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Perimeter of Boston Common and Public Gardens walking route map in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Perimeter of Boston Common and Public Gardens
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Perimeter of Boston Common and Public Gardens

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Length1.4 mi
Elev. Gain62.3 ft
Est. Steps3500
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Created by habriggs99

Perimeter of Boston Common and Public Gardens Introduction

Perimeter of Boston Common and Public Gardens is a 1.5 mile (3,500-step) route located near Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 62.3 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Starts at Boylston T stop. Wraps around perimeter of the Common, crosses over to the Garden to walk in a nice circle!

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Attractions Near Perimeter of Boston Common and Public Gardens

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Boylston station

Building
Boylston is a light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Green Line system, and is located on the southeast corner of Boston Common at the intersection of Boylston Street and Tremont Street. Boylston opened along with Park Street in 1897 as the first subway stations in North America.

Amory–Ticknor House

Place
The Amory–Ticknor House is a historic house at 9-10 Park Street and 22-22A Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1804 by businessman Thomas Coffin Amory, and later owned by scholar George Ticknor. It sits atop Beacon Hill, across from the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Street and the Boston Common on Park Street.

Chickering Hall, Boston (1883)

Place
Chickering Hall (est.1883) was a concert auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century. It occupied the second floor of Chickering and Sons showrooms on Tremont Street, near the corner of West Street. "Bradlee, Winslow and Wetherell were the architects, and Mr. E.P. Treadwell, the decorator.

C. Crawford Hollidge

Place
C. Crawford Hollidge was a women's clothing store of Boston in the 20th century.The business was started by Clarence Crawford Hollidge in 1920, as a dry goods store in Milton, Massachusetts just south of Boston. By 1930 he had transformed the store into a high-end women’s apparel and accessories store.

Colonial Theatre (Boston)

Building
The Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, opened in 1900, is the oldest continually-operating theatre in the city. It is located at 106 Boylston Street on Boston Common at the former site of the Boston Public Library. It is a pending Boston Landmark.

Park Street, Boston

Place
Park Street is a small but historic road in the center of Boston, Massachusetts. It begins at the top of Beacon Hill, at the intersection of Beacon Street, where it is lined up with the front of the Massachusetts State House. It then spills down the hill toward Tremont Street, with Boston Common to its west.

Park Street station (MBTA)

Building
Park Street is an MBTA transit station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at the intersection of Park Street and Tremont Street at the eastern edge of Boston Common in Downtown Boston. One of the two oldest stations on the "T" (the other is Boylston), Park Street is the transfer point between the Green and Red Lines, as one of the quartet of "hub stations" on the MBTA subway system.

Statue of Thomas Cass

Place
A statue of Thomas Cass by Richard E. Brooks, called Colonel Thomas Cass, is installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Steinert Hall

Place
Steinert Hall (est. 1896) of Boston, Massachusetts, stands at 162 Boylston Street on what was called Boston's "piano row", opposite the Common in the Boston Theater District.Piano dealers M. Steinert & Sons own the building, erected in 1896 by company employee Alexander Steinert. Architects Winslow and Wetherell designed the "six-story limestone and brick Beaux Arts-style facade with terra-cotta ornament and a copper cornice."

Piano Row District

Place
The Piano Row District is a historic district encompassing two blocks of buildings facing Boston Common at the corner of Tremont Street and Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The district extends along Boylston from Park Square to Tremont, and along Tremont to Avery Street. The district also includes two buildings on Tremont just south of Boylston: the Cutler Majestic Theater, and the 1925 Union Savings Bank building at 216-218 Tremont.
Last updated: May 1, 2025

Route Details

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Length

1.4 mi
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Elev. Gain

62.3 ft
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Est. Steps

3500
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habriggs99
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