A tour of the world’s most iconic stadiums and arenas. ThrillZing covers the history, capacity, signature moments, and fan experience of the venues where championship games and unforgettable events happen.
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/ June 16, 2026
War Memorial Stadium, nestled inside Little Rock’s scenic War Memorial Park, opened on September 18, 1948, as a $1.2 million tribute to Arkansans who gave their lives in the two World Wars. Designed by architect Bruce R. Anderson in an Art Deco style and formally
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/ June 16, 2026
The Grand Olympic Auditorium at 1801 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles was one of America’s most storied arenas — a concrete bowl at the corner of 18th Street and Grand Avenue where Olympic athletes, boxing world champions, wrestling showmen, roller derby queens, punk
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/ June 16, 2026
For nearly seventy years, Gator Bowl Stadium sat on the north bank of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, growing from a 7,600-seat high school football ground into an 80,126-seat Southern colossus that hosted the Florida-Georgia rivalry, the Gator Bowl, professional football and soccer,
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/ June 16, 2026
The Summit opened on November 1, 1975, at 3700 Southwest Freeway in Houston, Texas, serving as the home of the NBA’s Houston Rockets for nearly three decades. Built for roughly $18–27 million, the glass-enclosed arena represented a new generation of American sports venues — spacious,
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/ June 16, 2026
Seals Stadium stood at the corner of Bryant and 16th Streets in San Francisco’s Mission District from 1931 to 1959, serving as the heart of West Coast professional baseball for nearly three decades. Built at a cost of $1.25 million in concrete and steel, the
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/ June 16, 2026
Madison Square Garden III stood on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets in Manhattan, opening on December 15, 1925. Designed by theater architect Thomas W. Lamb and financed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard—who rallied wealthy backers known as his ‘600 millionaires’—the arena cost $4.75
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/ June 16, 2026
Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was a Spanish-style baseball stadium that stood at 425 E. 42nd Place in South Central Los Angeles from 1925 until its demolition in March 1969. Built by chewing-gum magnate and Chicago Cubs owner William Wrigley Jr. for $1.5 million, it
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/ June 16, 2026
For 65 years, a barrel-roofed hall on Oakland Avenue was the loudest room in St. Louis sports. The St. Louis Arena opened on September 23, 1929, immediately claiming its place as the second-largest indoor entertainment center in the country, trailing only Madison Square Garden in
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/ June 16, 2026
The Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland was the beating heart of professional sports in the Washington, D.C. region for nearly three decades. Built by sports entrepreneur Abe Pollin at a cost of $18 million and opened on December 2, 1973, the arena—known locally as the
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/ June 16, 2026
Reunion Arena was the beating heart of Dallas sports and entertainment for nearly three decades. Located at 777 Sports Street in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, this $27 million indoor arena opened on April 28, 1980, and quickly became one of the most
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/ June 16, 2026
Market Square Arena was a multipurpose indoor arena located at 300 East Market Street in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Opened on September 15, 1974, at a construction cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 fans for basketball (up to 18,178 with festival seating) and ranked as
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/ June 16, 2026
Opened on October 18, 1955, the Winnipeg Arena stood at 1430 Maroons Road in the city’s Polo Park district and served as the heart of Manitoba hockey for nearly five decades. Designed by architects Moody and Moore and built by Bird Construction at a cost
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/ June 16, 2026
Northlands Coliseum opened on November 10, 1974 in Edmonton, Alberta, and quickly became one of the most storied arenas in North American hockey history. Built at a cost of C$17.3 million, the venue served as the home of the Edmonton Oilers through their formative years
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/ June 16, 2026
Jarry Park Stadium was a baseball stadium tucked inside a public park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that served as the original home of the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 1976. Built in 1960 as a modest 3,000-seat amateur facility, the stadium was rapidly expanded to
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/ June 16, 2026
Truist Park opened on April 14, 2017 as the new home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, replacing Turner Field in downtown Atlanta. The stadium sits in Cumberland, an unincorporated community in Cobb County, Georgia, roughly 10 miles northwest of the city center. Originally known
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/ June 16, 2026
Petco Park opened on April 8, 2004, in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego, California, as the new home of the San Diego Padres. Built at a cost of approximately $449 million, the ballpark replaced San Diego Stadium, which the Padres had called
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/ June 16, 2026
Citizens Bank Park opened on April 3, 2004, replacing the aging Veterans Stadium as the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, the $458 million ballpark was designed by EwingCole and HOK Sport and quickly earned a reputation as one
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/ June 16, 2026
Coors Field opened on April 26, 1995, in Denver’s Lower Downtown (LoDo) neighborhood, becoming the first baseball-only stadium built in the National League since Dodger Stadium in 1962. Designed by HOK Sport (now Populous) at a cost of around $300 million, the brick-and-steel ballpark at
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/ June 16, 2026
Acrisure Stadium sits on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, along the banks of the Ohio River. Opened on August 18, 2001 as Heinz Field, the $281 million venue replaced the iconic Three Rivers Stadium and quickly became one of the NFL’s most distinctive outdoor
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/ June 16, 2026
Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium — better known as “Death Valley” — sits in a natural valley on the western edge of Clemson University’s campus in Clemson, South Carolina. Opened on September 19, 1942, the stadium was dedicated to Clemson men who gave their
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