The Public Garden
Attractions
Boston, 02116
About
The Public Garden was established in 1837 as the first public botanical garden in America, and it was built for strolling rather than crossing town. Where Boston Common next door began as pasture, the Garden was filled marshland laid out in the 1860s to a competition-winning plan by George F. Meacham, whose serpentine lagoon and winding paths still shape it. Its 24 acres between Charles and Arlington streets were set aside for public use forever in 1859, and the city's Parks Department still beds the paths with Victorian-style displays grown in its own greenhouses, more than 80 species in all.
It suits a slow hour with children who know Make Way for Ducklings, anyone who likes flowers and sculpture, and a first visit that ends a Freedom Trail morning somewhere quieter. Arlington station on the Green Line is across the street from the Garden's entrance at Arlington and Boylston streets; the Swan Boats put the walk from there to their dock at about four minutes. Park Street and Boylston stations on the far side of the Common also serve it.
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Boston, 02116
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The Public Garden
About The Public Garden
The Public Garden was established in 1837 as the first public botanical garden in America, and it was built for strolling rather than crossing town. Where Boston Common next door began as pasture, the Garden was filled marshland laid out in the 1860s to a competition-winning plan by George F. Meacham, whose serpentine lagoon and winding paths still shape it. Its 24 acres between Charles and Arlington streets were set aside for public use forever in 1859, and the city's Parks Department still beds the paths with Victorian-style displays grown in its own greenhouses, more than 80 species in all.
It suits a slow hour with children who know Make Way for Ducklings, anyone who likes flowers and sculpture, and a first visit that ends a Freedom Trail morning somewhere quieter. Arlington station on the Green Line is across the street from the Garden's entrance at Arlington and Boylston streets; the Swan Boats put the walk from there to their dock at about four minutes. Park Street and Boylston stations on the far side of the Common also serve it.