Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - Oddities. 1  The Metrodome was constructed in an area of downtown Minneapolis known as Industry Square. 2  The Metrodome was not a true multi-purpose stadium. 3  While this was more than suitable for football, with few exceptions this resulted in poor sight lines for baseball.
Visit these small towns near San Antonio, TX. 1  After exploring San Antonio, get out of town â by taking a little side trip or scenic drive into nearby Texas Hill Country.
San Antonio de BÃ©xar and the Alamo greatly benefited from annexation and statehood. Centrally located and vital to Texas, San Antonio was already seen as an important civic and military asset. After Texas joined the Union, the annexation treaty transferred all Texas forts to the U.S. Army.