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Mattapan
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Heart of Boston's Haitian community. Vibrant, complex, and home to the country's last vintage trolley line and one of the city's most underrated nature centers.
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What to do
- •Griot at Le Foyer Bakery
- •Hike the Boston Nature Center (67 acres in the city)
- •Ride the 1940s PCC trolley
- •Walk along the Neponset River
Walking trails
Mix of meadow, marsh, and woods with boardwalks, owned by Mass Audubon.
Past Mattapan along the river to Pope John Paul II Park.
Events
- •Mattapan Day (Aug)
- •Haitian Flag Day (May 18)
- •Mattapan Open Streets (Sept)
Fun facts
- ✦The Mattapan trolley uses 1945-built PCC streetcars in regular service.
- ✦Haitian Creole is the second-most-spoken language in Mattapan after English.
- ✦Mattapan means 'a good place to sit' in the Massachusett language.
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