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Museums| Official Website: Boston Children's Museum Location: 300 Congress Street, Boston, MA directions Phone:617-426-8855 Hours: Hours Vary see below Ages: Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Adults In/Outdoor: Indoor, Outdoor Cost: $$ see below |
Others to Consider: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Concord Museum, Old Statehouse Museum, Old Sturbridge Village, Worcester Historical MuseumAfter a $47 million expansion and renovation project, the Childrens Museum in Boston has re-opened! The 'new' museum offers a broad selection of activities for kids of all ages, with a healthy emphasis of 'hands on' exhibits'. Come see what's new!
New Balance Climb
Never before – a 3-story climbing sculpture made of brightly painted curved platforms, rising like a fleet of magic carpets up the new glass lobby of Boston Children’s Museum. Children will delight trying safe risk-taking as they find their way through the 3D, full body puzzle. Estimating space, planning moves, and choosing paths are all part of the learning in this complex space. Parents will follow the route on the stairs alongside the sculpture while enjoying a fantastic panorama of downtown Boston.
John Hancock Science Playground
“Notice, wonder, question, play” is the motto of this lively activity center. Visitors are invited to use all their senses to explore the natural world in Investigate; to test the laws of motion with golf balls and quirky tracks in Raceways; or experiment with creating beautiful orbs of many shapes and sizes in Bubbles. Playing in Science Playground builds all the most important skills of scientific inquiry, as visitors observe, measure, compare, discuss, and work together, and explore the world around them.
Boston Childrens Museum aims to please even its smallest guests.
The wonderful 'Playspace,' just for toddlers and pre-schoolers, has a variety of safe, developmental activities, and the adjoining Parent Resource Room provides a quiet place for nursing or just reading a book to your little one. Kids 3 to 8 will surely gravitate toward the construction zone and the two-story climbing maze.
For more information on events check the web calendar or call (617) 426-8855). Check with your local library for discount coupons and passes
 Hours |  Top |
The Museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Fridays until 9:00 p.m. Adults, $12; children (1-15) and senior citizens, $9; children under one and Museum members are always free. Fridays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., all visitors $1.
PlaySpace Hours:
PlaySpace closes 1/2 hour before the rest of the Museum.
Holiday Hours:
The Children's Museum is open even when school is closed!
**Please note: Closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day (12/25). Open Christmas Eve (12/24) 10 am - 3pm and New Year's Eve (12/31), 10 am - 3 pm. Open New Year's Day (1/1), noon - 5 pm.
 Cost | Top |
Adults $12, seniors (65+) $9, children (1-15) $9, children under 1 are FREE!
Friday nights from 5pm-9pm - All ages - $1 admission.
 Location | Top |
300 Congress Street, Boston, MA map
From the North:
THE CONGRESS STREET BRIDGE IS CLOSED. Please allow extra time for travel from this direction.
Take I-93 South to the 'Purchase Street/South Station' exit, exit 23, and turn left onto Congress. Follow detour signs to Museum.
From the South:
From I-93 North, take the South Station/ I-90 exit, exit 20. Follow signs to I-90E, once in the tunnel follow the signs to 'S. Boston'. At end of ramp get into the left lane and take a left onto Congress Street. Take the 4th right onto Farnsworth Street, just past the firehouse. Halfway down the block, turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go back to Congress Street, turn right, and walk two blocks.
From the East:
Take I-90 West to the S. Boston Exit, exit 25 and turn left onto Congress. Take the 5th right onto Farnsworth Street, just past the firehouse. Halfway down the block, turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go back to Congress Street, turn right, and walk two blocks.
From the West:
Take I-90 East to the South Boston/Logan Airport Exit and get off at the S. Boston Exit, exit 25. Keep right towards West Service Road. Take the first right onto West Service Road. At the intersection of West Service Road/Congress Street, turn left. Take the 3rd right onto Farnsworth Street, just past the firehouse. Halfway down the block, turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go back to Congress Street, turn right, and walk two blocks.
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- Au Bon Pain is the new tenant restaurant at the Boston Children’s Museum.
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Adults can't enter alone, Wed 16 Apr 2008
Be aware that an adult can't enter the museum without a child. My husband went to park the car, and we had to come and retrieve him from the front desk! I'm also wondering if I'm the only one who finds the new layout annoying. A corridor runs along exhibit and activity rooms, and is a little confusing. New food options are much better, though.
More Space, More Fun, More Stuff, Mon 28 May 2007
We really enjoyed the new museum today. Twice as much room and new things to do. More physical activities too. The new climbing structure looks like magic carpets and takes a lot of slithering, but there's an escape hatch if little kids get scared. There's a new, wide boardwalk along the water that stretches all the way to the Barking Crab -- easier to walk to Quincy Market if you want. More places to hang out and have lunch, plus Au Bon Pain -- somewhat healthier than the old McDonalds. Worth the trip.
Great For The Whole Family, Tue 19 Dec 2006
My nieces and nephews were visiting from out of town, they had a blast, it is the best childrens museum. There is so much hands on expierements. Its fun for all ages. The toddlers and preschoolers loved all the water activities, and the infant toddler area is safe and clean. I loved it. And the friday nites for $1 a person is a steal. The older kids loved the rock wall. And all the kids loved the supermarket.
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