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Boston Public Garden

Charles Street at Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116

Price of admission: Free

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Keywords: Boston Common, garden, local attraction, outdoor, Park

Come see for yourself. Admire the rich and unusual plants, the Lagoon, monuments and fountains, and the Swan Boats created and operated for over 100 years by the Paget family. www.swanboats.com

Based on the beloved children's classic by Robert McCloskey, the park includes sculptures of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings when they journeyed through the streets of Boston to the Public Gardens.


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The Public Garden was created in 1837, Boston Common in 1634. What a difference two centuries made.

From its inception, the Public Garden was decorative and flowery, the Common pastoral and practical. The Common's walkways were for crosstown travel, the Public Garden's paths for meandering. The Common was America's first park, the Public Garden its first public botanical garden.

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