Hall's Pond Sanctuary — Attraction in Brookline

A beautiful little gem of a park. Seems like an excellent hotspot for birds on migration. I was amazed at the sheer amount and variety I saw during my two trips here - comparable to the much more famous Mt. Auburn Cemetery, but in a much more compact space. Which is actually a great point in the park's favor since you don't have to walk around much and still see lots of cool things. Dense trees provide plenty of shade even on hot days, as well as high-up places for teeny warblers to hide. I'm definitely going to keep visiting this place as...

A lovely oasis of the natural world; today I saw nesting geese, ducks, turtles of various sizes, and a very friendly and loud Oriole.

The willows are yellow-green and there are red buds on many trees. The cherry tree at the entrance to the pond walk has begun to blossom pink, and there are daffodils in clusters everywhere.

Every time I come back nature has progressed a little more, everything is changing even as the individual turtles and birds and squirrels begin to feel more...

This is "my happy place" I go to in my mind for sanctuary and for real. It's a little-known gem even to the locals, hidden off a couple main streets and behind some big apartment buildings . It offers peace, abundant greenery, birds, turtles and unexpected glimpses of nature in the city. It is beautiful year-round, in all seasons. Once you find it, you want to go back and it's easy to get to by foot or T, with...