Peek inside Walden Pond’s much-needed new visitor center
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- Curated Content, Legacy
- February 20, 2018
Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts attracted over a half million people in 2016, with a third of them coming from outside the United States. But the facilities were sorely lacking in outreach and support for such a large audience. For the architects tasked with designing a new visitor center, the challenge was to accommodate the huge number of visitors looking for a good time at the beach while respecting those who come for a transcendental experience.