Rangers Ballpark in Arlington - Arlington, Texas
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
N 32° 45.088 W 097° 04.972
14S E 679604 N 3625361
On April 1, 1994, a new era for the Texas Rangers began with the opening of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Waymark Code: WM5QQ9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member SUp3rFM & Cruella
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The beautiful baseball-only facility serves as the centerpiece of a 270-acre complex which solidifies Arlington, Texas as an entertainment giant in the Southwest.

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, completed in just 23 months, is a state-of-the-art building with the utmost in customer convenience. Yet, the 49,115 seat open-air ballpark was designed and built with tradition and intimacy in mind, containing features such as a granite and brick facade, exposed structural steel, an asymmetrical playing field, and a home run porch in right field. Texas architecture is featured throughout, from the outer facade to the Lone Stars in the concourses and on the seat aisles.

This unique complex also includes a baseball museum, a children's learning center, and a four-story office building within the ballpark and a youth baseball park, a 12-acre lake, and parks and recreation space on the perimeter. Total cost of the project was approximately 191 million dollars.

It's the home of which team(s)?: Texas Rangers

Which professional sports are played here?: Baseball

Capacity (number of seats): 49,115

Opening Date: 04/01/1994

Guided Tours: yes

Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
1) Tell how was your visit. Were you at a game, which one? Have you just visited it by the outside, on a guided tour maybe? Are you a fan?

2) Pictures:
- They should be taken by YOU.
- No internet pictures are allowed.
- Upload one photo, at least. It would be great if you'd upload one of the venue and one with you on the photo.
- No need of photos with the GPSr.
- Extra credits for photos inside, with the teams playing.
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