Little League Park

June 19, 1846, was the first recorded baseball match hosted by Hoboken’s Elysian fields. It was the first game played with recognizably modern rules, and many baseball historians link this event to be the birth of modern baseball. During that time, “baseball” clubs started to pop up in places like Manhattan, but quickly chased away real estate development because their players would often break windows of nearby buildings while playing. Conveniently, a fifteen minute ferry ride across the Hudson river was just enough for those clubs to enjoy some games in Hoboken. However, John Stevens invited sports clubs of all kinds to his Elysian Fields, later renamed into Little League Field.

This park is also the set for many scenes in the classic 1954 movie, "On the Waterfront" starring Marlon Brando. This movie details Hoboken's history of packing and shipping companies on the waterfront docks while providing a great storyline.

On your way to Castle Point, enjoy the scenery in Hoboken's resident college, Steven's Institute of Technology.