Boston Children’s Museum
Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States.Photo: HouseOfScandal, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: children’s museum
- Also known as: “‘’Boston Children’s Museum‘’” and “bostonchildrensmuseum.org”
- Address: 308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Station and Our Lady of Good Voyage.
South Station
Railway station
Photo: ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Station is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the busiest railroad station in Greater Boston and the second-busiest transportation facility. South Station is situated 1,600 feet west of Boston Children’s Museum.
Our Lady of Good Voyage
Church
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Mbfitz, Public domain.
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse 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 Boston, Massachusetts, waterfront. John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Boston Children’s Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leather District and Downtown Boston.
Leather District
Suburb
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Leather District is a neighborhood of Boston near South Street, between the Financial District and Chinatown. The Leather District 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.
Downtown Boston
Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Boston 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.
Seaport
Suburb
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Seaport is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of South Boston, and is also sometimes called the Innovation District.
Boston Children’s Museum
- Categories: children’s museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35188° or 42° 21′ 7″ northLongitude
-71.04961° or 71° 2′ 59″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Levels
5Open location code
87JC9X22+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 29660099OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q901463
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Satellite Map
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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.
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