Directions & parking
The Mary Baker Eddy Library is located at 210 Massachusetts Avenue, between Huntington Avenue and Boylston Street.
Housed on the Christian Science Plaza in Boston’s historic Back Bay, the Library is approximately one block north of Symphony Hall, one block south of Berklee College of Music, and two blocks west of the Prudential Center.
Parking
Limited parking is available at a reduced rate to Library visitors with validated tickets for up to 19 hours, after which standard rates will apply. Please validate your parking ticket in the Welcome Hall before you exit the Library.
The entrance to the underground parking lot is near the intersection of Huntington and Massachusetts Avenues, next to Horticultural Hall.
For buses, free three-hour parking is available on Huntington Avenue westbound, adjacent to the Christian Science Plaza. Drop-off is at Library entrance, 210 Massachusetts Avenue. Please do not idle buses on Huntington.
Directions
By Public Transportation:
Take the Green Line to either the Prudential, Symphony, or Hynes Convention Center “T” stops.
From Prudential:
Exit the station via the “Huntington Avenue” exit. Upon exiting the station you will see the Christian Science Plaza directly across Huntington, with a tall building immediately in the foreground. Cross the street and proceed across the Plaza; the Library is next to the church on Massachusetts Avenue.
From Symphony:
Exit the station onto Massachusetts Avenue; the Library is on the same block as the station, just pass Symphony Hall.
From Hynes/ICA:
Exit the station and turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue. The Library is four blocks down Massachusetts Avenue, on the corner of Clearway Street.
By Bus:
The Harvard-Nubian bus, No. 1 stops on Massachusetts Avenue and Clearway Street in front of the Library.
Driving from the North:
Take I-93 South to the Storrow Drive/North Station exit. Keep left, and after a short tunnel, you will merge onto Storrow Drive. After .2 of a mile, take a slight left onto Embankment Road (MA-28). Turn right onto Beacon Street. At the second light, turn left onto Clarendon Street. At the fifth light, turn right onto St. James Avenue. Stay on St. James Avenue to merge onto Huntington Avenue. Following Huntington Avenue for about .2 of a mile, you will see the Christian Science Plaza on your right. Turn right at the light at Massachusetts Avenue, and the Library will be on your right.
Driving from the South:
Take I-93 North to the Southampton St. Exit towards Andrew Square. Turn left onto Southampton Street. Stay straight to go onto Massachusetts Avenue. Follow Massachusetts Avenue for about one mile. When you cross Huntington Avenue, you will see Symphony Hall on your left and Horticultural Hall on your right. The Library will be on your right.
Driving from the West:
Take I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) East to the Prudential Center/Copley Square exit. Keep left at the fork in the ramp to “Prudential Center.” Merge onto Huntington Avenue. Following Huntington Avenue, you will see the Christian Science Plaza on your right. Turn right at the light at Massachusetts Avenue, and the Library will be on your right.