Stadium Journey, a website and monthly magazine which focuses on rating stadium experiences from around the world, has released its list of Top 100 Stadium Experiences of 2013.
The highest rated football venue is Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Lucas Oil Stadium is ranked 4th overall, received a FANFARE Score of 4.9, and was described by Stadium Journey Special Correspondent Sean MacDonald as possibly “the best sports experience in the world.”
Notre Dame Stadium is the highest ranked college football stadium at No. 8 and a FANFARE Score of 4.7. Paul Swaney, Stadium Journey Co-Founder, wrote of the iconic stadium:
“It is one of those special places that all sports fan aspire to visit, even if they are not fans of college football. It doesn’t matter what inspires you to go and see a game at Notre Dame Stadium; whether it is the fervent fan following, your appreciation of history, or the movie Rudy. Whatever your reason, you would be justified to go and see a Fighting Irish home game, and chances are your expectations will be exceeded.”
Which stadium was rated as the best experience for 2013? Amsoil Arena, the home of the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCAA Division I).
Listed below are the Top 10 stadium experiences for College Football and the NFL:
Best of College Football
- Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC Trojans
- Darrell K Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas Longhorns
- Blaik Field at Michie Stadium, Army Black Knights
- Spartan Stadium, Michigan State Spartans
- Michigan Stadium, Michigan Wolverines
- Ohio Stadium, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Memorial Stadium, Clemson Tigers
- Kyle Field, Texas A&M Aggies
Best of NFL
- Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Colts
- Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Steelers
- AT&T Stadium, Dallas Cowboys
- Reliant Stadium, Houston Texans
- Bank of America Stadium, Carolina Panthers
- Lambeau Field, Green Bay Packers
- CenturyLink Field, Seattle Seahawks
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans Saints
- First Energy Stadium, Cleveland Browns
- Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Eagles