Olmsted Park is a beautiful linear park within Boston's famed Emerald Necklace, named in honor of designer and legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The park, which was originally known as Leverett Park, stretches between Boston and Brookline and is divided into northern and southern sections above and below Route 9. In the southern section, guests can enjoy a number of public-use athletic fields, along with the scenic Jamaica, Ward's, Willow, and Leverett's Ponds. Above Route 9, the park's Mission Hill neighborhood edge connects to nearby Back Bay Fens. Attractions include a dual-path system for runners and cyclists, a nesting bird habitat area, and Allerton Overlook, which hosts the park's annual Summer Sundays concert series.

Olmsted Park, 217 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA 02130, Phone: 617-635-7275

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