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Best Things to Do in Brookline

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John F. Kennedy National Historic Site

John F. Kennedy, the eventual 35th President of the United States, was born in this very home at 83 Beals Street in Brookline on May 29, 1917.

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Larz Anderson Auto Museum

The socialite Isabel Weld Perkins (1876–1948), who relocated here with her husband, ambassador Larz Anderson, bought the old Weld estate from a family relative in 1899. (1866-1937).

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Coolidge Corner

At the intersection of Harvard and Beacon streets in Brookline, there is the city's largest and busiest commercial centre, which is the model for most downtowns.

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Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Visit Fairsted in Brookline to see where the world's first sizable professional landscape design firm calls home and has its offices.

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Coolidge Corner Theater

This exquisite Art Deco movie theatre, which debuted in 1933 and was originally converted from a Universalist church constructed in 1906, is a key component of Coolidge Corner's attractiveness.

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Emerald Necklace

A network of interconnecting parks and walkways designed by Frederick Law Olmsted between 1878 and 1895 runs along Brookline's eastern border.

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Larz Anderson Park

For its lavish landscaping, Boston views, and winter activities, the 64-acre park around the Larz Anderson Auto Museum is worth visiting.

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Puppet Showplace Theater

The Puppet Showplace Theater, known as New England's top puppetry destination, has been operating for 50 years and moved to its current Brookline Village home in 1982.

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Brookline Farmers’ Market

The farmers' market, which runs from the first Thursday in June until the final Thursday before Thanksgiving, is another fantastic feature of Coolidge Corner. 

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Allandale Farm

The last operating farm to be found in either community proudly links Brookline and Boston to their agricultural origins.

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