{"id":6839,"date":"2013-09-02T07:07:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T07:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/?p=6839"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:06:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:06:48","slug":"boston-public-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/destinations\/usa\/boston-public-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Public Garden in Massachusetts, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Boston Public Garden \u2013 the first botanical garden in USA<\/p><\/div>\n

The Public Garden was the first botanical garden established in the United States in 1837 to be accessible to general public. The city had organized a competition in order to choose the best design for the 24 acres allotted for the garden. Even though there have been many changes made to the garden since then, efforts have been made to preserve the original look and design as much as possible. Designed in the shape of a parallelogram, the garden has lovely flowerbeds and green lawns in the summer, spring and autumn.<\/p>\n

There is also an artificial lake in the middle of the garden and several fountains as well as statues which add to the beauty of the garden. Children are especially fond of the statues of Mrs. Mallard and her eight sweet little ducklings. These are also the most recent additions to the garden and were inspired by the 1941 book for children by Robert McCloskey.<\/p>\n

The Swan Boats are an extremely famous feature of the garden. These have been operating since 1877 and were originally designed to only hold 8 passengers but that changed since the boats became more popular and were expanded to carry as many as 20 people. The boats are so famous that people in Boston mark the beginning of spring in accordance with their arrival.<\/p>\n

Boston Public Garden Map<\/h2>\n
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Location Map of Boston Public Garden<\/p><\/div>\n

Facts about Boston Public Garden<\/h2>\n