Pick The Best Stadium To Watch A Game And We'll Reveal Which State To Travel To
- by Andrew Brethauer
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Some of the world’s finest sporting facilities are in the United States, as the major professional sports leagues need homes for their teams and stadiums have been built to house them. Some teams haven’t moved from their stadium in years and they are historical sites, while others have spent billions on state-of-the-art stadiums with every bell and whistle imaginable. They are just as important as the team and some of these facilities have such a great reputation that it will be hard to tear them down and start again. And they make perfect destinations for vacations in sports is on the ticket for a trip.
It’s all down to personal preference when it comes to what we like in a stadium. Does it need to be a state-of-the-art stadium, or is there still something to say for the old charm of the ballparks and fields that make up most of the NFL and MLB scene. Whatever it may be, it’s an experience to go to any athletic facility and see some of the best athletes in the world. So take this quiz and pick the best stadiums from around the United States and we’ll reveal which state is doing it right and where a trip should be book to.
Yankee Stadium
The current Yankee Stadium replaced the old Yankee Stadium which of course, is the home of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. The over 47,000 seat Stadium cost $2.3 billion to construct and is located one block north of the original Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
AT&T Stadium
AT&T Stadium is the home to the Dallas Cowboys and is the fifth largest stadium in the NFL by seat capacity. It set a record for attendance at an NFL game with over 105,000 people. It’s most notable feature is the large screen that spans from 20-yard line to 20-yard line.
The Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl is a National Historic Landmark and the home of the annual Rose Bowl college football game. The stadium has hosted five Super Bowls, second most of any venue, is the 11th largest stadium in the United States, and has a capacity of over 90,000 fans.
Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL and has hosted two Super Bowls and will host a third in 2021. The stadium can seat up to 65,890 fans, and is the home of the annual Outback Bowl game on New Year’s Day.
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field has been the home to the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball since 1916. It is the oldest park in the National League, and is most notable for the vines the grow on the outfield wall that grow thick throughout the season and turn red during the post-season if the Cubs are playing.
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is the oldest baseball park in Major League Baseball, as it was built in 1911. The Boston Red Sox have been their only tenant during that time. The field is known for its giant wall in left field, known as the Green Monster, which is 37.2 feet high.
Heinz Field
Heinz Field is a football stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Attendance for the stadium is 64,000 and it has been sold out for every Steeler game since opening in 2001. It was also the field used in the movie The Dark Knight Rises, as the home for the Gotham Rogues.
Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field is the home field of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL and has been open since 1957. It’s the fifth largest stadium in the NFL with a capacity of over 81,000 fans, and is known to be sold out and extremely difficult to get tickets to, due to the popularity of the Packers. It is the oldest continually operated stadium in the NFL.
CenturyLink Field
CenturyLink Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, is notorious for being an incredibly loud stadium. It has held the Guiness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium twice, first at 136.6 decibels in 2013 and 137.6 in 2014. It has contributed to plenty of delay of game penalties because opposing teams can hear the play calls.
Superdome
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome is the home to the New Orleans Saints of the NFL, as well as the annual Sugar Bowl game and many Super Bowls. The Superdome was used during Hurricane Katrina as a shelter, and suffered a lot of damage, but it was refurbished and ready for the 2006 NFL season.
Madison Square Garden
Often called the most famous arena in the world, Madison Square Garden is the home to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League and the New York Knicks of the NBA. It is actually the fourth venue to be named ‘Madison Square Garden’, and is located in the heart of Manhattan. It opened in 1968 and is the oldest arena in the NHL.
The Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl was the original host of the game that bores its name, as the annual Cotton Bowl Classic was played there for the first 73 years. The stadium opened in 1930 and is the current home to the annual college football rivalry game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners.
The Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is the home to the USC Trojans college football team and it will become the first stadium in the world to have hosted three Summer Olympics, as it did so in 1932, 1984 and will again in 2028. It was the home of the very first Super Bowl as well, back in 1967.
Daytona International Speedway
The Daytona International Speedway is home to the biggest race of the season in NASCAR, the Daytona 500. The primary track is 2.5 miles long and was built in 1959. When lights were installed along the track, it became the third largest lit outdoor facility. It has a capacity of 101,500 seats.
Soldier Field
Soldier Field opened in 1924 and is the home to the NFL’s Chicago Bears. It is the oldest stadium in the NFL still used today. It was a National Historic Landmark until renovations had it delisted in 2002. With 61,500 seats, it is the third-smallest stadium in the NFL.
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium replaced the old Foxboro Stadium where the New England Patriots play in the National Football League. The stadium is one of the highest attended stadiums in the league with a capacity of 65,000, and the Patriots have sold out every home game since moving in in 2002.
Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field, located in Philadelphia, is the home stadium for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and has been the home field for the annual Army vs Navy college football game, as it is halfway between the two academies. Capacity is set at 69,000 and in 2013, it was named the greenest NFL stadium to date.
U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium is the home of the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL and is notable for its large glass exterior. It’s the first fixed roof stadium built since 2002, and opened in 2016 with a capacity of over 66,000 seats.
Albertsons Stadium
Albertsons Stadium is the home of the Bose State Broncos who play NCAA Div. 1 college football. It’s most known for its blue turf field, the first non-green playing surface in football history. It hosts the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, which is the longest running Bowl Game in a cold weather stadium.
Tiger Stadium
Tiger Stadium in Louisiana is the home of the NCAA Div. 1 football team, the LSU Tigers. The stadium opened in 1924 with a capacity of just 12,000, but today the stadium is the seventh largest stadium in the world with a capacity of over 102,000.
MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium is the second largest stadium in terms of seating capacity in the NFL and is the home to two teams, the New York Giants and New York Jets. The stadium actually isn’t even in New York, but in neighboring New Jersey. It’s the only stadium to host two NFL clubs and cost $1.6 billion to build.
The Alamodome
The Alamodome is 64,000 seat domed stadium that opened in 1993. The stadium used to be the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, making it the largest stadium in the league. Today it is the home of the University of Texas: San Antonio, who play college football in the stadium.
Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium is currently the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball west of the Mississippi River and third oldest in the entire league, and has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1962. With a capacity of 56,000 fans, it is the largest park in the league in that regard.
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is known in Florida as ‘The Swamp’ and is the home to the Florida Gators college football team. The stadium was built in 1930, and is the largest football stadium in the state of Florida. It can house over 88,000 fans.
The United Center
The United Center is the home of two professional sports teams, the Chicago Bulls of the NBA and the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. It is one of the loudest arenas in both leagues and has a capacity around 20,000 for both basketball and hockey.
TD Garden
TD Garden, often just called, The Garden, is the replacement for the old Boston Gardens and is the home to the NHL’s Boston Bruins and NBA’s Boston Celtics. It has hosted plenty of college basketball and college hockey tournaments, and has a capacity of 17,500 for hockey and 18,600 for basketball.
PPG Paints Arena
PPG Paints Arena is located in downtown Pittsburgh and is the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. The arena was the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold-certified arena in the NHL. It has a capacity of 18,387 for hockey, with the 87 seats being for team Captain Sidney Crosby’s number.
Target Field
Target Field is the home of the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball and has been since 2010, and has a capacity of over 38,000 today. ESPN ranked the stadium No. 1 in baseball stadium experience. The ball park cost $435 million to construct.
Safeco Field
Safeco Field is a retractable roof baseball park located in Seattle and home to Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners. The first game was played in July of 1999, and the stadium has a seating capacity of over 47,000 for baseball.
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a racing complex in Talladega, Alabama. The tri-oval track was constructed in 1969 and the speedway plays host to the NASCAR Cup Series. It is the longest NASCAR oval track with a length of 2.66 miles and host up to 175,000 seats if needed.
The Barclays Center
When the New Jersey Nets moved to Brooklyn, they needed a new state-of-the-art arena to play in. The Barclays Center was built as part of a $4.9 billion venture and is the home to not only the Nets, but the New York Islanders of the NHL as well.
Kyle Field
Kyle Field has a capacity of over 102,000, making in the largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference and the fourth largest in the NCAA, as it’s the home to the Texas A&M Aggie football team. It is known as the ‘Home of the 12th Man’ for how loud the stadium can get.
The Staples Center
The Staples Center is one of the busiest arenas in the world, as it houses the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers of the NBA and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. It is the only stadium in the NBA to house two teams. Construction began in 1997 and cost $337 million to build.
Tropicana Field
Tropicana Field has been the home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays since the team was added in 1998. It is currently the only non-retractable dome stadium in baseball, making it the only year-round facility in baseball. It’s also the smallest MLB stadium in seat capacity with 45,000 seats.
Michigan Stadium
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the second largest stadium in the world with a seating capacity of 107,000 seats. It is the home to the Michigan Wolverines college football team, and also hosted the largest Winter Classic, attracting a record 105,491 fans.
FedEx Field
From 2004 to 2010, FedEx Field had the largest capacity of any stadium in the NFL and has been the home of the Washington Redskins since it opened in 1997. Seats have had to be removed in order to avoid blackouts, and today the stadium can hold up to 82,000 fans.
H. J. Lamade Stadium
H. J. Lamade Stadium isn’t a professional baseball park, but rather the home to future professionals. The Little League World Series is held annually at H. J. Lamade Stadium, with the stadium holding 40,000 fans. It is the largest, non-major league baseball stadium and it is two-thirds the size of a real MLB field.
Kinnick Stadium
Kinnick Stadium is a 70,000-plus seat football stadium in Iowa, and the home of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes who play in the Big 10 college conference. It opened in 1929 and is the seventh largest stadium in the conference and is the only stadium to be named after a Heisman Trophy Winner.
Autzen Stadium
Autzen Stadium, located in Eugene, Oregon, is the home of the NCAA Div 1. Football team, Oregon Ducks and is on the University of Oregon campus. The stadium opened in 1967, and has a capacity of over 54,000 seats. It is known to be a loud stadium despite the site, because fans are very close to the field.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the home of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and holds the record for the world’s largest halo board. It has a retractable roof, making it one of the few NFL stadiums to have so. It cost $1.6 billion to construct, but watching a game there is cheap as Falcons owners wanted cheap food and drinks for fans to enjoy.
The National Tennis Center
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a complex of tennis courts in Flushing Meadows and the home to the US Open tournament, one of the four major tournaments on the professional tour. It has been played there every year since 1978, and features 22 tennis courts on 46.5 acres of land.
Globe Life Park
Globe Life Park is the home of the Texas Rangers baseball team and has been since 1994. The park has a capacity of 48,000 fans and the park takes on many traits from other parks in MLB, such as Fenway Park, Tiger Stadium and Yankee Stadium.
Levi’s Stadium
Levi’s Stadium is one of the newest stadiums in the NFL and is the home of the San Francisco 49ers. The Stadium hosted the 50th Super Bowl game, and has also hosted WrestleMania 31 as well, which holds the record for most fans with 79,976.
Camping World Stadium
Camping World Stadium, perhaps better known as the Citrus Bowl, has held college football teams and professional soccer teams and is the home to the annual Citrus Bowl game. It also hosts the annual Florida Classic. It has a capacity of 65,000 seats.
The Indianapolis Speedway
The Indianapolis Speedway is one of the most famous racing facilities in the world, and home to the Indianapolis 500, and the Brickyard 400, two of the most important races during the season. All seating combined, it has a total capacity of 400,000, making it the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
Camden Yards
Camden Yards is a baseball park in Baltimore Maryland and home to the Baltimore Orioles. It is the first ‘retro’ ballpark, which is a term given to ballparks that had all the amenities of the new parks, but kept the old feel of older parks with brick, stone and green painted steel to give it a classic look.
Beaver Stadium
Beaver Stadium is the home to the Penn State Nittany Lions college football team and has the distinction of being the second largest stadium in the Western Hemisphere, and third largest stadium in the world with a seating capacity of over 106,000.
Miller Park
Miller Park is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is the home of the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. The park opened in 2001, and features the only fan-shaped convertible roof in the continent, which can open and close in 10 minutes.
T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is used for many different events, and is the current home of the Las Vegas Golden Knights hockey team of the NHL. The arena is known for its pre-game shows that involve characters, lighting effects and performance. It has also became the primary home for the UFC.
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is a thoroughbred racetrack in Kentucky and best known as the home of the annual Kentucky Derby. It opened in 1875, and held the first derby that same year. With the infield seating included, Churchill Downs has a max capacity of 170,000, making it one of the largest sports facilities in the world.
