Franklin Park, Boston

Name: Franklin Park
Address: 1 Franklin Park Road, Boston, United States

#504 among attractions in Boston

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Franklin Park, a partially wooded 527-acre parkland in the Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, is maintained by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department. It is Boston's biggest park and the site of Franklin Park Zoo. It was designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1980. ()

Established: XIX centuryElevation: 112 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°18'10"N, 71°5'41"W

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1 Franklin Park RoadGreater Mattapan (Franklin Field North)Boston United States

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Franklin Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forest Hills Cemetery, William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Franklin Park Zoo, Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church.

0.8 miSW
Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston
21 min walk • Forest Hills Cemetery is a historic 275-acre rural cemetery, greenspace, arboretum and sculpture garden located in the Forest Hills section of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
~850 ftSE
Golf
William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Boston
5 min walk • William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, colloquially referred to and contained within Franklin Park, is a municipal golf course in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, bordered by the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
~1770 ftNE
Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
9 min walk • The Franklin Park Zoo is a 72 acres zoo located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently operated by Zoo New England, which also operates the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
0.9 miNE
Church
Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston
23 min walk • Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church is an historic African Methodist Episcopal Church at 551 Warren Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The current church building was built in 1888 by J. Williams Beal and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
1 miW
Gay village
Jamaica Plain, Boston
26 min walk • Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of the former Town of Roxbury, now also a part of the City of Boston.
1.2 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Footlight Club, Boston
31 min walk • Eliot Hall is a historic building at 7A Eliot Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. It is sometimes referred to as "The Footlight Club," after "America's oldest community theatre," which owns and operates out of the building.
1 miS
Park
Boston Nature Center, Boston
27 min walk • Boston Nature Center in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts is a 67-acre wildlife refuge of the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
0.9 miSE
Park
Harambee Park, Boston
23 min walk • Harambee Park is a park located in Dorchester and Mattapan, Boston. Originally known as Franklin Field, it was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in order to give Bostonians a place to play sports, as well as prevent them from doing it at nearby Franklin Park.
0.9 miNE
Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Boston
23 min walk • Congregation Adath Jeshurun is a historic synagogue, now serving as a church, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
0.5 miSE
Skyscraper
Buildings at 825–829 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston
14 min walk • The buildings at 825–829 Blue Hill Avenue are historic apartment buildings in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1 miNE
Mosque
Mosque No. 11, Boston
25 min walk • Mosque No. 11, also known as Masjid Al-Quran, was a mosque in Boston, Massachusetts. The building came to prominence in the late 1950s when it was leased by the Nation of Islam and placed under the direction of Malcolm X, who was a minister there and at Mosques No. 7 and No. 12 until he left the religion for Sunni Islam in 1964.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Franklin Park?

Nearby attractions include Franklin Park Zoo, Boston (9 min walk), Buildings at 825–829 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston (14 min walk), Esmond Street Historic District, Boston (18 min walk), Crawford Street Historic District, Boston (20 min walk).

How to get to Franklin Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Franklin Park:

Bus

Washington St @ Blue Hill Ave • Lines: 23 (18 min walk)

Metro

Green Street • Lines: Orange (22 min walk)
Forest Hills • Lines: Orange (26 min walk)

Train

Four Corners/Geneva (24 min walk)
Forest Hills (26 min walk)