First City Park
Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Nearest Train: Red Line or Green Line T to Park Street; Green Line T to Boylston
Phone: +1 617 536 4100
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Boston Common is America's oldest park in the heart of Boston, offering recreation opportunities and a glimpse into history through numerous monuments to the past. Designated as public space in 1640, British soldiers later camped here during the Revolutionary War. Part of the Freedom Trail, the park adjoins the Massachusetts State House and Beacon Hill. A favorite spot is the Frog Pond, which doubles as an ice skating rink. The park is the beginning of the "Emerald Necklace," a seven-mile string of local parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
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Not Impressed
It is very small and overrun by homeless people (but it's not dangerous during the day). Walk t...
Reviewed by:erindreg from Springfield, MO on Jun 14 2007
Consistantly great!
The Commons are an icon in Boston. To visit the city, and not pay a visit to the park would be an in...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Wine County, CA on Mar 12 2007
i love the ducks!!
Boston common was great!!...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 25 2007
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