Top 20 Boston-Area Summer Parks

BOSTON, MA – Summer in Boston is great. But sometimes the stale stink of the MBTA and dodging taxis across a smog-filled street can make it just a bit less fun. And that's when you need to find some green.

Contrary to popular belief, there's tons of that in and around Boston. Parks to relax and play, nature reservations, historical points - they are everywhere, if you know where to look. Thankfully, the Google team has looked for you, studying historical maps data to put together a list of the top 20 parks for people in and around Boston over the summer months. Google also took a look at the top bars, restaurants, and tourist spots in the Boston area during the summer.

For some of these parks, you might need to take the a short drive. But trust us, taking a walk with the dog through Breakheart on a warm day is always worth it.

Top 20 parks in the Boston area

• The Lawn on D - Boston
• Boston Common - Boston
• Boston Public Garden - Boston
• Walden State Pond Reservation - Concord
• Danehy Park - Cambridge

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• Cochituate State Park - Natick
• Blue Hills Reservation - Milton
• Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park - Boston
• Larz Anderson Park - Brookline
• Prudential Center Plaza III - Boston
• Middlesex Fells Reservation - Stoneham
• Breakheart Reservation - Saugus
• Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway - Boston
• Piers Park - Boston
• Robbins Farm - Arlington
• Teddy Ebersol's Red Sox Fields - Boston
• Post Office Square - Boston
• Joe Moakley Park - Boston
• North Point Park - Boston
• Harvard Yard - Cambridge

Photo by Soe Lin via Flickr