Esplanade, Charlestown and Beacon Hill

Discovered some cool areas along the Charles on my birthday ride.
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Highlights (I am skipping any obvious landmarks like Bunker Hill):

Spaulding Rehab Center - small but nice park at the eastern end of the Esplanade, right on the water.

North Point Park, a lovely area with grassy knolls and benches overlooking the Charles, directly opposite the Spaulding Rehab Center. Accessible by taking Museum Way right across the street from the Museum of Science

The Boston AutoPort. This place is tucked under the Tobin. It is where container shops drop off new cars on their way to dealerships. Not a pleasant neighborhood but an interesting sight.



Paul Revere Park and the locks/dams at the end of the Charles. Walk past the USS Consitution to the end of Consitution Rd. Go under the underpass and hang a left to get to a nice little park. But then if you follow either of the paths that go along the sides of the brick building at the end of the park, you will be able to walk across the locks at the end of the Charles (unless boats are going through, in which case you have to wait). Very cool, you end up behind the Garden / North Station.