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Boston Children's Museum - Boats Afloat
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ |
| Category: | Museums |
IMPORTANT NOTE
Just a reminder that the Boston Children's Museum will be closing temporarily to visitors beginning on January 1, 2007 for the final phases of construction. The new museum will re-open in April 2007.
Kid's can play with boats, barges, crafts, and vessels of all shapes and sizes, and discover urban water environments. An amazing 28-foot-long, 800-gallon water tank is a replica of Fort Points Channel scene outside the Museum's window complete with replicas of the four bridges.
Kids can float homemade boats and other floating and sinking objects along the currents. They can also put on life jackets, bib pants, sou'wester, and foul weather gear and climb aboard the Minnow, a real life size boat.
The Children's Museum is unlike any other, designed specifically to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live. Home to ARTHUR'S WORLD, the Smith Family PlaySpace, and sponsor of annual The Big Apple Circus, the Museum is Boston's best place for kids ages 0-10 and all the adults in their lives!
For more information on events check the web calendar or call (617) 426-8855). Check with your local library for discount coupons and passes
Museum Hours:
Open Every Day, including most holidays: 10 am-5 pm; Fridays: 10 am-9 pm
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.
About the Boston Children's Museum
Located right across the Fort Point Channel bridge, Boston Childrens Museum offers a broad selection for kids of all ages, with a healthy emphasis of 'hands on' exhibits, the 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.
The creative 'Build It!' exhibit has giant Lego blocks for your imaginative construction engineer and the 'Giant's Desk Top' exhibit is perfect for hide-and-seek among oversized everyday objects like a chair-size coffee cup and a desk-size telephone.
The Children's Museum also offers an ongoing storytime on Mondays & Thursdays at 10:30am. For ages 0-3. Storytime is free with museum admission. Toddlers are read enchanting tales that stir the imagination at the Smith Family PlaySpace.
Some other great exhibits include:
AIRplay
Boats Afloat
Climbing The Walls
Kitchen Science Experiments
For more information on events check the web calendar or call (617) 426-8855). Check with your local library for discount coupons and passes
Boston Childrens Museum Admission:
Children & Seniors $7, Adults $9, Infants free; $1.00 Admission every Friday from 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Museum Hours:
Open Every Day, including most holidays: 10 am - 5 pm
Fridays: 10 am-9 pm
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.
Directions:
Getting To The Children's Museum of Boston
The Children's Museum is close to Boston's major highways and easily accessible by public transportation, including T train, bus and even water shuttle (a fun ride!). Starting in February 2004, the Congress Street Bridge next to the Museum will undergo construction and improvements. You can still drive to the Museum and walk from public transportation. However, please allow a little extra time and execise a little extra caution.
Please be sure to check back here before each Museum visit to get the latest recommendations for the easiest routes to the Museum as a result of Congress Street Bridge construction.
From the North:
Please allow extra time for travel from this direction due to Congress Street Bridge construction.
Take I-93 South to the 'Purchase Street/South Station' exit, exit 23, and turn left onto Congress. As you approach the Congress Street Bridge, you may find that bridge construction has reduced traffic to one lane. The Museum is the first building on the left after you cross the bridge. For parking, pass the Museum and take the 2nd left onto Farnsworth Street. Halfway down the street turn right into the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation.
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.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.bostonkids.org/exhibits/boats.html
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
300 Congress Street, Boston, MA, 02110 map
Phone: 617-426-6500
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