TD Garden

Home to two of the city's most storied institutions, the NBA's Celtics and NHL's Bruins, the Garden also plays host to top-shelf touring acts spanning all categories and genres. Tickets are available in person from the box office, or from Ticketmaster. If you strike out on both fronts, there's always the secondary market, including the hard-bitten scalpers who mostly stick to the areas around Causeway St. The venue sits atop busy North Station, so allow for heavy crowds during the evening rush hour.