I played mainly mid-range houses, the 1,000 to 2,500 range. Though I have done a few larger and some arenas. I once got to perform on the Grand Ole Opry stage - they were really nice at that venue. We got invited backstage for their show, and they flew in the barn for us after our load-out so we could get pics with it.
One of my favorite venues crew-wise is Green Bay. The university has a union roadhouse, and I could always gaurantee that I'd break my load-in record there. Its one of those houses that highlight all that a union can be in helpfulness, knowledge and work ethic.
The Majestic in San Antonio got a vote for one of the best old vaudevilles that I've been to. I mainly played the Empire which backs up to it, but all the show artwork in the lower hallways is cool, and the space itself was very well restored. I love old vaudeville houses and their histories.
Playhouse Square in Cleveland has a great series of old vaudevilles. They managed to save almost all of the downtown ones, and I think I've managed to hit every one of them.
There were definately places that I didn't like to go, and that I cringed if I saw on an itinerary. They would range from bad crews, to bad set-ups, or some other such issue. Sometimes the peculiarity was livable - the Alberta Bair was tough to focus lights in, not because of any crew issues - it just has an asymetrical house where you can't look out into and easily find center. The crew was great. In fact I really like that bunch of venues in the corner of Montana and Wyoming. Really friendly folks, and the comraderie between venues was really nice to be around. They really look out for each other, which I always felt was cool.
-Centaura