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Anthony S.There was always a fairly decent chance of dying at particularly cold night games at Candlestick, but somehow I sense that wasn't the spirit of your question. Fenway and Wrigley have always been my top 2.
I had the misfortune of embarking on my cross country ballpark tour roadtrip on August 15th, 1994. If you'll remember, the strike hit three days before on August 12th. We were locked into that time frame, so it was definitely a helpless feeling as both the strike and our trip loomed concurrently. Seeing the outside of Wrigley just wasn't the same. We did, however, hit Dyersville, IA to see the "Field of Dreams," which actually stretches across two neighboring farms. For a couple bucks you rent a ball, bat, and glove and use the field for a bit. I stood by the corn as my friend (who never played a nanosecond of organized ball) stood at the plate, tossed the ball in the air and swung and missed 93 consecutive times.
The coolest item at the gift shops (two competing gift shops, one for each farm, about 15 yards from one another) was a coffee cup with a picture of a cornfield on the side. When you pour coffee, or any hot beverage, into the cup, the players magically appear through the corn. Too cool.