Public Garden Monument Walking Tour

Public Garden Monument Walking Tour is a 1.1 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Boston, Massachusetts that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.

Distance: 1.1 miles Elevation Gain: 0 feet Route Type: Loop

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Monuments, sculptures beckon in Boston Public Garden

Small Child Fountain
This fountain is a nice break from all the historical figures you will find on this walk.
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George Washington Monument
This statue commemorates the first president as the leader of the United States and commander-in-chief of the Army.
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9/11 Memorial
This monument commemorates more than 200 people who had ties to Massachusetts who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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William Ellery Channing
Channing was one of the country's foremost Unitarian ministers.
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Charles Sumner
Sumner was an outspoken abolitionist who opposed compromising on anything with the South before the Civil War.
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Tadeusz Kasociuszko
The Polish-Lithuaninan immigrant became an American military hero in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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Col. Thomas Cass
Cass was an Irish immigrant who founded the Fighting Ninth Regiment of volunteers during the Civil War.
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Wendell Phillips
The Boston lawyer was a famous abolitionist during the Civil War.
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Marvin E. Goody Memorial
Adorned with great eagles and surrounded by benches, this memorial honors Goody, who was chairman of the Boston Art Commission and friend of the Public Garden as well as a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
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Bagheera Fountain
This sculpture is inspired the panther in the famous book, "The Jungle Book."
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Edward Everett Hale
Hale was a writer and another Unitarian minister who edited the Boston Daily Advertiser.
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'Triton Babies' Fountain
This fountain is named after the sea god Poseidon.
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'Make Way for Ducklings'
This is the most adorable bronze art in the whole garden. It was created in 1987 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Public Garden and is inspired by the book of the same name.
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George Robert White Memorial
This statue stands at the edge of a fountain to honor one of Boston's most famous philanthropists.
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Ether Monument/'Good Samaritan'
This is a tall (40 feet) monument that commemorates the use of ether as an anesthetic.
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Japanese Lantern
Although created in 1587, the lantern was given as a gift to Boston in 1904.
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Public Garden Foot Bridge
This beautiful foot bridge crosses the pond. Take a moment in the middle to gaze around and take in the peace of the Public Garden.
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Lydia Rojas

hiking

5 months ago

I work in Boston and walking through or just a break after work is great! New Years Family fireworks are great! 7:00 pm

Bob Ashenfelter

walking

9 months ago

historical walk, parks, burying grounds, street performers.

Scott Densmore

walking

Wed Oct 25 2017

Boston Common is America’s oldest public park, and the Public Garden...the first public botanical garden. While living in the Boston suburbs as a child, I visited it with my family several times, usually during the spring when much of it was in bloom. I have also enjoyed returning as an adult during trips back to the city. Of course, riding the Swan Boats in the Lagoon was always a highlight in my younger days.