Arnold Arboretum
National Historic Landmark · Boston, Massachusetts
Two hundred and eighty acres of Harvard's living tree collection in Jamaica Plain, founded in 1872 and laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted as a link in his Emerald Necklace — which makes it the oldest public arboretum in North America and a public park at the same time. Around fifteen thousand plants are grown here, many collected in the wild in East Asia by the expeditions Harvard sent out a century ago. It is free, every day, from dawn to dusk, and Bostonians treat it as their back garden.
125 Arborway, Boston, Massachusetts, 02130, United States
FREE and open every day of the year from dawn to dusk, with no ticket and no gate. The Hunnewell visitor centre keeps shorter weekday hours. Free guided walks run spring to autumn, some requiring registration. The bonsai collection is displayed outdoors seasonally and is in storage over winter. PICNICKING IS PROHIBITED except on Lilac Sunday in May. Orange Line to Forest Hills.
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