The Esplanade

The Esplanade is a park in Suffolk, Massachusetts. The Esplanade is situated nearby to the suburb Beacon Hill, as well as near Back Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arthur Fiedler Footbridge and Boston Public Garden.

Arthur Fiedler Footbridge

Bridge

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The Arthur Fiedler Footbridge is a wheelchair accessible footbridge named after Arthur Fiedler in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The bridge was built in 1953, in brutalist style, and dedicated in 1954 to honor 25 years of concerts by the Boston Pops Orchestra at the Esplanade.

Boston Public Garden

Park

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The Public Garden, also known as Boston Public Garden, is a large park in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common. It is a part of the Emerald Necklace system of parks and is bounded by Charles Street and Boston Common to the east, Beacon Street and Beacon Hill to the north, Arlington Street and Back Bay to the west, and Boylston Street to the south.

Gibson House Museum

Museum

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The Gibson House Museum is a historic house museum located at 137 Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It preserves the 1860 Victorian rowhouse occupied by three generations of the Gibson family.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and Beacon Hill.

Back Bay-Beacon Hill

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.