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(thanks to Dinosaur Jr. for the title)
I invite you to list the stadiums and arenas you've visited or otherwise attended.
I'm generally not a show-off. Here's the exception that proves the rule. I should note, however, that I only list venues in which I actually witnessed a sporting event; I don't count some other venues I just shopped in or peeked into.
NOTE: The next part of my project starts next week, and slightly ambitious. It includes Old Trafford and the Stadium of Light with about 30 other Portland soccer fans. I'm just ever so sedately, um, giddy.
NFL
Kingdome, RIP (also NBA, MLB, NCAA Basketball Tournament, US Soccer)
NBA
America West Arena (also NHL)
Rose Garden (also WHL)
Arco Arena
Key Arena (also WHL)
Delta Center (also IHL)
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas (saw the Blazers-Lakers playoff game diverted from LA after the riots)
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McNichols Arena, RIP
OLD Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Los Angeles Sports Arena (also Olympic Boxing)
Forum, Inglewood (both NBA and NHL)
Memorial Coliseum (Portland, also NHL exhibition, WHL, NASL Indoor Soccer)
Alamodome
NHL
Pond of Anaheim
Pepsi Center
Staples Center
Glendale Arena (also NLL)
HP Pavilion (whatever it's called in San Jose these days... also RHI)
General Motors Place (also NBA, a distant memory)
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Cow Palace
Pacific Coliseum
MINOR PRO & JUNIOR HOCKEY (besides what I already mentioned)
Bank of America Centre, Boise (also CBA, Indoor Football, et cetera, ad infinitum)
Tacoma Dome (also MISL, APSL Soccer, Goodwill Games Hockey, et cetera)
Tri-Cities Coliseum, Kennewick WA
Mercer Arena (formerly S**ttle Center Arena... WHL, Goodwill Games Handball)
Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane
E Center, West Valley (Utah... also Olympic Hockey)
Reno/Sparks Convention Center
World Arena, Colorado Springs
Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque (RI Pieces)
Butte Civic Center (Montana, AWHL, as in pre-NAHL)
Lane County Ice, Eugene (Jr B NorPac)
Save Mart Center, Fresno
Rabobank, Bakersfield
Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
MLB
Edison Field (during the Rams regime in the fully enclosed configuration)
Camden Yards
Kaufman Stadium
Dodger Stadium
NetCon / Whatever It Is In Oakland Coliseum
SkyDome
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Qualcomm Stadium
Monster / 3 Com / whatever at old Candlestick Point (also international club soccer)
MLS
Invesco Field
Crew Stadium
Pizza Hut Park
Home Depot Center
Rice-Eccles Stadium (also US Soccer, U. Utah football)
Spartan Stadium (RIP Earthquakes, along with a lot of other soccer matches)
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Rose Bowl (along with World Cup, Olympic soccer, and an actual Rose Bowl)
Cotton Bowl (along with US Soccer and an actual Cotton Bowl)
OLD Soldier Field (along with Women's World Cup Soccer)
Mile High Stadium
OTHER SOCCER
SBC / Pac Bell Park (US Soccer just last month)
Stanford Stadium (World Cup, US Soccer)
Sanford Stadium, U. Georgia (Olympic Soccer)
PGE Park, Portland OR (Portland Timbers in USL and NASL, US Soccer, Women's World Cup, Portland Breakers USFL, Portland Storm WFL, Portland Beavers baseball, Portland Rockies baseball, Portland State University football... name it there, I may have seen it)
Qwest Field (USL, US Soccer)
Safeco Field (US Soccer)
Memorial Stadium, S**ttle (APSL, USL)
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby BC (Canadian Soccer, Canada v US Soccer, Vancouver Whitecraps USL)
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara CA (APSL, college soccer)
Merlo Field, Portland (college)
Neogoesco Stadium, San Francisco (college)
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco (APSL... long after downsizing)
Titan Stadium, Fullerton (APSL)
Maloney Field, Stanford U (college, USL)
Redwood Stadium, Rohnert Park CA (USL)
UMBC Stadium, Baltimore (USL)
Milne Stadium, Albuquerque (USL)
BC Place Stadium, Vancouver (APSL, also BC Lions CFL)
National Sports Center, Blaine MN (US Open Cup)
Uihlein Park, Milwaukee (USL)
Kuntz Stadium, Indianapolis (USL)
Foothill Stadium, Calgary (USL)
Drake Stadium, LA (UCLA college)
Pape Field, Eugene (U Oregon college)
BOAS Complex, Boise (college)
McCullough Stadium, Salem OR (USL)
Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane (USL)
South Field, Provo UT (Brigham Young U campus, USL)
PAL Stadium, San Jose (USL)
(I omitted several others, though I should mention that two of my favorites are a community college campus just a short drive from the coast at Capitola CA and a field otherwise used for youth games where the Utah Blitzz played Nevada... right behind a casino in Wendover NV)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
AUTZEN STADIUM, Eugene
Parker (pre-Reser), Corvallis OR
Husky Stadium, S**ttle (also Goodwill Games Track & Field)
Martin Stadium, Pullman (Washington State)
Stanford Stadium
Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
Rose Bowl (already mentioned... but I never caught a UCLA game there, go figure)
Bronco Stadium, Boise (Boise State)
Kibbie Dome, Moscow ID (U of Idaho)
Holt Arena, Pocatello ID (Idaho State)
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
Cougar Stadium, Provo
Romney Stadium, Logan UT (Utah State)
War Memorial Stadium, Laramie (Wyoming)
Folsom Field, Boulder (Colorado)
Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs (Air Force)
Bulldog Stadium, Fresno (also college soccer)
Mustang Stadium, San Luis Obispo CA (Cal Poly)
Stagg Stadium, Stockton (U Pacific)
Hornet Stadium, Sacramento (also CFL and WLAF)
Mackey Stadium, Reno (Nevada)
Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff (Northern Arizona)
NCAA BASKETBALL
MACARTHUR COURT, Eugene
Gill Coliseum, Corvallis
Bank of America Arena, S**ttle (also in its Hec Edmundson days, also Goodwill Games Volleyball)
Friel Court, Pullman
Eastern Washington U
Memorial Gym, Moscow (rarely used)
Reed Gym, Pocatello
Holt Arena, Pocatello
Taco Bell Arena, Boise
Lawlor Events Center, Reno
Adams Center, Missoula (Montana)
Chiles Center, Portland (U of Portland)
Huntsman Center, SLC (Utah, also NCAA Tournament)
Marriott Center, Provo
Spectrum, Logan (Utah State)
Maples Pavilion (Stanford)
Harmon Gym (pre-Haas Pavilion, Cal-Berkeley)
Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe (Arizona State)
Selland Arena, Fresno (Fresno State)
Spanos Center, Stockton (U Pacific)
Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara (before the bubble roof was replaced)
Memorial Gym (U San Francisco)
San Jose State Events Center
Dee Events Center, Ogden (Weber State)
University Arena, Albuquerque (New Mexico)
Coors Events Center, Boulder
MINOR LEAGUE + BASEBALL (besides already mentioned)
Memorial Stadium, Boise
Eugene Civic Stadium
Scottsdale Stadium (MLB Spring)
Volcanoes Stadium, Keizer OR (Salem-Keizer)
Miles Stadium, Medford OR (RIP Southern Oregon Timberjacks)
Mac er whatever... Idaho Falls
Central Valley err Visalia
Thurman Field, Modesto
Avista, Spokane
???, Great Falls MT
???, Bend OR
Municipal, Salinas CA
Billy Hebert, Stockton
Maverick Stadium, Adelanto CA (If you want an "If you build it" picture, THAT is the place)
Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver
Civic Stadium, Bellingham WA
Cheney Stadium, Tacoma
You can tell how long it's been since I followed a lot of minor baseball by the number of dead sites listed.
OTHERS
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Olympic "Athletics")
Titan Gym, Fullerton (Olympic Handball)
Idaho Center, Nampa (CBA)
Sun Dome, Yakima (CBA)
Hayward Field, Eugene, the cathedral of American Track & Field
San Diego Sports Arena (MISL)
MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas (Arena Football, Indoor Soccer)
Hughes Stadium, Sacramento (US Track & Field Championships)
Georgia Dome, Atlanta (Olympic Basketball)
Georgia World Congress Center (Olympic Wrestling)
"Olympic Stadium" (or Turner Field, if you dare), Atlanta (Olympic "Athletics")
Also went to Equestrian and Canoeing events at the Atlanta games, Equestrian being the manner to lure Mom on the trip... doubt those facilities still exist.
Utah Olympic Oval, Kearns UT (PRE-Olympic speed skating)
Snowbasin, Huntsville UT (Olympic Super Giant Slalom)
Again, I've probably missed some on this list...
...but I didn't want to rub it in.
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