Massachusetts
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City of Boston

Museum of Science

The Museum of Science is a nature and science museum and indoor zoological establishment located in Science Park, a plot of land in and , , spanning the .
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: information@mos.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum in Boston
  • Also known as: “Boston Museum of Science”, “Boston Society of Natural History”, “mos.org”, and “Museum of Science, Boston”
  • Address: 1 Science Park, Boston, MA
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include TD Garden and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena in . It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995. is situated 2,400 feet east of Museum of Science.

Hospital
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is a teaching hospital located in the neighborhood of , Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of /Harvard University, and houses the world's largest hospital-based research program with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 billion in 2021. is situated 1,800 feet south of Museum of Science.

Movie theater
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The is a domed IMAX theater at the Museum of Science, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and East Cambridge.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood of , , United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of . is bounded by the and the neighborhood of Boston on the east, the border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Museum of Science

Latitude
42.36743° or 42° 22′ 3″ north
Longitude
-71.07099° or 71° 4′ 16″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Levels
4
Open location code
87JC9W8H+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25589604
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4944807
Wiki­data ID
Q1139748
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Museum of Science” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գիտության թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu de la Ciència de Boston”
  • Chinese: “波士頓科學博物館”
  • Chinese: “波士顿科学博物馆”
  • Chinese: “科学博物馆”
  • Chinese: “科學博物館”
  • French: “Boston Society of Natural Sciences”
  • French: “Musee de la Science”
  • French: “musée de la science”
  • French: “Musée de la Science”
  • French: “Museum of Science”
  • Japanese: “ボストン科学博物館”
  • Korean: “과학박물관”
  • Persian: “موزه علم بوستون”
  • Russian: “Музей науки”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей науки”
  • “MoS”

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