Emerald Necklace
Emerald Necklace ConservancyThe Emerald necklace is the long string of parks and greenspaces located throughout Boston and Brookline. On foot or by bike, it is alomost exactly 7 miles from the beginning at the
Boston Common until you reach
Franklin Park. The Emerald necklace not only breathes some serious oxygen into this city, but offers Bostonians a myriad of places to run, hike, play, and frolick in the city.
The Emerald Necklace was created by Fredrick Law Olmstead beginning in 1878 in an attempt to link all of the major public parks in Boston. The parks included in the Emerald Necklace are:
For more information on the Emerald Necklace please visit
Emerald Necklace Conservancy.
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