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HOLMAN STADIUM Capacity 6,474 Year Opened 1953 Dimensions 340L, 400C, 340R Surface Grass Local Airport Melbourne, Palm Beach or Orlando. Ticket Prices Reserved, $18-$20; Berm/GA, $10. Tickets on Sale Now. Ticket Web Site www.dodgers.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket Line 866/DODGERS. Do not call the Dodgertown office, as tickets will not be available through that office. Address 4001 26th Street, Vero Beach. Directions From I-95, take the Vero Beach exit (147) and head east on Route 60 to 43rd Avenue; turn left and continue to 26th Street. Dodgertown and the stadium will be on your right.

Let's just begin by pointing out that Vero Beach is one of the small cities to host a professional-baseball franchise -- not quite as small as Zebulon, but with 17,350 residents, Vero Beach is not exactly a metropolis.

Now, having said that, there are a number of smaller attractions within the area. The Indian River Citrus Museum traces the history of the local citrus industry from its beginnings, from Spanish explorers through today's high-tech processing and marketing techniques. Included are historical photographs, old farm tools, tools, antique citrus labels, industry archives, and original harvesting equipment. The McKee Botanical Gardens is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it supports a dense and diverse botanical collection as well as several restored architectural treasures. And there's the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, which was the nation's first sea-turtle refuge.

Spring-training venues that are within easy driving distance of Vero Beach include Kissimmee (Houston Astros), Orlando (Atlanta Braves), Melbourne (Montreal Expos), Port St. Lucie (New York Mets), and Jupiter (St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins).

Where to Stay: There are no hotels within walking distance of Holman Stadium unless your idea of a walk is a two-mile hike. As such, you'll need a car to make your way around Vero Beach. Hotels within five miles of the stadium include the Doubletree Guest Suites-Vero Beach, Holiday Inn Oceanside, Howard Johnson Express, Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, and Comfort Inn.

Flying In: The closest airport is Melbourne International Airport, 39 miles north of Vero Beach. Delta and Continental fly into Melbourne; Continental flies a 19-passenger Beachcraft 1900 jet-prop aircraft twice a day from Tampa, while Delta flies eight times a day between Atlanta and Melbourne.

Slightly (80 miles) farther away is Palm Beach International Airport. Most major airlines fly into PBI, including American, AirTran, Continental, Delta, jetBlue, Southwest, Northwest, United, and US Airways.

If you're planning on visiting several spring-training sites, you may want to fly into Orlando and then drive down to Vero Beach. The entire 100 miles between Orlando and Vero Beach is on a turnpike.

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