Swan's Pond

Swan's Pond is a location in Boston Common

Layout
The area consists of a small pond with irradiated water, a small open groundskeeper's shack in the northwest with a swan boat just south of it in the water, and a statue to the west. The shack is accessible only through the irradiated water. A steamer trunk and a chem cooler can be found in the shack. Due to the toxic waste barrels present, radiation inside and near the shack can quickly reach fatal levels.

A unique super mutant behemoth named Swan lives in the pond. If the Sole Survivor or their companion wanders too close to the white swan in the middle of the pond, or the swan is attacked, Swan will emerge from the lake.

Loot

 * Legendary furious power fist - On Swan's body.
 * Torn note - On Kath's body, leaning against a tree by the pond east of the groundskeeper's shack.
 * Swan's note - In the groundskeeper's shack, on the mattress.
 * Four experiment log J-32 notes (days 1, 6, 14, and 21) - In the groundskeeper's shack. Two are on a wooden crate, one is on a concrete block, and one is next to the steamer trunk.
 * Groundskeeper's log - On one of the swan boat seats south of the groundskeeper's shack.
 * Fugitives' holotape - In the hands of a skeleton near the statue southwest of the groundskeeper's shack.

Related quests

 * Hypothesis: To aid in one of his experiments, Doctor Holdren of the Institute's BioScience division asks the Sole Survivor to obtain a tissue sample from a particularly tough Super Mutant and return it to him.

Appearances
Swan's Pond appears

Behind the scenes
Swan's Pond is based on the real-world Boston Public Garden and Swan Boats in Boston.