All Fifty States Club

Travelling encouraged! Basketball across the USA

March 13, 2025

 

March Madness is upon us, but there are basketball-related destinations across the U.S. all year round. If you're a basketball fan and love to travel, there is plenty to see!

 

🏀 Visit every NBA arena in the country. 22 states. Some of the most historic, iconic, or new arenas are:

  1. Madison Square Garden in New York, NY  - Home to the New York Knicks
  2. United Center in Chicago, IL and the Michael Jordan Statue outside the area - Home to the Chicago Bulls
  3. TD Garden in Boston, MA - Home to Boston Celtics 
  4. Chase Center in San Francisco, CA - Home to the Golden State Warriors
  5. Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA – Home to the Los Angeles Lakers
  6. Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA - Home to the Los Angeles Clippers
  7. Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN – Home to the Indiana Pacers

 

🏀 Visit a NCAA arena in every state. Some stand-out venues are:

  1. Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS - Home to the University of Kansas Jayhawks (loudest)
  2. Cameron Indoor Stadium in Raleigh, NC  - Home to the Duke University Blue Devils
  3. Mackey Arena in Lafayette, IN - Home to the Purdue University Boilermakers
  4. Pauley Pavillion, Los Angeles, CA - Home to the UCLA Bruins
  5. Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, AR  – Home to the University of Arkansas Razorbacks
  6. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA - Home to the Iowa State Cyclones
  7. The Palestra, Philadelphia, PA - Home to the University of Pennsylvania Quakers
  8. McKale Center, Tucson, AZ - Home to the University of Arizona Wildcats
  9. The Pit, Albuquerque, NM - Home to the University of New Mexico Lobos (underground)
  10. WMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY - Home to the Syracuse University Orangemen  (largest arena)
  11. Matthew Arena, Boston, MA - Home of the Northeastern University Huskies (oldest arena)
  12. Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN - Home of the Butler University Bulldogs
  13. Memorial Gym, Nashville, TN - Home of the Vanderbilt University Commodores (wooden)
  14. Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN - Home of the University of Minnesota Gophers (raised court)
  15. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall,  Bloomington, IN - Home of the Indiana University Hoosiers

 

🏀 Basketball Halls of Fame, Museums, Statues

  1. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA
  2. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, TN including World's Largest Basketball
  3. College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, MO 
  4. LeBron James' Home Court Museum in Akron, OH
  5. NBA Store in New York, NY, possible VIP Tour to NBA Headquarters
  6. The 1954 Milan Museum, Milan, IN, about the "Hoosiers" in the 1986 movie
  7. Michael Jordan’s Childhood Home in Wilmington, NC - no tours, just drive by
  8. Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar statues, Los Angeles, CA
  9. Michael Jordan, Chicago, IL
  10. Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, PA
  11. John Stockton, Karl Malone, UT
  12. Larry Bird at Indiana State University
  13. Magic Johnson at Michigan State University
  14. Bob Pettit, Pete Maravich, and Shaquille O’Neal at Louisiana State University
  15. Charles Barkley at Auburn University

Basketball Legends with Statues

 

🏀 Play basketball in every state

Bounce a basketball in every state. Shoot a hoop in every state. Play a game in every state. Twirl the ball in every state.  Currently, the All Fifty Club has one basketball Record  --- Les "Pee Wee" Harrison and TyRone "Hollywood" Brown - spun a basketball on the steps of each Capitol steps and State Line. If you have a basketball record, email us at allfiftyclub@allfiftyclub.com

Play on some of the most epic "street ball" courts in the country.

  1. Rucker Park in  New York, NY
  2. Venice Beach Courts in Los Angeles, CA
  3. The Cage  in New York, NY
  4. Angels Gate Park in San Pedro, CA

The Most Unique & Best Basketball Courts To Visit in the World! by TallTravelEats

Courts of the World by Courts of the World

Picture by Oldmanhoopin

 

🏀 Basketball Events

  1. NCAA Basketball Championship (March)
  2. NBA Finals  (June)
  3. HoopHall Classic (January, Springfield, MA) – An annual event featuring the best high school talent in the country.
  4. NBA Summer League (summer, Las Vegas, NV) – Watch the next generation of stars compete in an exciting and casual basketball atmosphere.

 

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