Why visit
Boston buried its ugliest highway and planted a park on the grave: the Greenway ribbons a mile and a half through downtown where the elevated Central Artery once roared, linking Chinatown to the North End past the Aquarium's doorstep. For families it is infrastructure disguised as delight - the custom carousel spins with New England creatures (a lobster, a cod, a peregrine falcon) instead of horses, the Rings Fountain erupts for delighted children on hot days, food trucks cluster at lunchtime (halal options appear; verify per truck), and rotating public art installations keep repeat walks fresh. Seasonal markets and beer gardens occupy some lawns - the latter easily bypassed. This guide's family itinerary uses it as connective tissue: every Waterfront attraction touches it, and ten Greenway minutes between museums resets young moods reliably. Free, flat, and always open.
