Chase Center
San Francisco's newest major arena opened in 2019 — and its public plaza is free to explore any day of the week.
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Chase Center anchors Mission Bay's transformation at Third and 16th Streets. Even without a ticket, the 35,000-square-foot public plaza and recreation area (designed by landscape firm SWA Group) gives you a reason to walk through. It is the second-youngest arena in the NBA, after the Intuit Dome, and houses both the Warriors (NBA) and Valkyries (WNBA) under one roof.
What to look for
- The SWA Group-designed public plaza — 35,000 square feet of open recreation space wrapping the arena exterior
- The arena goes by the nickname Ballhalla on Valkyries game days — referencing the Norse mythological hall Valhalla, where Valkyries would bring select fallen warriors
- The UCSF/Chase Center light rail station sitting directly adjacent to the building on the T Third Street line
The UCSF/Chase Center stop on the T Third Street light rail is right next to the entrance; a ferry landing and regional commuter rail station are within a ten-minute walk.
Chase Center is one of 31 sights worth the detour in San Francisco, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the San Francisco pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in San Francisco
- Golden Gate BridgeOpened May 27, 1937 as simultaneously the world's longest and tallest suspension bridge — you can walk the 4,200-foot main span yourself.
- Alcatraz IslandFor 29 years, cold Bay tidal currents did what bars alone could not — make escape nearly impossible.
- Transamerica PyramidAn 853-foot pyramid that ruled San Francisco's skyline for 45 years — still on the Transamerica logo even though the company quietly moved its HQ to Baltimore.
- Golden Gate ParkSan Francisco turned three miles of bare shifting sand dunes into the country's third-busiest urban park — starting from scratch in 1870.
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)The West Coast's first museum devoted solely to 20th-century art, now stretched across 170,000 square feet after a 2016 expansion that nearly sextupled public space.
- Alcatraz Federal PenitentiaryA 9-by-5-foot cell surrounded by cold bay currents — the federal government once staked its reputation on the claim that no one could leave.