Dorchester Shores Reservation
- * Information Provided By Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation * Malibu Beach offers protected swimming and bathhouse. Victory Road Park is a passive park with indigenous planting on a reclaimed landfi... wildernet.com
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
- Just twenty miles west of Boston lies an oasis for wildlife - Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Roughly 85 percent of the refuge's more than 3,600 acres is comprised of valuable freshwater wetlands stretching along... wildernet.com
Charles River Natural Valley Storage Project
- The Indian name for the Charles River was "Quinobequin," meaning meandering. Captain John Smith, however, named the Charles River for Charles I of England and, in doing so, interested the monarch in its potential for tra... wildernet.com
Alwife Brook Reservation
- * Information Provided By Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation * Open year round, dawn to dusk The 120-acre Alewife Reservation is among metropolitan Boston's largest urban wilds and provides habitat f... wildernet.com
Silvio O. Conte Nat'l Fish & Wildlife Refuge
- The refuge was established to protect the fish and wildlife resources of the 4-state Connecticut River watershed. The refuge will contain classic refuge land ownership, but will stress cooperative projects along with an ... wildernet.com
Upper Charles River Reservation
- * Information Provided By Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation * The Upper Basin widens near the Watertown and Newton yacht clubs; the tower of the Perkins School for the Blind is a landmark visible fr... wildernet.com
Neponset River Reservation
- * Information Provided By Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation * It provides an unusually rich and diverse habitat for both plants and animals including a number of threatened and endangered species. T... wildernet.com
Charles River Esplanade
Get a feel for Boston with a stroll along 17 miles of riverside paths and parks. Watch sailboats and racing college crews. On summer evenings there is free music at the Hatch Memorial Shell (an outdoor stage), and ther... mytravelguide.com
Freedom Trail
This three-mile ribbon of red paint links 16 historical sites. Most visitors start the trail at the Boston Common. The National Park Service offers 90-minute guided tours starting at the Boston National Historical Park... mytravelguide.com
Boston Athenum
Just as a museum is a place for the muses who inspire art, so an athenum is a place for Athena, the goddess of wisdom who inspires intellectual pursuits. The Boston Athenum was founded in 1807 by members of the Anthology ... museumsusa.org
Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
Running the length of Atlantic Avenue between Mercantile Street and Long Wharf, this waterfront park boasts some of the best views of the harbor and is the gateway to the North End. Children can play in the small park ... mytravelguide.com
Stony Brook Reservation
- * Information Provided By Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation * Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Enneking, Dedham and Turtle Pond Parkways wind through extensive tree covered hills, valleys, rock-outcro... wildernet.com
Back Bay Fens
Tucked away on winding roads behind the Museum of Fine Arts is a beautiful park of manicured lawns, bridges, ponds and flower beds. In the summer, the gated Rose Garden explodes into aromatic pink, white, yellow and re... mytravelguide.com
Revere Beach
Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts, was one of the intital components of the country's first regional landscape system, the Boston Metropolitan Park System. Designed by one of America's pioneer landscape architects, Charles El... cr.nps
Fort Revere Park
- * Information Provided By Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation * The Park contains the remains of two seacoast fortifications, a water tower with an observation deck, a military history museum and picn... wildernet.com
Delaware National Wildlife Refuges
- Even though Delaware's wildlife refuges were established with nearly 30 years difference of each other, the primarily purpose to preserve coastal wetlands as wintering and breeding habitat for migratory waterfowl remaine... wildernet.com
Wollaston Beach
Wollaston Beach is the largest Boston Harbor beach, providing more than one and a half miles of shoreline access. This urban beach features a continuous walkway, seawall, and concession stands on the land side of Quinc... bostoncentral.com
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation
- * Information Provided By Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation * A unique place to explore, the reservation exemplifies the type of wetlands that once lined the Massachusetts Bay shore. Centuries of fl... wildernet.com