Entertainment Venues
Concert halls, opera houses, theaters and more.
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Opened in 1857, the building is the oldest grand opera house in America used for its original purpose. It is the home of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Philadelphia Opera Company.
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The site has been a center for performing arts since 1926 and was renamed for former Orlando Mayor Bob Carr in the 1970's. It is home to the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando Opera and the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra.
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When New Orleans was founded in 1718, it was originally centered around the French Quarter. The city has since expanded, but "The Quarter" remains the cultural hub with Bourbon Street as one of its main attractions.
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Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction. It was intended as a venue for the Oratorio Society of New York and the New York Symphony Society, on whose boards Carnegie served.
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Centennial Olympic Park was built for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. The 21 acre (85,000 mē) public park is owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
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Once an active entertainment venue, Church Street has been fighting to regain an audience that was taken by Downtown Disney. At one time, there was a station for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad here.
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Fair Park is a 277-acre (1.12 kmē) recreational and educational complex. It is home to nine museums, six performance facilities, a lagoon, and the largest ferris wheel in North America. Many of the buildings were build for the 1936 Texas Centennial.
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The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. Many of the buildings date from before New Orleans became part of the United States. New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is centered here.
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In 1894, Henry Greenwall raised $100,000 for construction of an opera house in Galveston. The Romanesque Revival style Opera House underwent a major restoration between 1974 and 1990, after years of neglect.
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Built in 1916, the Lincoln Theater was constructed with a two feet thick firewall surrounding the building to make it fire proof. It has survived several nearby fires and is now being restored. It is said to be haunted.
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Mall of America has a gross area of 4.2 million sq ft. (390,000 mē), with over 520 stores. The Mall is organized into 4 different zones, each with its own decorative style.
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Originally founded as the summer home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, The Mann Center is the only outdoor cultural arts venue in the Philadelphia region and one of the largest of its kind in the nation.
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Moody Gardens is made up of three main pyramids, each dedicated to a different attraction. One is an aquarium. The Rainforest Pyramid contains tropical fauna and flora, and Discovery Pyramid is a science museum.
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The 'Mort' was designed by world-renowned architect IM. Pei and is home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The Center was opened in September of 1989.
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The track was known as Waterford Park prior to 1990. In 1994, the track was authorized to have slot machines. The Mountaineer now has casino table games, a convention center and entertainment venue called "The Harv."
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The OCCC currently ranks as the second largest convention center in the United States with over 2.2 million square feet of exhibition space.
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Stock car and drag racing are the featured entertainment at this FASCAR track.
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Sloss Furnaces was operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing it became one of the first industrial sites in the U.S. to be preserved for public use. The site currently serves as an interpretive museum of industry.
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