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Boston Common
Hours of Operation
- Open year round.
(617) 635-4000
Charles St & Beacon St
Boston, MA 02116
Boston, MA 02116
Description
Boston Common is one of the oldest city parks in the nation, dating back to 1634 when it was used as a grazing area for cows and for official functions including hangings, parades and drills. Covering 50 acres of land, the park is centrally located in Boston, next to the Massachusetts State House and...
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Updated 09/14/2009
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The signs are finally starting to show. Summer is over in Boston. From just taking a quick walk around the city, it's easy to see that the weather will soon be getting colder and you have to face the fact that it's almost time to put away the flip-flop...
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Updated 07/08/2008
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So, you want to learn more about the current happenings in Boston? Blogs are the best places to do so, and Boston has some of the most fabulous blogs around. Here are all the blogs you've probably been missing out on reading. Oh wait, you said you want...
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One of the best spots for people-watching in Boston; sit on the Common for an hour and I guarantee you will come away with more stories than you know what to do with. I’m tempted to start a whole Boston Common blog just filled with the craziness that occurs on this grassy little spot of Boston.
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Updated 06/28/2009
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Who can forget the Boston Tea Party, the Revolution or hundreds of other very historically significant occurrences that saturate the rich and vibrant history of this amazing city. With the exception of New York City, Boston is quite easily one of the m...
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There is so much history in this place its not even funny. The oldest park in the US, Revolutionary soldiers encamped here when fighting off the colonists; the Brits made camps here often during this war. This park is also part of the historical Freedom Trail, and is connected to Massachusetts State House and Beacon Hill. This park stretches for nearly fourteen miles, part of an intertwined series of public parks in the downtown area; like Boston’s version of Central Park, only with more history.
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Updated 08/27/2008
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A skinny, relatively wimpy friend of mine was recently hassled by a group of toughs in southern California. Grasping at straws, he explained to them that he was from Boston and had learned how to fight there and that they had better get out of his way...
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As far as open-air drug use and general destitution is concerned, the Common is probably the hub of downtown Boston. Shady characters abound, and when the likes of them combine with an ever-increasing law enforcement presence, things are bound to get ugly.
Occasionally bystanders (read: me) get to observe things like a Boston police officer attempting to leap a seven-inch-high decorative chain fence, failing, and falling onto his face. Most of the time, though, you just see shouting and fights.
At least you can enjoy the foliage. Boston Common is one of the best places to do so!