Hard Rock Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens is defined by a massive, fourteen-acre open-air canopy that cantilevers inward to shade the seating bowl while leaving the playing field open to the sky. Opened in nineteen eighty-seven as Joe Robbie Stadium, it was the first major multipurpose stadium in the United States built entirely with private financing. Dolphins owner Joe Robbie designed the original concrete structure to accommodate both football and baseball, though the wide configuration required for multi-sport use left fans far from the sidelines.