Make Way For Ducklings
Make Way For Ducklings is a work of art in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Make Way For Ducklings is situated nearby to William C. Green Square, as well as near the work of art Triton Babies Fountain.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Duckling Sculpture”
- Inscription: “This sculpture has been placed here as a tribute to Robert McCloskey whose story ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ has made the Boston Public Garden familiar to children throughout the world 1987”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boston Public Garden and Swan Boats.
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.
Swan Boats
Photo: Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Swan Boats is situated 540 feet south of Make Way For Ducklings.
Headquarters House
Museum
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
William Hickling Prescott House, also known as the Headquarters House, is an historic house museum located at 55 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. Headquarters House is situated 600 feet northeast of Make Way For Ducklings.
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.
Make Way For Ducklings
- Category: tourism
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35552° or 42° 21′ 20″ northLongitude
-71.06976° or 71° 4′ 11″ westInception
October 4th, 1987Height
3.1 feet (0.95 metres)Open location code
87JC9W4J+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 236603393OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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