However, as newer venues with modern amenities emerged, the Astrodome fell into disuse and was officially abandoned in 1999, leading to concerns about its deteriorating condition.

Building the Houston Astrodome cost a whopping $35 million - over $300 million in today's currency! It stood at 18 stories tall, covered 9.5 acres and had enough space to seat 66,000 spectators.

The Astrodome was the first stadium to host indoor Major League Baseball games. The men posted their video to TikTok under the handle @lukinghouston. As of late Wednesday morning, the video has ...

3 men arrested after sneaking inside abandoned Astrodome, posted video to TikTok By Dominic Genetti , Staff writer June 11, 2025 The historic Houston Astrodome sits next to the giant NRG Stadium ...

So many Astrodome rehab dreams have bitten the dust. ... By 2000, the Astros abandoned it and moved downtown. Shuttered and empty now, stuck next to NRG Stadium, ...

THIS is the sad story of a stadium that has seen it all but now lies derelict. It was once dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World and hosted greats from Muhammad Ali to Elvis Presley. The previous a… ...

When the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, it was hailed as technological marvel, the first enclosed, air-conditioned stadium ever—and the “eighth wonder of the world,” according to some Texans.

The Astrodome in Houston, Texas during its prime days as a state-of-the-art venue Credit: Getty. NRG Stadium is the official home of the NFL's Houston Texans and annually hosts the Houston ...

AN ABANDONED stadium once dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” could be given a bold makeover in a plan to save the iconic megastructure. Plans have been unveiled to breathe new life… ...

Kyropoulou knew the Astrodome as the sad abandoned lump in the shadow of NRG Stadium — not as the Eighth Wonder of the World, the pride of the first city with the nerve to air-condition a stadium.