MetroCenter, Arlington, Texas, United States of America

Truly deserving of the 2007 Top Performing Arts Venues award by the Fort Worth Business Press, MetroCenter is a multipurpose facility for a plethora of events and live shows: conferences, musicals, rock concerts, community events, place of worship, among others. It stands in Arlington, Texas and was built in 2005, with the contributions made by the Beck Group Architecture (design) and the Manhattan Construction Company. It was the firm Acoustic Dimensions that designed the audio and video system of the facility, while it was Ford Audio and Video that installed it. MetroCenter is the brainchild of Executive Pastor Mike Wierick and Senior Pastor Dr. Gary Smith.

There are plenty of hotels to choose where you want to take a respite before or after visiting the complex. In Arlington alone sits La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Dallas Arlington also offers convenience given its access to major expressways and proximity to attractions such as The Parks at Arlington. You might also want to check out Dallas World Aquarium, which is only 25 minutes away from Arlington. For those who love nature and animals, you’ll definitely create a lasting memory here. Of course, art lovers will be able to satiate their artistic soul by a visit to the not-for-profit Arlington Museum of Art, which showcases works of regional artists. It is managed by volunteers and a board of directors, and has hosted notable exhibitions of the works of Salvador Dali, photographs by Milton H. Greene, woodblock prints of Utagawa Hiroshige, and many more.