Mapping the Path

Here is the story @ABCWorldNews did last night on my ballpark and travel journey with my dad as a Father's Day segment. Surreal! #WMWRoadTrip #20ballparks21days abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/fath…

@brent_walston @ncbaseballmuseu @wilsonwarbirds Great meeting you, Brent! Thanks much for reaching out!

@MappingThePath And home of the @ncbaseballmuseu !! Great meeting you at the @wilsonwarbirds game Sunday!! Have a great rest of the road trip!!!

We made a short stop this morning at Fleming Stadium, longtime home of the Wilson Tobs (who will reappear as the Smithfield Tobs in 2027). #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #TakeFlight #WelcomeToWilson

It’s Game 2 tonight with the @GoSquirrels at the brand-new @CarMaxPark!   But first, Dad and I will visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, eat at Lunch.Supper, and tour the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Big day!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

@HawaiiCardLife Very much worth eating! Mine had very juicy shrimp

@MappingThePath Looks great!!! How was it?

Happy Cinco de Quatro! May the fork be with you. Dinner at Las Palmas Mexican and Seafood in Richmond.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel #Foodie

@DaveFultonRacer I do a lot of walking in museums and around the ballparks on these trips and typically come home weighing the same, despite the lunchtime Reubens and ballpark dinners.

@MappingThePath Looks scrumptious. How much weight will you gain on the road trip?😀

The Virginia War Memorial in Richmond was built in 1955 to honor World War II and Korean War veterans. It was later expanded to include Vietnam, Korean, and Persian Gulf war veterans   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

I neglected to include a these photos of Perly’s!

Lunch at @perlysrichmond (motto: “It’s Yiddish for delicious”), a retro Jewish deli in Richmond. I had the Rueben. Dad had the Jewish Sailor: pastrami, beef sausage, cabbage, red onions, deli mustard, chicken liver schmear   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel #Foodie

Now part of the @ACWMuseum, the Tredeger Iron Works in Richmond was known as “Ironmaker to the Confederacy.” It was the South's primary cannon producer, manufacturing over half of the Confederate artillery & armor for ironclads.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

The @ACWMuseum in Richmond explores the Civil War from 3 perspectives — North, South, and African American — and walks through the decades-old leadup to the war and each year of the war itself. We enjoyed it!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

@90ft2home Dad, ribeye. Mine is a humble filet

@MappingThePath Who had three large steak

We celebrated a successful first day on the road with steaks at The Corner in Wilson, NC. #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel #Foodie

Perhaps America’s least accessible monument (amidst hospitals) is The White House of the Confederacy in Richmond. Built in 1818, it served as the residence and office of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from 1861 to 1865.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Designed by Thomas Jefferson and built in 1785, it houses the nation’s oldest legislative body.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

@thedadhat216 @wilsonwarbirds Ack! I should have reached out! I’m so noisy about these trips that I assumed you’d come of you wanted to. Bummer.

@MappingThePath @wilsonwarbirds Sooooo, I didn't hear from ya? lol

Today, we begin our journey through 19 Southern ballparks in 22 days with a quick tour of Wilson, NC, and its Whirligig Park before our afternoon ballgame with the @wilsonwarbirds in their inaugural season.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #TakeFlight #WelcomeToWilson

The oldest house still standing in Richmond. Built around 1737, it is now the site of the @PoeMuseum.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

On this Monday off-day, Dad and I are driving to Richmond, VA, where we’ll see the @GoSquirrels tomorrow night. We’ll drive around the city today, making several history-focused stops.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

@BBcoachbw @wilsonwarbirds We visited the museum on our 2021 Carolinas trip and liked it a lot! mappingthepath.com/kinston-nc

@MappingThePath @wilsonwarbirds Not sure of Sunday hours but the NC Baseball Museum is located at old Fleming stadium a couple miles away. Well worth the time.

@1stdnpirates74 See the post just before this one

@MappingThePath No Whirlygig park?

Shots from around Wilson, NC, before today’s game #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #TakeFlight #WelcomeToWilson

@milbfanclub @wilsonwarbirds Definitely!

@MappingThePath @wilsonwarbirds I think Dad won today's comcession

Game 1 concessions with the @wilsonwarbirds…   I got a brat with sauerkraut. Dad got a footlong. I also had an Epic Hazy IPA from Carolina Brewing in nearby Holly Springs, NC. Good start on a Sunday afternoon!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #TakeFlight #WelcomeToWilson