Basketball

Miami Heat. The 2006, 2012, and 2013 NBA champs play at the 19,600-seat, waterfront AmericanAirlines Arena. The downtown venue features restaurants, a wide patio overlooking Biscayne Bay, and a silver sun-shape special-effects scoreboard with rays holding wide-screen TVs. Home games are held November through April. AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown, Miami, Florida, 33132. 800/745--3000; 786/777–1000; www.nba.com/heat/tickets. From $11.