Stadium entertainment in Washington, DC
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Verizon Center
When the sparkling $200 million, 20,000ft-high MCI Center opened in 1997 (the name change occurred in 2006 after Verizon bought MCI), the streets surrounding it were, to put it lightly, a bit gritty. Families definitely didn’t wander out this way. All that changed within a few months of the stadium opening – sports bars, shops and restaurants bloomed like neon flowers, luxury condominiums replaced old tenements and all of a sudden, the most dangerous thing on the block was bad traffic and rude teenagers. Basketball teams the NBA's Washington Wizards (www.nba.com/wizards), the WNBA's Washington Mystics (www.wnba.com/mystics), the Georgetown Hoyas (www.guhoyas.com) and the …
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Fedex Field
The Redskins play September through January at FedEx Field, but rare is the opportunity to actually see them play here. There is a miles-long waiting list to buy season tickets, so there are never tickets left for individual games. The only exception is when some are returned to the box office by the opposing team, which you can find out about by calling the stadium two or three days before the game. If you have your heart set on seeing the ’Skins in person, online agents will be pleased to sell you tickets with a hefty markup. To get here, drive to FedEx Field by taking the Central Ave exit from I-495, or walk to the field from Morgan Blvd Metro station (1 mile). …
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Comcast Center
The University of Maryland Terrapins is a consistently strong NCAA basketball team. Season ticket–holders buy up all the seats at the sleek, new Comcast Center on campus at the University of Maryland. If students don’t pick up their entire allotment, single-game tickets may go on sale about two weeks before the game, but phone the ticket office to find out for sure.
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Nationals Stadium
The Washington Nationals baseball team plays at Nationals Stadium. Games, with their ‘running of the president’ (an odd race between caricatures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Teddy Roosevelt) are fun, more so in the rare event the Nationals win. Grandstand seats start at $5; infield boxes go for $63.
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RFK Stadium
Multiple-time Major League Soccer champions DC United (www.dcunited.com) play April through October at RFK Stadium. Tickets start around $15. The women's team, Washington Freedom (www.womensprosoccer.com/dc), whose roster has included US national team stars such as Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach, also plays here.
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