The Republican National Convention welcome event for delegates and media will be Sunday night at Tropicana Field. The stadium has a dome to protect against any rain from Tropical Storm Isaac.
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U.S. National Whitewater Training Center
The party for delegates from California, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana will be held at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, an Olympic-training facility that has the world’s largest man-made whitewater river.
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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Delegates will enter the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden through the Canal Garden near the rear of the property. Planner Dina Berg Blazek has designed the entire party to be held outside, weather permitting.
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Nascar Hall of Fame
The 150,000-square-foot Nascar Hall of Fame will host the delegations from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee. The complex has more than 40,000 square feet of interactive exhibits and artifacts.
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Duke Mansion
About 250 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will attend a welcome event at the Duke Mansion, which was built in 1915 and opened as a historic inn and meeting center in 1998.
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Levine Museum of the New South
At the Levine Museum of the New South, a band will play in the two-story entrance foyer.
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Discovery Place
At the 160,000-square-foot Discovery Place science museum, delegates will explore the venue’s new aquarium, exotic rainforest, and other interactive exhibits.
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North Carolina Music Factory
More than 15,000 members of the media and V.I.P.s will attend a party at the North Carolina Music Factory, an abandoned textile mill that a local father-and-son team turned into an entertainment complex.
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