Boston Celtics

TD Garden is where basketball and hockey collide in the heart of downtown Boston, and on Celtics nights, the whole building turns green. The banners - all eighteen of them - hang from the rafters as a constant reminder that this is the most decorated franchise in NBA history. You walk in and you're surrounded by the ghosts of Russell, Bird, Pierce, and every legend who's worn the shamrock.

Celtics fans are brutally knowledgeable. They'll debate the 1986 roster vs. the 2008 roster with you until the building closes, and they'll have stats to back up every argument. The rivalry with the Lakers is the greatest in basketball history, and any game against LA - or the Sixers, or the Nets - brings the energy to a level where the Garden feels like it's going to come apart at the seams.

TD Garden is right above North Station, which means the T drops you practically at your seat. Before the game, the bars on Causeway Street are the obvious pregame move - Sullivan's Tap and The Fours have been serving the pre-game crowd for decades. The North End is a five-minute walk for Italian food that'll change your life - Mike's Pastry for cannoli, Giacomo's for the seafood.

After the game, stay in the area or hop on the T to Faneuil Hall, the Seaport, or Back Bay for the postgame scene. The Celtics own Boston the same way the Red Sox and Patriots do - completely, unapologetically, and with a chip on their shoulder. Banner 18 is up there now. Come see where it happened.