These ruins are so lovely just off the parking lot by the zoo. It is a short walk where you feel lost and in the middle of an English book from the past. I saw the fog exhibit here and it was my favorite place of all the different exhibits that were around Boston. It is old but refreshingly new depending at which time of year you visit and what the seasons the beautiful leaves of autumn or the snow of winter. It makes you feel like you're going back in history in the middle of the city and is a beautiful sanctuary from the hecticness that Boston can be.

Pretty cool place to walk around.

The ruins make it an interesting place. Not too many people around at the end of November. Also, poison ivy is less of a problem at this time of year.

Fog x FLO was amazing

The Overlook Shelter Ruins were originally built as a fieldhouse and destroyed by fire some time in the 1940s. These are now a great photo opportunity not far from the Franklin Park Playstead.

Definitely overgrow now, but it was a great way to spend a couple of hours wandering around to check out. As long as you watch out for the poison ivy, you should be fine.

Franklin park is a nice size park that, despite the city's obvious inattention in places, contains a lot of beauty and history. The old homestead ruins have some interesting stonework, and the landscaping of the overlook provides a nice place to observe or to find a quiet space.

I've lived in Franklin Field for more then 15 years and the area fo r over 25. I just started walking over there and exploring with my son. Its amazing likea nother world. So many cool places to take pics sit and read. Walk and explore.

Great walk and scenic atea

Beautiful little local secret. Close to street parking and a short walk. Very peaceful--people come here to read or get away from the world--let's keep it that way.

Beautiful place, where the imagination has no limits.

The City Boston Parks Department unveiled their Action plan to invest over 28 million dollars in Franklin Park. They will definitely need over 100 million dollars to put a dent in this park. Do go and enjoy the park. Well covered with different varieties of tree, invasive, birds a place to relax, walk and meet friends.

Significantly overthrown currently.

Interesting to see but there is no explanation anywhere of what these ruins once were.

Pretty cool over looked corner of Boston!

Unfortunately, even though they are a ruins, you would have expected more.

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There's a fun geocache hidden around here!

Brought back memories of original PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK.

I think an excavation will show the oldest civilization to ever be discovered based on the abilities to carve precision angular cuts to the stones that are squared and elevated perfectly just yet to be able to show the water powers and precisions to the empire hidden in here by a stone wagon wheel bridge.

Beautiful and easy access park

Fun place to have lunch

Wonderful history of a lost tribe of Massachusettes. I later their in my childhood. Since 1960 too 1980.

Nice zoo

Fun little walk. Overgrown, so not a great place to picnic.

Loved it

it wasn't crowded and there were multiple paths to choose from includinf dirt and cobble stone

Look the area they need to bring back Elmo Lewis playhouse 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

Designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead, the same guy who designed NYCs Central Park - definitely worth a visit!

I love to walk around here this is my favorite place in the park

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