Lost venues, 2000–present
Venues that were still in use after 2000 before closing, including several domes and multipurpose stadiums replaced within the last two decades.
131 venues
View on map →Houston Raceway Park
Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, was an NHRA national-event drag strip that opened in 1988 and closed after the April 2022 SpringNationals. A 3/8-mile dirt oval was added in 2000.
Miami Arena
Miami Arena in Overtown was the first home of the Miami Heat (1988-1999) and the Florida Panthers (1993-1998). Outmoded within a decade, it was demolished in 2008.
Amway Arena
Amway Arena, originally Orlando Arena, was home of the Orlando Magic from 1989 to 2010. It was imploded on March 25, 2012.
The Woodlands
The Woodlands in Kansas City, Kansas, opened in 1989 as a greyhound track and was later also used for horse racing. It closed in August 2008 and was demolished in 2021.
Knights Stadium
Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, South Carolina was home to the Charlotte Knights from 1990 to 2013 and was demolished in early 2015.
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome was a cable-supported domed stadium in downtown Atlanta. From 1992 to 2017 it was home to the Falcons and hosted two Super Bowls, Olympic events and three men's Final Fours.
Shoreline Star Greyhound Park
Shoreline Star Greyhound Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut, raced greyhounds from 1995 until October 10, 2005. Its new owner did not resume live racing.
Walt Disney World Speedway
Walt Disney World Speedway was a one-mile oval on the Walt Disney World Resort grounds that opened in 1995 and closed in August 2015. It hosted the Indy Racing League's Indy 200 from 1996 to 2000.
Stone Mountain Tennis Center
The Stone Mountain Tennis Center was the purpose-built tennis venue of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics; it was abandoned after 2007 and demolished in 2017-2018.
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway was a two-mile superspeedway in Fontana, California, that hosted NASCAR and Indy car racing from 1997 to 2023. Most of its land has since been sold for warehouse development.
Hank Aaron Stadium
Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Alabama was home to the Double-A Mobile BayBears from 1997 to 2019 and closed after its last events in 2021.