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Walden Pond

33 people want to go here. 57 people have been here.

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38 out of 42 people (90%) think this place is worth visiting.

Rachel Barnhart

Kat Williams

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Dave Beckwith

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Kat Williams
New York City

Worth visiting!

Summer memories

I learned to swim here as a child. We would take an old school bus from Sudbury and spend the entire day at the Pond. Legend has it that it is bottomless.


unhalfbricked
New York City

Worth visiting!

A tip I have about this place

To really enjoy Walden Pond, it’s important to get as far from the public beach as possible. If you follow the trail to the far side of the lake, there are lots of hidden beaches that are much more idyllic than the sandy, child-clogged beach with the lifeguards.


Dave Beckwith
Charlotte

Worth visiting!

Read Thoreau then come here

Perhaps the most important pond in American history, Walden Pond is a metaphor as much as a reality…which has actually succumbed somewhat to modernity. It is still worth visiting, circumnavigating, splashing in, and reading more about.
It is amazingly close to Boston and Cambridge. 12 miles away, as I recall.

Don’t miss the other literary sites, graves, homes and such in the Concord/Lexington area.


beefbroccoli
Arlington

Worth visiting!

Peaceful

An excellent place to go for a run and a swim afterwards. Some friends say that it gets too crowded in the summer, but I’m more amused than annoyed by the variety of people that go there. Furthermore, it’s unbeatable being in the middle of the pond when it’s sunny out.


ladybeeblebrox
Orlando

Worth visiting!

Gorgeous

It looks beautiful at twilight. Makes for a beautiful walk around the pond also. I can definitely see how Thoreau was inspired by it’s beauty. I’ve actually written a few things there myself.