Silverdome, Pontiac

Name: Silverdome
Address: Pontiac, United States

#19 among attractions in Pontiac

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Museum

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The Pontiac Silverdome was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, the first use of the architectural technique in a major athletic facility. With a seating capacity of 82,666+, it was the largest stadium in the National Football League until FedExField in suburban Washington, D.C. expanded its capacity to over 85,000 in 2000. ()

Alternative names: Capacity: 82 thous.Coordinates: 42°38'45"N, 83°15'18"W

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Silverdome – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: UWM Sports Complex, Meadow Brook Hall, The Crofoot, Eagle Theater.

1.7 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
UWM Sports Complex, Pontiac
44 min walk • UWM Sports Complex is an indoor soccer-specific stadium Pontiac, Michigan. The facility is one of the largest fully enclosed full-size association football arenas in the United States.
3.3 miNE
Art gallery, Architecture, Museum
Meadow Brook Hall, Rochester Hills
84 min walk • Meadow Brook Hall is a Tudor revival style mansion located at 350 Estate Drive in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It was built between 1926 and 1929 by the heiress to the Dodge automaker fortune, Matilda Dodge Wilson and her second husband, lumber baron, Alfred Wilson.
2 miW
Music and shows, Concerts and shows, Rock club
The Crofoot, Pontiac
50 min walk • The Crofoot is a mixed-use independent entertainment complex made up of 3 venues in one building in Pontiac, Michigan. The Crofoot is a busy concert venue for popular music acts, and other larger private events or festivals.
2 miW
Theater, Moorish revival architecture
Eagle Theater, Pontiac
51 min walk • The Eagle Theater is a theater located at 11-15 South Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It currently houses a nightclub.
1.7 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Art gallery
Walter P. Chrysler Museum, Auburn Hills
44 min walk • The Walter P. Chrysler Museum was a car museum in Auburn Hills, Michigan, featuring historically significant vehicles designed and manufactured by Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep, AMC, Nash, Hudson, and Rambler.
1.9 miW
Game and entertainment center, Concerts and shows, Entertainment
Erebus Haunted Attraction, Pontiac
50 min walk • Erebus is a four-story haunted attraction located in Pontiac, Michigan, open seasonally for Halloween. It held the Guinness World Record for largest walk-through haunted attraction from 2005 until 2009, when it lost the record to Cutting Edge Haunted House. It is not recommended for children under the age of 13.
1.9 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Pontiac
49 min walk • The St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School is a historic church located at 46408 Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1987 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
1.9 miW
Colonial revival architecture
Fairgrove Avenue Historic District, Pontiac
49 min walk • The Fairgrove Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district located along Fairgrove Avenue, between North Saginaw and Edison Streets, in Pontiac, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
2.8 miNE
Tower
Elliott Tower, Auburn Hills
71 min walk • Elliott Tower is a carillon tower on the campus of Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Michigan, completed in 2014.
2 miW
42°38'14"N • 83°17'30"W
The Flagstar Strand, Pontiac
50 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
2 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Pontiac Commercial Historic District, Pontiac
52 min walk • The Pontiac Commercial Historic District is a primarily commercial historic district located roughly along East Huron and South Saginaw Streets, within loop of Wide Track Drive, in Pontiac, Michigan.