Forest Hills Cemetery

Boston, MA

Features:
accessible
free
gardens
medium (151-1000 acres)

Seen from a height, the interior side of the Forest Hills Cemetery gate lies in the mid-background. In the foreground, there are dense trees and shrubbery. Behind and to the right of the gate are more dense green trees.

A paved path with tall evergreen trees on either side joins another path perpendicular to it. Beyond, there are the graves of the Forest Hills Cemetery.

A low grave with a statue of a dog in the center front, with rows of graves behind it. In the background, there are tall deciduous trees.

On the side of a hill with a cobble stone wall and large rocks, there are grave plaques. On the top of the hill, there are tall deciduous trees, and many more trees in the background.

Graves on a grassy, wooded hill before a triangle of paved paths. The background is densely wooded.

Bright orange sunrise lilies grow in the foreground, with the cemetery below.

Tall pine trees grow surrounding a path covered in pine needles in the woods.

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Description: The sculptures and gardens of Forest Hills Cemetery create a restful yet visually stimulating escape from the city. Though some hills lie throughout the Cemetery, its paths are extensively paved and mostly flat. Local joggers frequent this favorite sanctuary. American poet e.e. cummings is buried here.

Climb: easy

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Forest Hills Cemetery

Boston, MA

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