Smith Playground
If you want to escape the fast paced life of Boston for a couple of hours, head to Millennium Park for a sojourn. Covered with lush, green grass, wetlands and patches of woody vegetation, the park is a calm, serene place with three interconnecting paths of varying lengths. Not only are the trails wheelchair and stroller accessible, but it’s also a great place to bring your pets along and spend quality time with them. The park is also home to a canoe launch and a soccer field. If you decide to visit, definitely hike up to the highest point of the park to enjoy spectacular views of the park and the surrounding Blue and Newton Hills.
Tucked away on winding roads behind the Museum of Fine Arts, is a beautiful park of manicured lawns, bridges, ponds and flower beds. In the summer, the gated Rose Garden explodes into aromatic pink, white, yellow and red. More varied horticulture can be found in the Victory Gardens, a community garden with hundreds of well-tended plots. Cross a few bridges and you will discover the running track, basketball courts and softball fields. No green space in Boston offers a more peaceful oasis than the Back Bay Fens.
One of the oldest public parks in the country, The Boston Common Frog Pond is a concrete formation and a water pool in summer, but in winter it turns into a 16,000 feet (4876.8 meters) outdoor skating rink. On crisp Boston nights, there may be nothing better than a twirl on the ice beneath the trees of the Boston Common and the lights of downtown skyscrapers. You may even have an audience; crowds often gathered on the rail around the pond to watch the skaters glide.
