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By Tom Acitelli Updated
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It’s rough out there, and sometimes you just need a good place to let it all out. These are the best spots for crying in public in the Boston region.
All of them are free—or close to it—because you have enough to worry about.
Waterhouse St & Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
The 16-acre expanse just off Harvard Square never seems to be that full of people. This a quiet outdoor spot, then, for gentle sobbing.
Plus, when you’re all done, there’s quite a bit of history to take in, including a major Civil War monument and a trio of British cannon that George Washington’s army seized in 1776.
No one will notice the tears in this dense, open, and often rowdy seating area in America’s oldest major-league park—unless it’s a particularly rough game for the Red Sox and most fans split by the top of the seventh (which has become increasingly likely this season).
1 Franklin Park Rd
Boston, MA 02121
This expanse provides a perfect habitat for a kind of rolling, strolling cry. Enter through Franklin Park itself for even more buildup. The laughter of large groups of children might cheer you a bit as you finish.
This approximately 3-mile expanse can be revisited time and again for the purpose of a big cry.
It’s also perfect for plaintive gazes into the timeless currents of the Charles.
Mind the geese droppings, though.
484 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
The 32-acre ribbon provides the perfect mix of relatively quiet seclusion and exposure to the urban elements.
Plus, it and the surrounding area are very pedestrian friendly.
6. Bates Reading Room in the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116
The barrel-vaulted ceiling of this grand room in this grand library provides the perfect echo chamber for your sobs—for when you just want someone to finally notice.
Wellington Orange Line Station, Revere Beach Pkwy
Medford, MA 02155
What else are you going to do on it—get where you’re going?
These busy platforms in this busy station are the perfect places for when you don’t want anyone to hear you bleating. Never in a crowd do you feel so alone ... and all that.
256 Boston St
Dorchester, MA 02125
This is another secluded spot out in the open. No one will ever think that someone came to cry amid the whimsy of that delightful pear sculpture.
95 Marginal St
Boston, MA 02128
This barely decade-old waterfront park affords fabulous views of the current and future Boston skyline.
Weep at the grandeur of humankind and despair of its mortality.
Or just gently contemplate the state of things. You won’t be bothered.