Boston Public Garden

A 24-acre formal park in central Boston, recognized as the first public botanical garden in America.

Boston, MA

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Price: No admission fee
Public transit nearby: Public GardenLight rail 9, 10, 39, 55, 57, B, C, D and 3 more · 0.2 mi away
8 | Boston CommonSubway and Light rail 15, 39, 43, 57, B, C, D, E and 4 more · 0.3 mi away
Clarendon St (Tracks 1 and 3)Subway and Train and Bus 39, 505, Foxboro Event Service, Framingham/Worcester Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, Needham Line, Orange Line, Providence/Stoughton Line · 0.5 mi away
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Flying in: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is about 3 miles away.
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About Boston Public Garden

Set beside Boston Common, this groomed Victorian-era park features flower beds, shade trees, and statuary. Its serpentine lagoon hosts Swan Boat rides, and guided tours cover its history, sculptures, and plantings. Its land was reclaimed from tidal marsh, and local citizens repeatedly defended it from development plans.

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Sports & Outdoors
Family Favorite
Boston Public Garden & Swan Boats
No admission fee
America's first public botanical garden, weeping willows, the Make Way for Ducklings statues, and famous Swan Boats.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
Small Child Fountain
No admission fee
A small basin fountain with a bronze sculpture of a young boy, set in Boston's Public Garden.
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Eat & Drink
Iconic
Cheers Beacon Hill
$25–$50
The real Beacon Hill bar whose exterior inspired the TV sitcom Cheers, tucked beneath the historic Hampshire House.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
Gibson House Museum
Under $25
A preserved 1860 Victorian rowhouse in Boston's Back Bay that shows domestic life across three generations of one family and their staff.
0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Charles River Reservation
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Walk, run, bike or paddle the riverside paths of the Charles, from the Esplanade in Back Bay upstream past Cambridge and Watertown.
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Sports & Outdoors
Charles River Esplanade
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Riverside green space on the south bank of the Charles River in Boston's Back Bay.
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