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Boston Common and Public Garden
Boston Common
Boston, MA
The Boston Common is known to be one of the oldest public parks in the country. The park is almost 50 acres in size. Today you can enjoy a leisurely stroll or sit and watch passersby on a warm summer day. Concerts are held on the Common during summer months. The "Common" has been used for many different purposes throughout its long history. Until 1817, public hangings took place there, up through 1830, cattle grazed. British troops camped on Boston Common prior to the Revolution and left from there to face colonial resistance at Lexington and Concord in April, 1775. Location: Bound by Tremont, Beacon, Charles and Boylston Streets.
The Public Garden, established in 1837, is the first public botanical garden in the United States. Today, with its plant material chosen for ornamental excellence as well as its botanical diversity, it forms a green and flowering oasis in the heart of a great metropolis. No visit to Boston would be complete without a stroll in the Garden which is maintained by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department in cooperation with the Friends of the Public Garden.
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The Swan Boats at Boston Public Garden
Boston Common
Boston, MA
The Swan Boats are as much a part of Boston as the bean and the cod. They are the harbinger of spring to native Bostonians. Famed in the stories Make Way for Ducklings and The Trumpet of the Swan, the Swan Boats are the only boats of their kind in the world! To the delight of the young and old each April for over 120 years, the Swan Boats have appeared in the Public Garden Lagoon with preenly grace.
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Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park Road
Boston, MA
Monday - Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday and Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
617-541-LION (5466)
Franklin Park Zoo, founded in 1913, is the 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Highlights of Franklin Park Zoo’s collection include the African lions of the Kalahari Kingdom, Masai giraffe, and Grevy’s zebra of the Giraffe Savannah, and western lowland gorillas of the Tropical Forest.
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Minuteman Trail
A full exercise adventure. Bike of skate from Arlington to Bedford. Then collapse at your favorite restaurant/bar. The Minuteman Bikeway passes through the historic area where the American Revolution began in April 1775. Today, the Minuteman Bikeway is one of the most popular and successful rail-trails in the United States, enjoyed by thousands of people each day for both healthy recreation and transportation. The bikeway has become a new type of “Main Street” where neighbors and strangers alike come together while riding, walking, or skating on the path.
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Charles River Boat Cruises
Located at the Cambridgeside Galleria Mall
100 Cambridge Place
Cambridge, MA
617-621-3001
The Charles Riverboat Company offers a variety of sightseeing and sunset cruises on the Charles River and Boston Harbor. Choose from a relaxing cruise along the banks of the Charles River or take a thrilling ride through the Charles River Locks and tour historic Boston Harbor. Enjoy unprecedented views of Boston and Cambridge. Daily sight-seeing and sunset cruises depart from the CambridgeSide Galleria, conveniently located next to the Lechmere Subway Station and discounted parking is available.
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Charles River Canoe & Kayak Center
Boston, MA
617-965-5110
A kiosk located at Artesani Park, off Soldier's Field Road
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Urban Adventure Bike Tours
890 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
800-979-3370
Urban AdvenTours offers environmentally-friendly and exciting bicycle tours of Boston - from historic landmarks to quaint neighborhood streets of Boston and Cambridge - for families, students and visitors. Ride with us and see Boston the way it was meant to be seen - on two wheels!
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Back Bay Bicycles
366 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA
617-247-2336
Hours of operation Monday- Saturday 11:00am - 6:00pm, Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm
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Fresh Pond Golf Course
691 Huron Avenue
Cambridge, MA
617-349-6282
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George Wright Golf Course
420 West Street
Hyde Park, MA
617-361-8313
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Patriot Golf Course
200 Springs Road
Bedford, MA
781-687-3117
Operated by the USAF
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President’s Golf Course
357 Squantum Road
Quincy, MA
617-328-3444
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Ice Skating on the Frog Pond
Boston Common
Boston, MA
Children's wading pool in the summer and a skating rink in the winter. In colonial times this post satisfied thirsty cows and sheep.
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