← All walks
Walking route · A graph-built loop

Best of Jamaica Plain

The most significant places in Jamaica Plain, ordered into a walkable loop by the graph.

78 min6 stops2.1 mi walking
Stop 1 / 6

Arnold Arboretum

Park / Public space · Start here

North America’s oldest public arboretum (1872) — 281 acres designed with Olmsted, owned by Harvard, free to all, and home to 16,000 catalogued plants including century-old bonsai..

Open Arnold Arboretum

The full route

  1. 1
    Arnold ArboretumStart · Park / Public space

    North America’s oldest public arboretum (1872) — 281 acres designed with Olmsted, owned by Harvard, free to all, and home to 16,000 catalogued plants including century-old bonsai..

  2. 2
    The Footlight Club6 min walk walk · Museum / Cultural

    The Footlight Club, Boston..

  3. 3
    Loring-Greenough House2 min walk walk · Museum / Cultural

    Loring-Greenough House, Boston..

  4. 4
    Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier11 min walk walk · Building / Landmark

    Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier, Boston..

  5. 5
    Origination2 min walk walk · Museum / Cultural

    Origination, Boston..

  6. 6
    Samuel Adams Brewery21 min walk walk · Attraction

    Where Jim Koch rebooted American craft beer in 1984 with his great-great-grandfather’s recipe — the JP research brewery still runs tours and a taproom..