Now, I know not everyone's a Major League Baseball fan or a fan of baseball for that matter, but there are few things that represent America better than, well, America's Pastime. Going to a baseball game isn't about just watching the game, though; it's also about who you go with, what you do there, the food you eat, the experiences you have, etc. Everyone that I've spoken to about baseball says that while watching it on TV might be boring, going to the ballpark and actually watching a game in-person is a totally different experience.

Now, in MLB, there are 30 teams and each one has its own ballpark, so there's plenty to choose from. So, which ones are worth the trek? Well, here are my top five MLB ballparks you have to go to! Quick disclaimer: these are only ballparks I have been to, which is 10 of the 30 (I've been to Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, Nationals Park, Rogers Centre, Minute Maid Park, Fenway Park, Citizens Bank Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, PNC Park, and Progressive Field, so five of those will be here).

5. Citi Field, Queens, NY

The home of the New York Mets since 2009, Citi Field has been what many baseball fans and non-baseball fans alike have always been looking for in a ballpark. While the team on the field has historically left much to be desired as the Mets have been historically much worse than their cross-town rivals, my personal favorite team, the Yankees, the Mets do have the edge when it comes to their home.

The wide-open concourses create beautiful views of the Manhattan skyline and the field itself, the ballpark itself gives off an antique, Americana atmosphere, and the staff that works the games there are some of the most personable ones in the 30 MLB ballparks. If you're not a baseball fan but looking for some relatively-close by fun and willing to spend a couple bucks, then Citi Field in Flushing is probably the best for you.

4. Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

Rogers Centre has been the home of the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League East division since it opened in 1989, and while the exterior of the stadium may reflect its age the interior gives a nice, intimate feeling to it. One of several domed stadiums in MLB, Blue Jays home games are some of the only ones that you don't have to worry about weather or temperature.

Now, like I said, the outside isn't much to look at, as it looks like a massive office building that stretches on for a few city blocks, but even the interior, which does hold sound like almost no other ballpark can and gives off that close, community feel does tend to show its age as well, not to mention that it still shows that it was, in fact, designed to be a multi-sport stadium holding Canadian Football and soccer matches up until two years ago. The food is also to be avoided and while the stadium does have the quirk of having a hotel in center field, it's far too expensive for a college student to even consider spending the night in.

So, why is it on the list? Well, that's simply because it's the only ballpark outside the 48 lower United States. After the Montreal Expos moved to Washington DC for the 2005 season, the Blue Jays became the only Canadian MLB team, and Rogers Centre the only Canadian MLB stadium. While the Expos old stadium, Olympic Stadium, does still stand, it isn't much to look at. If you have enough time to make the trip up north, as well as a passport, then Rogers Centre would be a fun little trip for you.

3. Fenway Park, Boston, MA

I can't believe I'm putting this on my list, and I already had to talk about the Mets! For those of you who don't know, the Boston Red Sox, who call Fenway Park home, and the New York Yankees, my favorite team (as I said in the entry about Citi Field), have one of, if not the fiercest rivalry in sports.

While it may have calmed down over the past decade and a half or so, it is still up there with rivalries like Man City and Man U, Liverpool and Man U, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, and so on. However, I do have to give their ballpark, Fenway Park, some credit. The oldest ballpark that is still used by MLB, Fenway Park opened up in 1912 and has hosted just about every regular season home game for the Red Sox. While it has gotten many major renovations over the more-than-century of usage, the main ballpark is still relatively the same. Walking around the interior of the ballpark feels like something out of the 1920's, and climbing up to the seats on to of the Green Monster, the 37.2-foot wall in left field is surreal for any baseball fan.

Sitting behind the bullpens in right-center, where I sat, puts you in a place where countless historical moments from day one of the ballparks life to today have happened. In the right field, you have Pesky's Pole denoting the difference between foul balls and home runs and has created so many interesting highlights, not to mention feature many famous signatures (which mine sits near as I signed it just before the game I went to). The ballpark is absolutely beautiful, even if the team that calls it home is the team I hate the most.

2. PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

PNC Park, when you look at it here, doesn't seem like it's much to look at, but once you get inside it's a totally different experience. The team that plays there, the Pirates, is nothing to look at so the hospitality of the fans and the staff makes up for it wonderfully. Of the ballparks, I've gone to the people at PNC Park was the nicest ones I met. The staff at Citi Field was good and the fans in Baltimore were nice too but Pittsburgh's fan culture exceeds those cities by a mile. That's all not mentioning that PNC Park, despite its name, has the least-corporate, most fan-oriented ballpark in MLB.

1. Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Originally called the Ballpark at Union Station, then Enron Field, and now Minute Maid Park, the ballpark had the tall order of replacing the historic Astrodome that the Houston Astros had called home for a majority of their existence. Since its adoption as their new home, though, Minute Maid Park has made a name for itself as one of the nicest, most beautiful, most unique baseball viewing experiences you can find in the United States. In left field there are rows of seats that extend into the field, colloquially referred to as the Crawford Boxes, after the street they run parallel to. Center Field used to feature a small hill that was removed for safety reasons but still Minute Maid, with its train that runs above the left field stands, the box seats above right field, and so on makes it my favorite ballpark you can go to.

And that's my list. There were a couple of tough omissions from it like Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Nationals Park but I promised you five so those are my five. I hope you enjoyed reading and I hope this encourages you to go out and try out a baseball game. Play ball!