Best parks and nature in Boston (US)

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Franklin Park (Park)
1 Franklin Park Rd
4.5

Franklin Park is most popular around 4 PM on Thursdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department creates and maintains clean, green, safe, and accessible open space in more than 2,300 acres of park land throughout Boston.

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Charles River Esplanade (Park)
Storrow Dr
4.8

Charles River Esplanade is most popular around 11 AM on Thursdays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

The Charles River Esplanade is the stretch of public green space that extends for three miles one way along the Boston shore of the Charles River from the Boston Museum of Science to the Boston University (BU) Bridge. In addition to providing a beautiful natural landscape, the park is home to the iconic Hatch Memorial Shell, various historical monuments, recreational facilities, and over five miles of pathway for walking, running, or biking.

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Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (Botanical garden)
125 Arborway
4.8

Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Mystic Lakes State Park (Park)
481 Mystic Valley Pkwy
4.6

Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway (Park)
Atlantic Ave
4.6

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is most popular around 4 PM on Wednesdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

The Greenway is the contemporary public park in the heart of Boston. The Greenway welcomes millions of visitors annually to gather, play, unwind, and explore. The Greenway Conservancy is the non-profit responsible for the management and care of The Greenway.

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Olmsted Park (Park)
217 Jamaicaway
4.7

Olmsted Park is most popular around 1 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department creates and maintains clean, green, safe, and accessible open space in more than 2,300 acres of park land throughout Boston.

For more info visit the website or checkout Google Maps.

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