Lambeau Field

Even if you are not a Green Bay Packers fan, Lambeau Field is one place all football fans should visit. The stadium is beautiful on the outside, has wonderful places to eat and shop on the inside, and has a rich and interesting history.

One of the best things about Lambeau Field, is that it is open all year long. If you want to visit the beautiful Atrium or take a Stadium Tour, you can do it any time of the year. It is one of the first places we take out of town guests. Everyone loves to learn about traditions and experience this legendary stadium!

Robert E. Harlan Plaza and the Atrium

When you walk up to the stadium, you are greeted by giant bronze statues of Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi. These beautiful statues were designed and crafted by Julie Rotblatt-Amrany and Omri Amrany. Each statue is 14 feet tall and sits on two foot high steps and four foot bases. They weigh over 2,000 lbs each and are truly magnificent to see.

The statues are located in as area called the Robert E. Harlan Plaza, which is named in honor of the former team CEO. There are some park benches along the side of the plaza. It seems as though there are always people taking pictures in this area. I know we have plenty of pictures of our family members in front of the statues. This is also the perfect place to take a great picture of the front of Lambeau Field.

Just past the Lambeau and Lombardi statues, is the entrance into the Atrium, which is on the stadium's east side. The Atrium is a great addition to Lambeau Field. It is open all year and has restaurants, games the Packers Hall of Fame, the Packers Pro Shop, as well as meeting rooms. Many corporations and individuals rent areas of the Atrium for weddings, corporate events, dinners, job fairs and cocktail receptions. Click here for your complete guide to the Atrium

Inside the Stadium

If you truly want to experience Lambeau Field, you must take a stadium tour. This guided tour lets you to see parts of the stadium that are normally off limits to people. The tour begins in the front, with a history lesson of the team and it's humble beginnings with Curly Lambeau. The tour guides are extremely knowledgeable and fun. Once inside, you see the Atrium, go behind the scenes and come out of the famous Packers tunnel onto the field! If you are interested in taking a tour, please call this number for times and ticket prices - (920)569-7513

The stadium offers many great facilities for the players. There is a large training room, a weight room, a basketball court, a racquetball court, meeting rooms, a team auditorium, a team dining room and a players' lounge. One area that is really beautiful to see in the Packers locker room. It is shaped like a football and has 64 wooden lockers. You can see many of these areal during the stadium tour or during the locker room tour at the annual Fan Fest in March.

The inside of the stadium is really something special to see. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named Lambeau Field the eighth-best venue in the world to watch sports, and it was the only NFL stadium to make the list of 20. It is the longest continuously occupied stadium in the National Football League.

Hanging in the stadium are the names of the 21 Packers players and coaches that have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. In the southeast corner of the stadium are the Packers 12 NFL Championship seasons.

The north end zone has the five retired jersey numbers. They are:
Don Hutson - 14
Tony Canadeo - 3
Bart Starr - 15
Ray Nitshke - 66
Reggie White - 92

The northeast corner of the stadium has the name of the former Packers general manager (1992-2001), Ron Wolf. Bob Harlan wanted him to be recognized in a special way because of everything he has meant to the organization.

Stadium History

The stadium was originally built in 1957 for about $1,000,000. It was first called City Stadium but was renamed Lambeau Field in 1965 after the Packers founder and first coach, Earl L. (Curly) Lambeau, who brought the team to 6 NFL championships.

The stadium is located in southwest Green Bay and is surrounded by the village of Ashwaubenon. It was originally build on farmland that was purchased for $74,305.

A giant reconstruction project began in 2001 to update the facilities and add more premium and suite seating, but keep the playing field of the "frozen tundra". The renovation project was completed in 2003. The stadium currently seats 72,928.

The stadium has the only true retro-look in the entire league and the original seating bowl was saved. This great stadium ranks as one of the most recognized and envied locations in sports.

Everyone should try to get to Lambeau Field at least once in their lifetime.