historic Fenway Park proudly displays banners celebrating the Boston Red Sox's early championship victories.

Where to Buy Tickets

• Book a tour of Fenway Park here, children discounts offered!

• Tickets are also sold at the Fenway Park ticket office (subject to availability)

Tip: Tours often sell out on weekends and during baseball season—especially April through September—so booking ahead is smart. Book in the morning to avoid crowds.

What Makes the Fenway Park Tour So Special

A view of the iconic Green Monster seats at Fenway Park, with the Boston skyline in the background, showcasing the unique perspective from this historic ballpark.

You can walk along the warning track in front of the Green Monster wall

Yes! You can walk onto the field - just not onto the grass as they have it roped off. Part of the tour is when our group walked right along the warning track right in front of the Green Monster wall. You can see the dents of where the ball has hit the Green Monster. Did you know that the scores during games are manually updated by someone sitting behind the Green Monster? Did you know that Fenway's warning track is made of crushed bricks and cinders, which gives it that unique reddish color and crunch sound when walked on?

Standing on top of the Green Monster

No photo can prepare you for how high the Green Monster feels when you are actually standing on top of it. You get a sweeping view of the field and the Boston skyline - perfect for family photos. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars for a single Green Monster seat you can experience it for yourself, even if for a short time.

Seeing (and sitting in) some of the vintage wooden seats

Fenway definitely has charm and also uncomfortable wooden seats! It is one of America's oldest ballparks and has lots of quirky experiences such as obstructive seating where your seat might even be right behind a pole!

Historic wooden seats at Fenway Park, showcasing the classic charm and vintage appeal of Boston’s iconic baseball stadium.

You get up close to the Pesky Pole

Walking into right field and seeing the bright yellow Pesky Role is such a fun moment. The Pesky Pole is named after Red Sox infielder Johnny Pesky, who played in the 1940s and ’50s. The story goes that Pesky hit a game-winning home run that hooked right around that short right-field foul pole—one of the shortest in Major League Baseball. His teammate and friend Ted Williams jokingly blamed (and credited) Pesky for “curling” balls around the pole, and the nickname stuck. Today, fans love signing the bright yellow pole before games and tours. The pole is covered in signatures.

Whether you’re a die-hard Red Sox fan or just curious about this legendary ballpark, the Fenway Park Stadium Tour is one of the best family activities in Boston—fun, memorable, and packed with history. Walking the warning track, seeing the Pesky Pole up close, standing on top of the Green Monster—it all feels like accessing a part of American history that’s normally off-limits. For families visiting Boston for the first time, it’s an experience that sticks.