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New Orleans Sports Venues
The Superdome may be the most famous of New Orleans’ sporting venues (and one of the largest in the country!) but there are plenty of other spaces, historic and modern, where you can catch the best action in sports. The Fair Grounds is the oldest site of racing in America still in operation. The New Orleans Arena hosts some of the nation’s most recognized names in basketball, plus a variety of state-of-the-art stadiums and fields, golf courses, driving ranges and more. Check these out below. |
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Audubon Park Golf Course
6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70118 [Map It]
(504) 212-5290, (866) 248-4652
www.audubontrail.com
Neighborhood: Uptown/Garden District
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Golf Course
Description: Golfers find beautiful greens, lush landscaping and four lagoons brimming with geese and duck in this 81-acre, 4,189 yard, par-62 course with 12 par 3s, four par 4s, and two par 5. |
Brechtel Memorial Park Municipal Golf Course
3700 Behrman Pl., New Orleans, LA 70114 [Map It]
(504) 362-4761
www.thegolfcourses.net
Neighborhood: Algiers/Westbank
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Golf Course
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City Park Driving Range
1040 Filmore Ave., New Orleans, LA 70124 [Map It]
(504) 482-4888
www.neworleanscitypark.com
Neighborhood: Lakefront/Lakeview
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Golf Course
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English Turn
1 Clubhouse Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131 [Map It]
(504) 391-8018
www.englishturn.com
Neighborhood: Algiers/Westbank
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Golf Course
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Equest Stables
1001 Filmore Ave., New Orleans, LA 70124 [Map It]
(504) 483-9398
www.equestfarm.com
Neighborhood: Lakefront/Lakeview
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Horseback Riding
Description: Tucked away in a quiet setting only 15 minutes from downtown New Orleans, Equest Farms is a full-service horseback riding facility for the hunter/jumper surrounded by the beautiful lagoons and golf courses of City Park. |
Lakewood Golf Club
4801 General De Gaulle Dr., New Orleans, LA 70131 [Map It]
(504) 373-5926
www.lakewoodgolf.com
Neighborhood: Algiers/Westbank
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Golf Course
Description: Lakewood Golf Club, the golf course that once hosted 26 New Orleans Opens, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011. A recent multi-million dollar renovation makes Lakewood Golf Club one of the most exciting courses to play with challenging fairways, tees and greens. Nestled among beautiful Louisiana cypress and oaks, Lakewood Golf Club is one of the South's premier golf destinations. |
New Orleans Arena
1501 Girod St., New Orleans, LA 70113 [Map It]
(504) 587-3663, (800) 756-7074
www.neworleansarena.com
Neighborhood: Central Business District/Downtown
Attraction Type/s: Theatre (Performance), Sporting Venue
Description: The state-of-the-art Arena opened on Oct. 19, 1999 is now the proud home of the NBA New Orleans Hornets in addition to accommodating concerts, festivals, circuses, ice shows, family attractions, meetings, banquets, receptions, trade shows, exhibits, Mardi Gras parties, special convention shows, private functions, and closed-circuit television presentations each year. |
New Orleans Fair Grounds
1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 944-5515
www.fairgroundsracecourse.com
Neighborhood: Gentilly/New Orleans East/Chalmette
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Horse Racing
Description: With a history dating back to 1872, the Fair Grounds Race Course is the third oldest continuously operating thoroughbred racetrack in the United States an certainly one of the most famous. The Fair Grounds also hosts the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. |
NOLA Motorsports Park
11075 Nicolle Blvd., Avondale, LA 70094 [Map It]
(504) 302-4875
www.nolamotor.com
Neighborhood: Jefferson Parish
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue
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Pan American Stadium
Zachary Taylor Dr., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 483-1720
www.neworleanscitypark.com
Neighborhood: Lakefront/Lakeview
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue
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The Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Sugar Bowl Dr., New Orleans, LA 70112 [Map It]
(504) 587-3663, (800) 756-7074
www.mbsuperdome.com
Neighborhood: Central Business District/Downtown
Attraction Type/s: Theatre (Performance), Sporting Venue
Description: The Mercedes-Benz Superdome has hosted six Superbowls - more than any other facility of its kind - three NCAA's Final Fours and more Saints games, Sugar Bowls and star-studded events than imaginable. Built in 1975, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is better than ever. |
Tournament Players Club of Louisiana
11001 Lapalco Blvd., Avondale, LA 70094 [Map It]
(504) 436-8721, (866) 665-2872
www.tpc.com
Neighborhood: Outside Metro Area
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue, Golf Course
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UNO Lakefront Arena
6801 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122 [Map It]
(504) 280-7171
www.arena.uno.edu
Neighborhood: Lakefront/Lakeview
Attraction Type/s: Theatre (Performance), Sporting Venue
Description: Consistently ranked among the top ten in entertainment industry publications, the Arena has enjoyed the rating of #1 internationally in its category. The Arena has been included in the Top Ten for well over a decade among all public assembly venues, and is the #1 university venue of its size-a status that it has maintained for several years. |
Zephyr Field
6000 Airline Dr., Metairie, LA 70001 [Map It]
(504) 734-5155
Neighborhood: Jefferson Parish
Attraction Type/s: Sporting Venue
Description: Zephyr Field - "the Shrine on Airline" - has become the focal point for family entertainment in the Greater New Orleans area drawing more than 320,000 fans for the beloved Zephyrs AAA baseball team in each of their first nine seasons on Airline. |
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