{"id":67383,"date":"2019-07-08T08:42:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T12:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=67383"},"modified":"2022-03-27T11:52:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:52:48","slug":"walk-this-way-the-best-walks-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/67383\/walk-this-way-the-best-walks-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk This Way: The 4 Best Walks in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Boston puts its best foot forward in summertime. Compact and brimming with attractions, it\u2019s an excellent walking city, especially with a warm breeze nipping at your neck. To really soak in the cityscape and connect with both its historic and contemporary sides, your legs are the best method of transportation. Ready, set, go explore Boston’s<\/a> best walking trails on you next visit. <\/p>\r\n

1. The Rose Kennedy Greenway<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n

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The Pollinator Ribbon was introduced in 2016 in an effort to attract and support pollinator species. It provides bees, butterflies, wasps and birds with nectar and pollen from three-season flowering plants. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. The Freedom Trail<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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3. HarborWalk<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n

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HarborWalk<\/a> is a 43-mile nearly continuous park hugging Boston\u2019s shoreline. If you\u2019re considering strolling a section, choose the vibrant Seaport District\u2019s mile-and-a-half long urban loop as it meanders along the water\u2019s edge. Stroll past the stunning Institute of Contemporary Art and the interactive Boston\u2019s Children\u2019s Museum. Watch the sailboats, paddle a kayak or catch a ferry and discover the Boston Harbor Islands<\/a>, dozens of islands that offer a rich array of recreational options.  <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. The Black Heritage Trail<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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If that isn\u2019t enough to entice you, the Boston Harbor Hotel hosts the annual Summer in the City entertainment series. Free live music and movies in the moonlight are scheduled every Tuesday-Friday night all summer long. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Get to Boston from NYC<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The above walks are an easy stroll from Boston\u2019s South Station<\/a>, where Amtrak and buses drop passengers off. You can find more details in our Manhattan to Boston Transit Guide.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

For additional information, visit www.Bostonusa.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Photo credits: Featured image courtesy of Kyle Klein. Additional images Kyle Klein, Freedom Trail Foundation, Boston Harbor Hotel, Nebo<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boston puts its best foot forward in summertime. Compact and brimming with attractions, it\u2019s an excellent walking city, especially with a warm breeze nipping at your neck. To really soak in the cityscape and connect with both its historic and contemporary sides, your legs are the best method of transportation. Ready, set, go explore Boston’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":67396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1868,757,831,331,747,829,775,770,1267,769,969,322,1057,774,847,748,1867,751,316],"tags":[116,293,143,280,145,212,110,144,11258,133,65,57,204,473,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-67383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel-type","8":"category-activity-2","9":"category-architecture-culture-2","10":"category-boston-massachussetts","11":"category-bus-2","12":"category-culture-2","13":"category-ethnic","14":"category-food-drink","15":"category-hiking-getaways","16":"category-historic-sites-culture","17":"category-locations","18":"category-massachussetts","19":"category-museums-culture-2","20":"category-restaurants-food-drink","21":"category-tours-culture-2","22":"category-train-2","23":"category-transit-type","24":"category-walk","25":"category-weekend-getaways","26":"tag-amtrak","27":"tag-budget-friendly","28":"tag-bus","29":"tag-cultural-getaway","30":"tag-dining","31":"tag-hiking","32":"tag-historical-sites","33":"tag-hotel","34":"tag-massachusetts-guide","35":"tag-outdoors","36":"tag-park","37":"tag-restaurant","38":"tag-train","39":"tag-views","40":"tag-weekend-getaway"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":67396,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Greenway_KyleKlein_P1560384_848f9d95-2c74-4acf-94fb-3d2686274851-e1561900600374-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}