Franklin Park Zoo occupies 72 acres in the northeast corner of Franklin Park, the largest green space in Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace. Operated by Zoo New England and accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, it is home to more than 200 species. The centerpiece is the Tropical Forest, a three-acre domed pavilion…
Gliding across the lagoon in the Boston Public Garden, the Swan Boats are one of the city’s most beloved and enduring attractions. They have been operated by the same family, the Pagets, since 1877, when Robert Paget designed the foot-pedal-powered craft and concealed the pilot’s bicycle-style mechanism behind a graceful swan, inspired by the opera…
Boston Children’s Museum sits on the Fort Point Channel waterfront, instantly recognizable by the giant Hood Milk Bottle parked outside. Founded in 1913, it is one of the oldest and most influential children’s museums in the United States, occupying a converted wool warehouse on Congress Street in the Fort Point neighborhood near the Seaport. Generations…
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