Back Bay Fens
The Back Bay Fens, often simply referred to as "the Fens," is a parkland and urban wild in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1879.Photo: Augmented4ths, Public domain.
Photo: Pureh, Public domain.
- Type: Lake
- Description: parkland and urban wild in Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Back Bay Park”, “The Back Bay Fens”, and “The Fens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and James P. Kelleher Rose Garden.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Museum
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Mission Hill.
Fenway-Kenmore
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The Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.
Mission Hill
Suburb
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Mission Hill is a 3⁄4 square mile, primarily residential neighborhood of Boston, bordered by Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Fenway-Kenmore and the town of Brookline.
Longwood Medical and Academic Area
Suburb
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The Longwood Medical and Academic Area, also known as Longwood Medical Area, LMA, or simply Longwood, is a medical campus in Boston, Massachusetts. Flanking Longwood Avenue, LMA is adjacent to the Fenway–Kenmore, Audubon Circle, and Mission Hill neighborhoods, as well as the town of Brookline.
Back Bay Fens
- Categories: park and body of water
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Back Bay Fens from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Back Bay Fens” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “后湾沼泽”
- Dutch: “Back Bay Fens”
- French: “Back Bay Fens”
- German: “Back Bay Fens”
- German: “The Fens”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Fens and Roxbury Crossing station.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Statue of John Endecott.
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