Arborway, Boston

Name: Arborway
Address: Boston, United States

#530 among attractions in Boston

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Arborway consists of a four-lane, divided parkway and a two lane residential street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the 1890s as the south most carriage road in a series of parkways connecting parks from Boston Common in downtown Boston to Franklin Park in Roxbury. This park system has since become known as the Emerald Necklace of Boston. ()

Length: 8448 ftCoordinates: 42°18'24"N, 71°7'9"W

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Jamaica Plain (Jamaica Central - South Sumner)Boston United States

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Arborway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forest Hills Cemetery, Arnold Arboretum, Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Pond.

1.1 miSE
Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston
28 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.
0.6 miS
Free outdoor tree and plant museum
Arnold Arboretum, Boston
17 min walk • The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a botanical research institution and free public park, located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.
~1570 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Loring-Greenough House, Boston
8 min walk • The Loring–Greenough House is the last surviving 18th century residence in Sumner Hill, a historic section of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. It is located at 12 South Street on Monument Square at the edge of Sumner Hill. It is situated on the border of two National Historic Districts.
0.6 miN
Park, Lake
Jamaica Pond, Boston
16 min walk • Jamaica Pond is a kettle lake, part of the Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The pond and park are in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, close to the border of Brookline.
1.2 miN
Park
Olmsted Park, Boston
31 min walk • Olmsted Park is a linear park in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, and a part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of connected parks and parkways. Originally named Leverett Park, in 1900 it was renamed to honor its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted Park can be roughly divided into two parts.
0.8 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Entertainment
Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Boston
22 min walk • Larz Anderson Auto Museum is located in the Anderson Carriage House on the grounds of Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, Massachusetts and is the oldest collection of motorcars in the United States.
1.1 miNW
Lake
Sargent's Pond, Boston
28 min walk • Sargent's Pond is a man-made 3-acre pond on Sargent Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. The pond was created by Charles Sprague Sargent in the late 1870s as a centerpiece of his family's extensive Holm Lea estate.
1 miSW
Church
Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral, Boston
26 min walk • Our Lady of the Annunciation Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, is a modern cathedral inspired by Byzantine architecture.
~1770 ftSW
Park
Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection, Boston
9 min walk • The Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts is one of the premier collections of bonsai in the United States and includes a Hinoki Cypress over 250 years old.
1 miNE
Museum
Spontaneous Celebrations, Boston
27 min walk • Spontaneous Celebrations refers to both a building in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States which acts as an arts and education center, and to a community group which is based there.
~1670 ftE
Gay village
Jamaica Plain, Boston
9 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Arborway?

Nearby attractions include First Church of Jamaica Plain, Boston (8 min walk), Loring-Greenough House, Boston (8 min walk), The Footlight Club, Boston (8 min walk), Jamaica Plain, Boston (9 min walk).

How to get to Arborway by public transport?

The nearest stations to Arborway:

Train

Forest Hills (13 min walk)

Metro

Forest Hills • Lines: Orange (13 min walk)
Green Street • Lines: Orange (17 min walk)