Swan Boats
The Swan Boats are a fleet of pontoon pleasure boats which operate in a pond in the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Swan Boats have been in operation since 1877, and have since become a cultural icon for the city.Photo: Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: info@swanboats.com
- Type: Boat rental
- Description: Tourist attraction in the Boston Public Garden
- Address: 4 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02116
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boston Public Garden and Bagheera Fountain.
Boston Public Garden
Park
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Bagheera Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Vkulikov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bagheera Fountain is a 1939 fountain by Lilian Swann Saarinen, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Boston Public Garden Foot Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
The Boston Public Garden Foot Bridge is a pedestrian bridge crossing the lagoon in Boston Public Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and Beacon Hill.
Back Bay-Beacon Hill
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bay Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Bay Village is the smallest officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. As of 2010, its population was approximately 1,312 residents living in 837 housing units, most of which are small brick rowhouses.
Swan Boats
- Categories: geographical feature, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and sports location
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35404° or 42° 21′ 15″ northLongitude
-71.06966° or 71° 4′ 11″ westInception
1877Operator
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wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7653422
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Swan Boats” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “スワンボート”
- Korean: “오리 보트”
- Korean: “오리배”
- Korean: “오리보트”
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