2. ThePublic Garden,the beautiful Victorian-era park across Charles Street from Boston Common is NOT part of the Common . It is home to theMake Way for Duckling Statues,beautiful seasonal plantings, its own share of monuments and memorials, andSwan Boat rideson a placid Lagoon, and well wo...
Opened in 1837, this area located right next to Boston Common, was actually a mudflat before it became a garden. The land was almost used for a cemetery as well, but the city decided to create the first public botanical garden instead. The gardens keep up the Victorian tradition of creati...
Public hangings took place here until 1817, and cattle grazed the Common until 1830. British troops left from Boston Common to encounter Colonial resistance at Lexington and Concord in April, 1775. Today's fare at the park ranges from swan boat rides on the lake to winter ice skating at ...
2 days: Few things in life are as enchanting as a Swan Boat ride on Boston Public Garden's Lagoon. The 20 passenger boats run on pedal power provided by very fit college students, which some describe as a quintessential Boston experience. Afterward, take a stroll through the Public Garden,...
In this photo from theBoston Public Library Collection, you can see that he stands above a dragon-headed boat and that boat would have been the basin for a fountain rather than a planter. According to an 1887 Boston Globe article, the memorial's dedication was originally located on a traffi...
The area around the Boston Common and Public Garden is the most central location when it comes to staying and exploring with kids. It is also one of my favorite places to let them run around and get their energy out. Here you can ride the famous Swan Boats ($4 for adults, $2.50 for...
Ice skating in the winter, Shakespeare on the Common in the summer - plus the Freedom trail starts here... More The Public Garden The Public Garden's lagoon on a warm October afternoon Swan Boat rides across the lagoon, Make Way for Ducklings statues, spring flowers, and spectacular fall ...