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Boston Children’s Museum is easily accessible by both South Station (MBTA Commuter Rail, Red Line, Amtrak and Private Bus Carriers) and Courthouse Station (Silver Line Waterfront).
Note: Children 11 and under ride FREE on MBTA lines when accompanied by a paying adult!
Exit South Station to the right of the Amtrak Sales window, to the left of the Commuter Rail platforms onto Summer Street. Take a right onto Summer Street and walk one block towards the water. Take the first left on Dorchester Avenue (the Federal Reserve Building will be on your left). Follow Dorchester Avenue one block and turn right over the Congress Street Bridge. Bridge construction has closed one of the bridge’s sidewalks. At the stoplight, turn right onto Congress Street and cross to the open sidewalk and proceed across the bridge. You'll see the Museum ahead on your left, behind the 40-foot milk bottle. It's about a three-block walk.
From the Silver Line platform, head left to exit Courthouse Station. Turn left (toward the City of Boston skyline), and then Walk straight down Seaport Boulevard. Cross Sleeper Street and enter the Museum’s Wharf Park. Take a left onto the Boston Harborwalk along the Fort Point Channel and follow it to the Museum entrance.
Bus 7 stops in the Downtown Crossing area at Summer and Otis Streets and at South Station. (The bus destination is City Point.) It runs approximately every 10 minutes during peak hours between 7-9am and 4-6pm and every 20 minutes during the off peak hours.
From Marblehead, take bus 448-449; from Salem, bus 459. Both stop at the corner of Congress Street and A Street. The Museum is a short walk down Congress.
Take I-93 South to the Purchase Street (exit 23). Take a left at the first set of lights onto Seaport Blvd/Evelyn Moakley Bridge. At the next set of lights take a right onto Sleeper Street. The Museum is the building on the right. For parking, at the end of Sleeper Street take a left onto Congress Street. Take the 1st left for the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage, or the 3rd left for the Stillings Street Parking Garage. Be sure to bring your ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go back to Congress Street, turn right, and walk towards the bridge.
From I-93 North, take the South Station I-90 (exit 20). Follow signs towards I-90 East, and once in the tunnel take the first exit to (South Boston). At end of ramp, go straight onto East Service Road. At the next intersection take a left onto Seaport Boulevard. At the second set of lights take a left onto Sleeper Street. The Museum is the building on the right. For parking, at the end of Sleeper Street take a left onto Congress Street. Take the 1st left for the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage, or the 3rd left for the Stillings Street Parking Garage. Bring your ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go to Congress Street, turn right, and walk towards the bridge.
Take I-90 West (exit 25, South Boston). At end of ramp proceed straight onto B Street. At the next set of lights take a left onto Seaport Boulevard. At the third set of lights take a left onto Sleeper Street. The Museum is on the right.
Take I-90 East towards Logan Airport. Once in the I-90 tunnel, take Exit 25, (South Boston). At the top of the ramp bear left towards Seaport Blvd. At the first lights, proceed straight onto East Service Road and follow to the end. At the next set of lights, turn left onto Seaport Blvd. At the second set of lights, take a left onto Sleeper Street. The Museum is on the right. For parking, at the end of Sleeper Street take a left onto Congress Street. Take the 1st left for the Farnsworth Street Parking Garage, or the 3rd left for the Stillings Street Parking Garage. Bring your ticket to the museum for validation. To walk to the Museum, go to Congress Street, turn right, and walk towards the bridge.