35 Iconic Sports Arenas in the Heart of Famous Cities

31. Hampden Park: Scotland’s Sacred Ground

Though its capacity now stands at 51,000, Hampden Park once drew crowds of over 150,000, making it the world’s largest stadium in the early 20th century. Located in Glasgow and home to the Scottish national team, it’s steeped in lore. This is where Real Madrid dazzled in the 1960 European Cup final and where Scotland has dreamed, wept, and roared for over a century. Its old stone facade and sweeping bowl layout make it a pilgrimage site for football romantics—proof that scale isn’t everything, but history is.