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Concierge.com's insider take:
City-center Boston Common is the oldest public park in the country. Cattle grazed here between 1634 and 1830, but today, its rolling green hills and bench-lined paths are populated with sunning and strolling Bostonians of every stripe. Kids frolic in the fountain of the shallow Frog Pond during the summer; in winter it becomes a picturesque ice-skating rink. The adjacent Public Garden (www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org) is more formally landscaped, with flower plantings, a statue of George Washington on horseback, and a pond where the famous pedal-powered Swan Boats operate from mid-April through mid-September (www.swanboats.com). A beloved bronze sculpture of baby ducks on parade is in the northeast corner of the park, inspired by Robert McCloskey's children's classic, Make Way for Ducklings. Both parks are good places for a picnic lunch. Cute sandwich shops line Charles Street; local favorite, Finagle-a-Bagel, is directly across from Boston Common (129 Tremont St.; 617-426-3300; www.finagleabagel.com); and Chacarero, in Downtown Crossing, serves up Chilean sandwiches of chicken or beef with Muenster cheese, string beans, tomato, avocado spread, and hot sauce (426 Washington St.; 617-542-0392; www.chacarero.com; closed weekends).
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