From The Fairmont Dallas Best Nearby Spectator Sports (Attractions & Activities) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Dallas, TX Dallas Mavericks (Attractions & Activities - Spectator Sports) 2500 Victory Ave American Airlines Center, Dallas  TX  75201 • 214-222-3687 • 877-316-3553 Distance: ~1304 ft User Rating: 9.5 / 10         Description: VICTORY PARK. This hometown NBA team plays at state-of-the-art American Airlines Center. In the arena, fans can order food with their cell phones and plug in handheld devices and notebooks. Microphones on the court allow fans to hear on-court conversations, and video cameras tap into all the pre-game activity. Dallas Stars (Attractions & Activities - Spectator Sports) 2500 Victory Ave American Airlines Center, Dallas  TX  75201 • 214-467-8277 • 888-968-3927 Distance: ~1304 ft User Rating: 10 / 10         Description: VICTORY PARK. This team joined the National Hockey League in 1994 and has been playing in Reunion Arena ever since. The hockey season runs from September through the end of April. Dallas Cowboys (Attractions & Activities - Spectator Sports) 2401 E Airport Frwy Texas Stadium, Irving  TX  75063 • 972-556-9900 Distance: ~7.68 mi         Description: IRVING. If you have time while in Dallas, catch a Cowboys football game – it's well worth it! Watching athletes from all over the country, checking out cheerleaders wearing cowboy boots, and being surrounded by fans who are proud Texans are all part and parcel of a Lone Star State experience. For ticket information, contact the ticket office at Texas Stadium in Irving (972-785-5000). Cowboys' training camp takes place at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Stadium tours are available. Texas Stadium (Attractions & Activities - Spectator Sports) 2401 E Airport Frwy, Irving  TX  75062 • 972-785-4780 • 972-785-4850 Distance: ~7.68 mi         Description: IRVING. Home to the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium is known for its exquisite outdoor beauty and its innovative open roof design, which shelters the stands but leaves the field exposed to the elements. D.D. Lewis, a former linebacker for the Cowboys, once joked that the open roof is there "so that God can watch His team." The stadium opened in 1971, features a Texas Turf surface, and can seat over 65,000 fans. It's located at the intersection of Loop 12, Highway 114, and Highway 183. Mesquite Championship Rodeo (Attractions & Activities - Spectator Sports) 1818 Rodeo Dr Resistol Arena, Mesquite  TX  75149 • 972-285-8777 Distance: ~10.34 mi         Description: MESQUITE. From June through August, the Mesquite Championship Rodeo takes place in 5300-seat, air-conditioned Resistol Arena (renovated in 2009) just east of Dallas. More than 200,000 visitors show up to experience championship rodeo events, including bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, bronc riding, and barrel racing. The rodeo is also a great family activity, complete with mechanical bull, pony rides, a Western store, and Sonny Bryan's BBQ. Each Friday and Saturday, the action starts with a laser and pyrotechnics show. For convenience, competitions are broadcast on jumbo video boards throughout the venue. Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie (Attractions & Activities - Spectator Sports) 1000 Lone Star Pkwy, Grand Prairie  TX  75050 • 972-263-7223 • 800-795-7223 Distance: ~10.78 mi         Description: GRAND PRAIRIE. This sports entertainment attraction features thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. It offers a glass-enclosed, seven-level grandstand and simulcast horse racing on 175 television monitors. Plus, there's a dining area and a huge outdoor patio. FC Dallas (Attractions & Activities - Spectator Sports) 9200 World Cup Way Pizza Hut Park, Frisco  TX  75210 • 214-705-6700 Distance: ~25.55 mi         Description: FRISCO. Check out a Major League Soccer game while you're in Dallas, and don't forget to pick up a few souvenir items for the kids – maybe a T-shirt or soccer jersey. The Major League Soccer season begins in April and ends in October, although playoffs can run into November. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.