Boston Children's Museum - Boston Childrens Museum

Descriptions from Across the Web

• The Children's Museum in Boston exists to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live. -- The Children's Museum pioneered the concept of interactive exhibitions used widely in museums today. Designed and built in-house, exhibits from The Children's Museum of Boston have been r... more on MuseumStuff.com
• Highlights of this interactive museum include the "Science Playground," featuring giant soap bubble-making tools and the "New Balance Climb," which teaches kids the laws of ... more on TripAdvisor
• The newly renovated and expanded Boston Children's Museum features a three-story climb, a 160-seat KidStage, and Kid Power - a new health and fitness exhibit.You'll find the following exhibits at the Boston Children's Museum: Air Play: A whimsical exploration of air and its properties that gets f... more on GoCityKids.com
• Today, after 90 years, the Boston Children's Museum exists to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live. As an early museum experience for children, our environment is informal, but our purpose is serious. We want children to grow up feeling secure and self-confident with re... more on Bostonchildrensmuseum.org
• As you approach the Children's Museum, look for the 40-foot-high red-and-white milk bottle out front -- and for children and their chronological-adult companions racing each other to the entrance. The under-11 set is the target audience for this delightful museum, but it appeals to the little kid... more on Frommers

Directions

T: Red Line to South Station, from South Station walk north on Atlantic Ave. 1 block (past Federal Reserve Bank), turn right onto Congress St., then walk 2 blocks (across bridge)

Museum Wharf

Hours

Sat-Thu 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-9pm,Sat-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-9pm,Sat-Thu 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-9pm,Sat-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-9pm

Miscellaneous

• Admission: adults $9 children $7
• Annual Attendance: 398,623
• Exhibit Space: 39,270

Other Web Resources

• www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
• http://www.bostonusa.com