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Discovery Green opened April 13, 2008. The park is located across the Avenida de las Americas from the George R. Brown Convention Center and the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel.
Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre (47,700 m2) public urban park in Downtown Houston, Texas, bounded by La Branch Street to the west, McKinney Street to the north, Avenida de las Americas to the east, and Lamar Street to the south. The park is next to the George R. Brown Convention Center and Avenida Houston entertainment district. Discovery Green has a lake, bandstands and venues for public performances, two dog runs, a playground, and recreational lawns.
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The city's NBA (basketball) team plays at the Toyota Center.
The city's Major League Baseball team, playing at Daikin Park (Minute Maid Park), celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. It was also the last season for the Astros in the National League; they moved to the American League in 2013.
Houston's Major League Soccer team plays in Shell Energy Stadium. Located in the East End, it is the first major soccer-specific stadium in the US in a downtown area.
Houston's representative in the National Women's Soccer League. The team is owned and operated by the Dynamo and also plays at Shell Energy Stadium.