A gigantic octopus sits on the dock of the Boston Harbor in Charlestown. Children crawl all over it. They scale its arms, and playfully duck under its belly. A forgotten school bag dangles from one of its bronze tentacles.

Nearby, a rabbitwoman and a hippo sip on coffee by an anchor. Ten members of the animal kingdom dine down the road under the Tobin Bridge.

These sculptures are the newest residents of Charlestown – part of the “Bridge of Joy” exhibit – and they’ve already become minicelebrities. Everyone wants a picture with the 36-foot-long octopus and other bronze animals that found a new home tucked up against the highway and the harbor.

Why We Wrote This

A new sculpture exhibition under the Tobin Bridge – the demarcation point between Charlestown and the Navy Yard – was designe

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