Hours and Directions
The Society is located at:
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
Main number: (617) 536-1608.
Hours
9:00am - 4:45pm Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.
9:00am - 7:45 pm Thurs.
9:00am - 4:00 pm Sat.
Closed Sundays.
Holiday Closings
Saturday, 4 September, 2010 to Monday, 6 September, 2010
Labor Day
Wednesday, 15 September, 2010
Library Closing @ 3:00 PM
Monday, 11 October, 2010
Columbus Day
Thursday, 11 November, 2010
Veterans' Day
Thursday, 25 November, 2010 to Saturday, 27 November, 2010
Thanksgiving
Friday, 24 December, 2010 to Friday, 31 December, 2010
Christmas
Saturday, 1 January, 2011
New Year's Day
Directions
Conveniently located where the Back Bay meets the Fenway in the heart of Boston, the Massachusetts Historical Society is accessible from the city's major highways, train, subway, bus, and car.
Directions By MBTA (subway)
The Hynes Convention Center stop on the Green Line is available from every Green Line trolley except E / Arborway. Hynes is also served by the #1 and #CT1 buses. Once you have arrived at the Hynes stop, exit the station at the Massachusetts Avenue door, turn left onto the street (you will be crossing the bridge over the Massachusetts Turnpike). At the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street, turn right onto Boylston Street and proceed for two blocks, passing Hemenway Street. The MHS is on your left at the end of the next block. For more information on the MBTA visit: www.mbta.com.
Directions By Car
From the North (I-93)
Take I-93 to the Storrow Drive exit. Follow Storrow Drive to the Fenway exit and take the hard left marked with a small sign for Fenway Park. At the lights, turn left, following the sign for Boylston Street inbound / Massachusetts Avenue. Go through the next intersection / set of lights (Boylston Street and the Fens): the MHS is now immediately on your right. To proceed to Pilgrim Parking, pass the MHS, drive ahead three blocks (you will pass Hemenway Street and Massachusetts Avenue), and turn right immediately before Hynes Auditorium onto Dalton Street. The parking garage is on your right.
From the West
From Rte. 90, Massachusetts Turnpike: Take Exit 22 (Prudential Center), which empties onto Huntington Avenue. The Prudential Center will be on your right. Take the first right at the lights onto Belvidere Street. Continue on Belvidere Street to the intersection with Massachusetts Avenue. Cross Massachusetts Avenue at the light, which takes you onto Haviland Street. Haviland ends at Hemenway Street, where you must turn right. At the intersection of Hemenway and Boylston streets, turn left. The MHS is on your left at the end of that short block.
From Rte. 9: Proceed east on Route 9, which becomes Huntington Avenue when you enter Boston from Brookline. Follow Huntington to the intersection after the Christian Science complex and just before the Colonnade Hotel; turn left onto Belvidere Street (it is West Newton Street on your right). Continue on Belvidere Street to the intersection with Massachasetts Avenue. Cross Massachusetts Avenue at the light, which takes you onto Haviland Street. Haviland ends at Hemenway Street, where you must turn right. At the intersection of Hemenway and Boylston streets, turn left. The MHS is on your left at the end of that short block.
From the South
Take I-93 Exit 18 (Mass. Av / Roxbury) and take the second left. Stay in the right-hand lane, and take a right onto Massachusetts Avenue. To go directly to the MHS, follow Massachusetts Ave. approximately 10 blocks to Boylston Street, and take a left onto Boylston Street. The Society will be two blocks down on your left.
Parking
Limited meter parking is available on the streets surrounding the Massachusetts Historical Society and parking is also available at the nearby garages indicated on the map:
View Larger Map, which opens in a new window and has a green arrow to indicate the MHS
Since parking near the Society can be difficult, we encourage visitors to use public transportation whenever possible.