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TD Banknorth Garden Review
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TD Banknorth Garden
- Address: Causeway St. at Canal St., Old West End, Boston, MA | Map It
- Phone: 617/624-1000
- www.tdbanknorthgarden.com
- Category: Sports Venues
- Location: Old West End
Fodor's Review:
Diehards still moan about the loss of the old Boston Garden, a much more intimate venue than this mammoth facility, which opened in 1995. Well, now they've got the next best thing. A decade after it opened as the FleetCenter, the home of the Celtics (basketball) and Bruins (hockey) is once again known as the Garden. Okay, so it's got the name of a bank attached now, but to locals it's once again just the good old "Gah-den." The original -- which opened in 1928 and was famously the only indoor court in the National Basketball Association where games could be called on account of rain -- is fondly remembered as the playing grounds for the likes of Larry Bird and Bobby Orr. Still, the new Garden, with its air-conditioning, comfier seats, improved food selection, a 1,200-vehicle parking garage, and nearly double the number of bathrooms, has won grudging acceptance. After all, the Bruins now play on a regulation-size rink, and there are no obstructed views -- though the place is so big you might need binoculars. The Garden occasionally offers public-skating sessions in the winter months; call ahead for hours and prices. The fifth and sixth levels of the TD Banknorth Garden house the Sports Museum of New England (Use the west premium seating entrance. 617/624-1234. www.sportsmuseum.org), where displays of memorabilia and photographs showcase the history and the legends behind Boston's obsession with sports. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of locker and interview rooms in the off-season, or test your sports knowledge with interactive games. You can even see how you stand up to life-size statues of sports heroes Carl Yastrzemski and Larry Bird. The museum is open daily 11-5, with admission allowed only on the hour. Last entrance is at 3 PM on most days, 2 PM on game days; admission is $6.
- Metro: North Station
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