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1 White Stadium 6 Schoolmaster Hill: Named for 12 Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection: See the oldest 16 Pinebank Promontory: A peaceful spot in this 21 Leverett Pond: Leverett Pond is a fine example 26 James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: Designed by 30 Victory Gardens: Victory Gardens were cultivated 35 William Lloyd Garrison Statue: Publisher of 41 Central Burying Ground: Purchased in 1756 and who lived near this site in the 1820s when he was a and smallest trees at the Arboretum. Open mid-April to busy park, the promontory’s stunning views across the of Olmsted’s skill combining landscape, water, and landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff in the 1920s, this during World Wars I and II to ease demand on the “The Liberator” and founder of the New England Anti- added to the Common in 1839, this is the final resting 2 Overlook Shelter Ruins: Originally a field house, it schoolteacher in Roxbury. This hidden spot has picnic early November. Pond and cooling breezes through tall pines made it an structure into his designs. Islands were created to provide garden was restored by the City of Boston and the wartime food supply. Today the plots are tended by Slavery Society, Garrison was a powerful voice in the place for Revolutionary War soldiers and many others. was one of the few structures Olmsted ever designed. The tables, century-old white pines, and offers a spectacular attractive site for three successive mansions in the 1800s. both visual interest and waterfowl breeding area. Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Combining the best of old recreational gardeners who pay a small yearly fee—and abolitionist movement. Olin Levi Warner, Sculptor site was the home to Elma Lewis’ Playhouse in the Park in view across the park and to the Blue Hills beyond. 13 Hunnewell Building: This building houses Today, a granite outline marks the footprint of the last and new roses, today’s garden includes over 1,500 plants grow much more than vegetables. 42 Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument: the ’60s and ’70s, and jazz greats, including Duke Ellington, administrative offices, a library open to the public, and a mansion that stood here. 22 Bellevue Street Bridge representing 200 different varieties. 36 Alexander Hamilton Statue: Hamilton, a Founding Martin Milmore, Sculptor performed here. 7 The Wilderness: A 65-acre native oak forest with visitor center with knowledgeable staff to help make the 31 Boylston Bridge: Designed by prominent 19th-century Father who also started the central banking system, meandering paths and huge Roxbury puddingstone most of your visit. Maps, brochures, restrooms, as well as Ward’s Pond: This secluded pond is a glacial “kettle- 27 War Memorials architect H. H. Richardson, this bridge is constructed of welcomes visitors to the Mall between Arlington and Frog Pond: Site of 1848’s “Water Celebration”inaugurating 17 23 Chapel Street Bridge Area/Historic Bridle 43 the city’s public water system, today the pond serves as a 3 The Playstead: A large, active sports area that outcroppings, the Wilderness is a picturesque landscape a small bookstore. Visitor center hours: Mon–Fri 9am–4pm, hole” formed at the end of the last ice age. A serene, Paths: Bridges played a key role in all of Olmsted’s work, granite. Projecting bays, or “tourelles,” offer Berkeley streets. Dr. William Rimmer, Sculptor accommodates basketball, tennis and many field sports. and a good example of urban woodlands. Sat 10am–4pm, Sun noon–4pm heavily wooded area, the visitor finds a quiet wilderness, Japanese Bell: Found on a scrap heap in Yokosuka, sweeping views across the Fens. skating rink in the winter and a supervised wading pool in the not only along rivers, but everywhere that he sought to 28 summer. The Tadpole Playground is nearby. steps from the surrounding city. separate different modes of transportation. The Chapel this beautiful 325-year-old temple bell was brought 37 9/11 Memorial 4 : Founded in 1912, the zoo’s 72 8 The 99 Steps/Ellicott Arch 14 Jamaica Pond Boathouse/Bandstand: Built in back by sailors on the USS Boston in 1945. In 1953, the 32 Leif Eriksson Statue Street Bridge separated walkers above from the bridle George Washington Statue: Thomas Ball, Sculptor Shaw Memorial: This honors the 54th Regiment of acres are home to lions, tigers, giraffes, and more. Visitors 1912, these Tudor-style structures add a rustic element 18 Wildflower Meadow: Once the site of an indoor ice path below. Japanese government wished it to remain in Boston as a 38 44 to the signature Tropical Forest can stand face-to-face with 9 Scarboro Pond and Hill to the pond. Visitors can rent sailboats or rowboats to skating rink, the meadow now offers unique habitat for gesture of world peace. 33 Boston Women’s Memorial: Mayor Thomas M. Menino the Massachusetts infantry. Led by Colonel Robert Gould the Zoo’s seven gorillas at one of five glass viewing stations. enjoy unique views of the park or simply drift on the butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. reserved the site for a women’s memorial in 1992. The Swan Boats: These iconic pedal boats first appeared on Shaw, the 54th was the first free black regiment in the 24 Round House Shelter 39 Heroic statues by flank the north 10 Peters Hill: The highest point in the Emerald Necklace, water (www.courageoussailing.org). The Bandstand is home 29 Gatehouses: These massive, granite buildings in the Boston Women’s Commission selected Abigail Adams, the Lagoon in 1877. Designed by Robert Paget, they are Union. Bronze relief by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Granite frame entrance. $ www.franklinparkzoo.org Peters Hill (240 feet) offers spectacular views of Jamaica to numerous recreational, educational, and cultural 19 Daisy Field: Olmsted originally designed this as a large Richardsonian style, were built to regulate the waters of Lucy Stone, and Phillis Wheatley as exemplary figures. still owned and operated by the Paget Family. $ and terrace by Charles F. McKim Plain, Roslindale, and the Boston skyline. activities. The Boathouse is open April 1 through Veteran’s Day. meadow surrounded by woods. Today, playing fields serve 25 Joseph Lee Playground (Clemente Field): Stony Brook flowing into the Muddy River. (Future site of Meredith Bergmann, Sculptor 5 William J. Devine Golf Course: Originally a sheep community groups for little league, softball, soccer and This area accommodates softball, soccer, lacrosse, Emerald Necklace Conservancy visitor center) 40 Make Way for Ducklings Sculpture: Mrs. Mallard 45 Brewer Fountain meadow in Olmsted’s design, this 18-hole facility is the 11 Explorers Garden: The area around the Chinese Path 15 Parkman Memorial: Daniel Chester French, Sculptor touch football. football, basketball and a recreational running track. 34 Samuel Eliot Morison Statue: This scholar, educator, and her eight ducklings were created as a tribute to second oldest public golf course in the country. Open year has long been used by researchers to test the hardiness One of the diamonds was named in honor of Roberto and maritime historian was the Pulitzer-prize winning Robert McCloskey, author of a children’s book about 46 Visitors’ Center and Park round, weather permitting. $ 617.265.4084 of new plants gathered from around the world by plant 20 Allerton Overlook: This semi-circular walk descends Clemente—the first Latin American elected to the author of the “Oxford History of the ” (1927) ducks that live in the Public Garden’s Lagoon. Nancy Schön, Ranger Station: Maps, tourist information, and rest- explorers. Don’t miss rare and unusual plants like the into the park and provides scenic views of the banks and Baseball Hall of Fame—who died in a plane crash while and “The Oxford History of the American People” (1965). Sculptor rooms. This also marks the start of the Freedom Trail ®. dove tree, paperbark maple, or Franklinia. islands of Leverett Pond. doing humanitarian work in Central America. Penelope Jencks, Sculptor Hours: Monday–Saturday, 8:30 am–5pm; Sunday 10am–6pm