After a year with limited social interaction, closed arenas, and only basketball streaming, it is time to spice things up a bit and visit some of the best NBA arenas. If you still haven’t been to an NBA game, it prepares you for the experience of a lifetime, especially if it is at one of the best NBA arenas in the United States.
Some of these iconic structures date back to the 60s, and they still look incredible. NBA arenas are not only for NBA games. You can also take a tour and visit some of the arenas even when nobody is playing.
These structural masterpieces and impressive museums offer a lot of things to see, even for the off-season when NBA players take a well-deserved rest.
With that said, let’s go on an NBA journey and visit some of the most popular NBA arenas.
Madison Square Garden
According to social media data, Madison Square Garden is the most popular NBA arena of all time with more than 700K mentions on Instagram. There is no surprise that the Knicks home got the most attention from travelers.
This architectural masterpiece in a spherical shape is one of the most iconic arenas in the league with a capacity of more than 20,000. The best thing is that this arena has a lot of history to offer to visitors. For starters, it was built back in 1968 and it has been renovated a couple of times in the past decade.
This is also home for many concerts, and other events throughout the year, so if you are in New York, make sure you visit the Garden.
Staples Center
Now we move to a more modernized construction in Los Angeles California. The Staples Center is the home of Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers and can host around 19,000 basketball fans.
The stadium is companied by two other buildings for a whole experience. You can visit a museum, entertainment center, lounge bars, and many other things.
The Staples Center is also the stadium where the Grammy Awards are usually hosted. It is an impressive arena that you should definitely visit.
Barclays Center
Now we move back to New York to the Barclays Center, which is home for the Brooklyn Nets. So, by visiting the Big Apple you can fuel your NBA passion by going to two of the greatest NBA arenas of all time.
The Barclays Center can host around 19,000 screaming fans and opened its doors back in 2012, with no other than a Jay-Z concert.
This arena is also home for the NHL team the New York Islanders, and it is a structural masterpiece that looks like it just landed from space.
United Center
We cannot talk about basketball and not mention Michael Jordan. This is one of the reasons to visit the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home to the Chicago Bulls and ice hockey team Chicago Blackhawks.
This is one of the largest stadiums in the NBA league holding more than 20,000 seats for basketball fans and more than 23,000 for concerts. It was built from 1992 to 1994 with a construction cost of $175 million.
If you think that is a lot, try wrapping your head around the $306 million for renovation in 2020.
It is one of the best arenas in the league that has a lot to offer. Plus you can take a selfie with the recently completed Michael Jordan statue, and take a trip down to memory lane when the Bulls were the biggest force of the league.
TD Garden
Now we move to Boston, Massachusetts and the TD Garden which is one of the prettiest areas in the league with that traditional deep green color. It is home to the Boston Celtics offering around 18,500 seats for fans.
This is a very popular arena that is visited by around 3.5 million people every year. It is also a venue for hockey, concerts, and other events.
So, if you are going to Boston, make sure you pay a visit to their local NBA arena, you’ll definitely won’t be disappointed.
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