Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta


Atlanta's state-of-the-art, $1.6-billion multipurpose eight-petal retractable-roof stadium is home to the NFL's Atlanta Falcons (football) and the MLS' Atlanta United FC (soccer). The striking, architecturally wowing stadium resembles a camera's aperture and is the first professional sports stadium to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum status (a green building certification) in the US.

Daily tours (book online) get you to the locker rooms, the field, Window to the City, Skybridges and 100 Yard Club as well as over 180 works of art curated from the Savannah College of Art & Design.


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