{"id":2691,"date":"2012-06-05T10:54:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T10:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2013-07-25T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T12:27:33","slug":"escaping-boston-without-leaving-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2691","title":{"rendered":"Escaping Boston Without Leaving the City"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2715\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2715\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 525px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?attachment_id=2715\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2715     \" alt=\"Picture of Swan Boats of Boston ride in Boston, Mass. (photo by Eric)\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/P1100062-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheap travel sample: Picture of Swan Boats of Boston ride in Boston, Mass. (photo by Eric)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"display: block; float: left; padding: 5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0542617997214413\"; \/* Cheap-Travel-Side-Ad *\/ google_ad_slot = \"4615336226\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Boston, Mass., offers so many fabulous modern and historical attractions within in its diverse, lively neighborhoods, but sometimes you have to take a break from the hustle and bustle and relax in one of the city&#8217;s beautiful wide open spaces&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong> 50-acre<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Boston Common and Public Garden <\/strong>is an absolutely beautiful oasis in the heart of the city with \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=144\">swan boat rides<\/a> at the Boston Public Garden, free weekend concerts and the scenic <a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1852\">Frog Pond<\/a> for skating in the winter and a spray pool for kids in the summer. You&#8217;ll also find plenty of park benches along the way to take a break and enjoy the natural beauty virtually everywhere you look. \u00a0Nowhere is this more evident than the Boston Public Garden section where you&#8217;ll see myriad flower beds and trees, as well as fountains. \u00a0The Boston Common is bounded by Tremont St., Park St., Beacon St., Charles St., and Boylston St.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-acre <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1124\">Castle Island<\/a> <\/strong><strong>on Day Blvd.<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>in South Boston features scenic views of Boston Harbor, extended walking trails, fishing at the pier, picnic opportunities and the legendary Sullivan\u2019s hamburger stand in the summer. It&#8217;s windy here, but the breeze is refreshing and if you&#8217;re a fan of kite flying, you&#8217;ve come to the right place!<\/p>\n<p>Also be sure not to miss visiting the <strong>Arnold Arboretum<\/strong> with its 15,000 plants and plenty of color and scents &#8212; courtesy of Mother Nature &#8212; on 265 acres. True to 21st century form, you can even launch an<a href=\"http:\/\/arboretum.harvard.edu\/mobile-initiatives-at-the-arboretum\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Arnold Arboretum mobile app<\/a> to facilitate exploring the abundant plant life! The Arnold Arboretum is located at 125 Arborway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles and resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1045\">Discount Admission for 70+ Boston Attractions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2600\">Taking a Fenway Park Tour<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston, Mass., offers so many fabulous modern and historical attractions within in its diverse, lively neighborhoods, but sometimes you have to take a break from the hustle and bustle and relax in one of the city&#8217;s beautiful wide open spaces&#8230; The 50-acre Boston Common and Public Garden is an absolutely beautiful oasis in the heart [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[257],"tags":[2075,2076,872],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2691"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4557,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691\/revisions\/4557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}