Boston Children’s Museum

Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in , Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the , Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: children’s museum
  • Also known as: “‘’Boston Children’s Museum‘’” and “bostonchildrensmuseum.org”
  • Address: 308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Station and Our Lady of Good Voyage.

Railway station
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is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown , . It is the busiest railroad station in and the second-busiest transportation facility. is situated 1,600 feet west of Boston Children’s Museum.

Church
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, also known as the Seaport Shrine, is a Roman Catholic church located at 51 Seaport Boulevard in the Seaport District of Boston and in the Archdiocese of Boston. is situated 500 feet northeast of Boston Children’s Museum.

Courthouse
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The is a federal courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, located on Fan Pier on the , Massachusetts, waterfront. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Boston Children’s Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leather District and Downtown Boston.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood of near South Street, between the Financial District and . The is a tightly defined area bounded by Kneeland Street to the south, Essex Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the east and Lincoln Street to the west.

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Downtown is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood in , Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of , and is also sometimes called the Innovation District.

Boston Children’s Museum

Latitude
42.35188° or 42° 21′ 7″ north
Longitude
-71.04961° or 71° 2′ 59″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Levels
5
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87JC9X22+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29660099
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q901463
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Korean—“Boston Children’s Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բոստոնի մանկական թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “波士頓兒童博物館”
  • Dutch: “Boston Children’s Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Bostona Porinfana Muzeo”
  • French: “Boston Children’s Museum”
  • German: “Boston Children’s Museum”
  • Japanese: “ボストン・チルドレンズ・ミュージアム”
  • Korean: “보스턴 어린이 박물관”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Smith Family Waterfront and Children’s Wharf.

Nearby Places

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