Boston Public Garden, Boston

by dinhyen
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Boston doesn't aspire to be a garden city like Victoria or Portland. Yet its many parks and green spaces explode with colors with the arrival of Spring. You don't have to look far. On the banks of the Charles, along the streets of Back Bay, indeed throughout the city you can see the whirling kaleidoscope of colors. The dreariness of winter is completely replaced by the exuberance of Spring. It's almost as if the city and its soul experience a rebirth. The showpiece of the springtime metamorphosis is the Public Garden. The stars of the show are the carpets of multicolored tulips, but others are no less lively. Pink and white cherry blossoms adorn one side of the park, while weeping willows festooned with yellow blossoms dip their droopy branches into the lake. Colorful mallards create crisscrossing trails on the water. The elegant statues and monuments of the garden become winsome ornaments for this colorful display.

Directions: Subway Green line, Arlington stop, or Red line, Park Street stop.


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By Cabana_Boy

on September 8, 2002

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If you happen to be in Boston during a spring snow, head down to the Boston Common or Boston Public Garden and stroll around. The scenery is nice and peaceful despite the busy city all around you. My favorite time to go is at night when the snow and city lights turn the ground a pale gray and the sky a deep gray.


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By shrimp56

on August 7, 2006

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One of the ubiquitous swan
boats

A lovely respite on a hot day and home to the famous swan boats. I took the "T" from the museum to one stop beyond Copley to walk a bit in the Boston Public Gardens. I wanted to visit the "Make Way for Ducklings" sculpture, but it was hot and my feet were tired so I only made it as far as the bridge. There was a lot of activity, including a father & son feeding the ducks and the tourist-laden swan boats.

by Pamela_Peace
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Address: On Boylston between Arlington and Charles Street

Phone: 617-635-4505

Website: http://www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org/


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on September 2, 2002

Public Garden - a real gem of a park, this beauty was founded in 1861 and offers an abondance of fountains, gardens and labeled trees. Be sure and see the Swan Boats located in the Lagoon. Rides are available from 10 am to 4 pm daily, adults $1.75, children $.95. The pedal-powered boats gently glide beneath the smallest suspension bridge in the world. The wonderful Caldecott Award book, 'Make Way for Ducklings' by Robert McCloskey is situated here. During summer months free outdoor theater presentations please picnic-toting spectators who lounge on blankets. This year's production is Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.


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By diver-x

on September 8, 2002

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The swan boats have long been a tradition in the duck pond in the Public Garden. You can still get a ride for under a dollar.

Address: Inside Boston's Public Garden.


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By mttirrell

on August 4, 2003

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"Make Way For Ducklings" - Mrs. Mallard, Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack. Inspired by the book written by Robert McCloskey

Address: Public Garden


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Updated By dinhyen

on June 30, 2003

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Public Garden Swanboats

The graceful necks of the swanboats have been a fixture of the Public Garden for ages. For $1 you too can glide across "Swan Lake". Don't expect anything too exciting, however. If anyone asks, you can always say you did it for the experience.


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Updated By Sharrie

on January 24, 2003

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PUBLIC GARDEN: Nation's oldest botanical garden. Adjacent to Boston Common; across from Charles Street.


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Updated By Alphons

on August 25, 2004

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Boston City.

To discover the city of Boston is the best way with your feet, it takes more time but you see more, you can walk in loveley parks such as Boston Common Public Garden, Swan Lake. Here a picture of the park.


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Updated By Alphons

on August 25, 2004

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Me on Swanlake.

Here in the middle of that park is the bridge over Swanlake, there can you go in a Swanboat for a trip over the lake (small lake).