Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond

#303 among attractions in Richmond

Sport venue, Sport, Football, Arenas and stadiums

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Sports Backers Stadium is a 3,250-seat stadium in Richmond, Virginia. The facility was opened in 1999. ()

Opened: 1999 (25 years ago)Capacity: 3250Coordinates: 37°34'12"N, 77°27'45"W

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100 Avenue of ChampionsCarytown - Museum District (The Diamond)Richmond 23230 United States

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Sports Backers Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Diamond, Siegel Center, Cary Street Park and Shop Center, Stonewall Jackson Monument.

~790 ftNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
The Diamond, Richmond
4 min walk • The Diamond is a baseball stadium located in Richmond, Virginia, USA, on Arthur Ashe Boulevard. It is the home of Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Northeast and the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team.
1.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Siegel Center, Richmond
33 min walk • The Stuart C. Siegel Center is a 190,000-square-foot multi-purpose facility on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The facility's main component is the 7,637- seat E.J. Wade Arena.
1.5 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Cary Street Park and Shop Center, Richmond
39 min walk • Cary Street Park and Shop Center, also known as the Cary Court Shopping Center, is a historic shopping center developed by the C.F. Sauer family in the Carytown district of Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1938 in the Art Deco style. Two rectangular wings to the west and east were completed in 1949 and 1951.
0.8 miSW
Monuments and statues
Stonewall Jackson Monument, Richmond
21 min walk • The Stonewall Jackson Monument in Richmond, Virginia, was erected in honor of Thomas Jonathon ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, a Confederate general.
0.8 miSW
Monuments and statues
Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument, Richmond
22 min walk • The Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument, is a partially deconstructed memorial installed along Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue depicting Matthew Fontaine Maury and commemorating his Confederate naval service and contributions to oceanography and naval meteorology.
1.5 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
Byrd Theatre, Richmond
38 min walk • The Byrd Theatre is a cinema in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was named after William Byrd II, the founder of the city. The theater opened on December 24, 1928 to much excitement and is affectionately referred to as "Richmond’s Movie Palace".
0.6 miS
Museum, Cinema, Train station
Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond
16 min walk • The Science Museum of Virginia is a science museum located in Richmond, Virginia. Established in 1970, it is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is housed in the former Broad Street Station, built in 1917.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
Children's Museum of Richmond, Richmond
15 min walk • The Children's Museum of Richmond began in 1977 as the Richmond Children's Museum in the Navy Hill School building in downtown Richmond, Virginia. In 2000, the museum moved to its current location on Broad Street in Richmond.
1 miW
Monuments and statues
Arthur Ashe Monument, Richmond
25 min walk • The Arthur Ashe Monument is a bronze sculpture by Paul DiPasquale installed along Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue. The statue depicts tennis player Arthur Ashe, who was born and raised in Richmond.
1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Library
Virginia Historical Society, Richmond
27 min walk • The Virginia Historical Society, founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. It is a private, non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions.
0.9 miS
Museum, History museum, Tudor Revival architecture
Branch House, Richmond
23 min walk • Branch House in Richmond, Virginia, was designed in 1916 by the firm of John Russell Pope as a private residence of financier John Kerr Branch and his wife Beulah Gould Branch.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sports Backers Stadium?

Nearby attractions include The Diamond, Richmond (4 min walk), Movieland at Boulevard Square, Richmond (9 min walk), Scott's Addition Historic District, Richmond (13 min walk), E. M. Todd Company, Richmond (14 min walk).

How to get to Sports Backers Stadium by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sports Backers Stadium:

Bus

Greyhound Bus Station (7 min walk)
FlixBus Richmond • Lines: 2601 (16 min walk)