Wrigley Field - Home of the Chicago Cubs

The Friendly Confines

I took advantage of the nice weather and did a non-gameday tour of Wrigley Field on April 14, 2023.

Wrigley Field tours last 75-90 minutes and a tour ticket will give tourists a small discount at the Chicago Cubs team store. Tickets are currently $30 and children under 2 years old are free. Whether you’re a baseball fan or looking for something fun to do in Chicago, I highly recommend the non-gameday tour.

Baseball fans have an opportunity to visit the following locations and learn about the history:

Seating Bowl
Bleachers
Outfield Ivy

Press Box
Visiting Clubhouse
Dugout

Field

For the tour I went on, they walked us to seats along left field where the guide spoke about Wrigley’s history, including how sections of the stadium and field were sliced up and moved to allow for more seating during the 1922-23 offseason. As an FYI, the stadium didn’t have an upper deck seating bowl at time.

Hall of Fame executive Bill Veeck, the son of the Cubs president at the time, is responsible for the ivy at Wrigley. Yes, they allow St. Louis Cardinals fans onto the field to pose in front of the ivy.

From there, it was off to see the Rooftop Bleachers and sit in the bleacher seats, where you’re required to throw back every home run hit by the visiting team.

Fans can also get the best view of the old-school scoreboard that is still manually operated to this date.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning once left the dugout on July 7, 1993, walked across the street to Sheffield Ave., and watched the game from the rooftop bleachers. He was only gone for an inning and fined $500.

Regarding the Visitor’s Clubhouse, Lady Gaga brought in her own curtains and such because it’s not really lively. It’s really small compared to the Cubs Clubhouse, which fans didn’t get a chance to visit.