This Chicago stadium is the top bucket-list destination for U.S. sports fans

Chicagoans take baseball seriously—fans stay fans, even during the Chicago Cubs' 108-year championship drought, taking the moniker 'loveable losers' out of everyone's mouths. Cheering at a game at the famous Wrigley Field on the North Side of Chicago is an experience you're not soon to forget. From rooftop stadium seats on neighborhood buildings to the unique ivy-covered brick outfield wall, from the massive hand-turned scoreboard to the classic red marquee hanging over the main entrance, it's easy to see how Wrigley Field became a designated National Historic Landmark.
And now there's a nationwide study that reveals a fact that locals have always known: Wrigley Field is the ultimate bucket-list destination for American sports fans.
Last month, Deadspin polled 2,000 sports enthusiasts across the nation to determine what banger experiences across the globe are travel-worthy. Edging out Boston's Fenway Park, the oldest Major League Baseball stadium, Chicago's Wrigley Field—the MLB's second eldest venue—has earned the number one spot. Utilizing the research platform Prolific, Deadspin cast a wide net, including respondents living in the U.S. who would consider themselves sports fans. This online survey set out to determine which sports destinations fans most want to visit in their lifetime.
What did the poll determine? Out of all of the sports destinations across the globe, fans have determined that the top five spots are located in the U.S. Wrigley Field earned number one, followed by world-famous venues including Fenway Park in Boston, Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden in New York City, and Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Other international stadiums in England, Japan, Spain, Italy, Australia, and Germany netted coveted spots in the top 25.
Along with those dream sport venues, the study also revealed the top 10 sporting events that fans have on their bucket lists: unsurprisingly, the Super Bowl claimed the number one spot, followed by the men's FIFA World Cup, the World Series, the Olympic Games and the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Here are fans' ultimate bucket-list sports destinations by state:
Alabama: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Arizona: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Arkansas: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
California: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Colorado: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Connecticut: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Delaware: Wembley Stadium, London, England
Florida: Wimbledon, London, England
Georgia: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Idaho: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Illinois: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Indiana: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Iowa: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Kansas: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Kentucky: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Louisiana: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Maine: Wembley Stadium, London, England
Maryland: Wimbledon, London, England
Massachusetts: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Michigan: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Minnesota: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Mississippi: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Missouri: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Nebraska: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Nevada: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
New Hampshire: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
New Jersey: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
New York: Wembley Stadium, London, England
North Carolina: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Ohio: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Oklahoma: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Oregon: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Pennsylvania: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
South Carolina: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
South Dakota: Wimbledon, London, England
Tennessee: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Texas: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Utah: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Virginia: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Washington: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

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