call the Civic Center home. Golden Park, a 5,000 seat baseball stadium, was the former home to the Columbus Catfish and the minor-league Columbus Redstixx, and as of June 2021, is the host stadium of the Columbus Chatt-A-Hoots. It was also the site of the softball events of the 1996 Summer Olympics. It opened in 1926, making it the oldest baseball park in the city. RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, a 2,000-seat modern performance theatre, first opened in 2002 and is operated by the Columbus nonprofit organization RiverCenter Inc. It is commonly used for local events, and occasionally used for nationally recognized performances. Springer Opera House, a historic live performance theater located in downtown, opened in early 1871. Former United States President Jimmy Carter proclaimed it the State Theatre of Georgia for the 1971–72 season. The legislature made the designation permanent in 1992. Historic districts Columbus is home to nine historic districts, all listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Muscogee County, Georgia. They are: Bibb City Historic District Columbus Historic District Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District Dinglewood Historic District Peacock Woods-Dimon Circle Historic District Weracoba-St. Elmo Historic District Wynn's Hill-Overlook-Oak Circle Historic District Wynnton Village Historic District Waverly Terrace Historic District Sports Parks and recreation Columbus is home to upwards of 50 parks, four recreation centers, four senior centers and parks, and Standing Boy Creek Wildlife Management Area. Walking trails The Chattahoochee RiverWalk is a walking/bike trail that connects users from Downtown to South Columbus and the northern section of Fort Benning. The Columbus Fall Line Trace is an fitness trail that runs from Downtown to the northeastern section of the city. The Black Heritage Trail is a National Recreation Trail of historic and cultural significance. Whitewater kayaking, rafting, and zip-line The Chattahoochee River whitewater opened in 2012. After both the Eagle & Phenix Dam and the City Mills Dams were breached, river flow was restored to natural conditions, allowing the course to be created. The course is the longest urban whitewater rafting and kayaking in the world, and has been ranked the world's best manmade whitewater course by USA Today. It also features the Blue Heron Adventure, a zip-line course connecting users from the Georgia side of the river to the Alabama side on an interstate zip-line over the Chattahoochee River. The course continues with several zip-lines and a ropes course on the Alabama side