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Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Plan Your Visit
Olmsted NHS is accepting reservations for Ranger-led tours of the Olmsted Historic Design Office and Landscape. Tours are offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:00am, 11:00am and 2:00pm and Sunday at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. All tours have a limit of 12 people so please make your reservations as soon as possible to assure a place on the tour you prefer. For more information and to reserve a place on a tour please call 617-566-1689 ext. 221 or email us.

The Olmsted Home, which adjoins the Design Office, will remain closed until final construction is completed this fall/early winter. The Olmsted grounds are open for self-guided tours 365 days a year from dawn to dusk.

Walks and Talks
From May 1st to June 25, rangers led a series of guided tours through Olmsted designed landscapes in the nearby Boston metropolitan area. Click here for a pdf with descriptions of walks.
These walks will resume in May of 2012. Check back in April for the upcoming schedule.

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Frederick Law Olmsted

Did You Know?
Frederick Law Olmsted was nominated as a Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 1872 presidential election.

Last Updated: February 01, 2012 at 14:14 MST