Emerald Necklace Boston

... to Boston Commons and Boston Park. These are part of what is called the Emerald Necklace. The Emerald Necklace is a 1,100 chain of parks and waterways between Boston and Brookline. The Boston Common is one of the jewels. It is the oldest city ...

... closed we walked into the Back Bay Fens, part of the park system designed by Frederick Olmsted called the Emerald Necklace that starts at the Boston Public Garden and extends all the way south to an arboretum and zoo. We had planned to have ...