Curated playlist
NCAA bowl game venues
- Allegiant StadiumAllegiant Stadium keeps a natural grass field on a tray that rolls outside. The Las Vegas Raiders' home opened in 2020.
- Levi's StadiumLevi's Stadium has a working farm on its roof. The Faithful Farm opened in July 2016 and grows 40 rotational crops.
- SoFi StadiumSoFi Stadium's roof holds 27,000 LED pucks that planes landing at LAX can see. It opened in Inglewood in 2020.
- NRG StadiumHouston's NRG Stadium has a fabric roof that opens or closes in as little as seven minutes.
- Hard Rock StadiumA 1976 plan to quadruple the Dolphins' rent pushed Joe Robbie to build his own stadium.
- Caesars SuperdomeA 1966 Astrodome tour led Louisiana's governor to demand a bigger dome, which became the Superdome.
- Ford FieldFord Field is lopsided because a 1920s Hudson's warehouse forms part of its south side.
- Raymond James StadiumTampa's Raymond James Stadium was built entirely at public expense. The owners had promised to pay half.
- Gator Bowl StadiumThe Beatles refused to play Jacksonville's Gator Bowl Stadium in 1964 unless the crowd was integrated.
- AT&T StadiumAT&T Stadium's first NFL game drew 105,121 fans to a venue with 80,000 seats. That set a regular-season record.
- Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium delayed its opening three times because of its pinwheel roof.
- State Farm StadiumState Farm Stadium's grass field rolls out of the building on rails to stay in the sun. It opened in 2006.
- EverBank StadiumEverBank Stadium was built to keep a college football game from leaving Jacksonville. The NFL team came later.
- Nissan Stadium (Nashville)A tornado destroyed several cranes at the Nashville stadium now called Nissan Stadium in April 1998.
- Bank of America StadiumBank of America Stadium was mostly paid for by fans buying seat rights. The method surprised NFL owners.