This famous Boston institution has been educating and thrilling youngsters for almost 100 years. The museum is located in South Boston on the Fort Point Channel and contains many exhibits specifically designed to engage the minds of children. There is a gigantic three-dimensional climbing maze, a Japanese house transported directly from Kyoto, a place for kids to learn how to use tools, a weaving exhibit and much more. Food and ice cream are both available at the museum and from the upper deck of museum you can look out at the Boston Harbor and the Fort Point Channel.
Open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Extended Friday hours)
$$ (Moderately Priced); Reduced Rate for Children
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 respect for others and the natural world. We encourage imagination, curiosity, questioning, and realism. We provide opportunities for new insights, involvement with the world and understanding of human differences with world-class exhibits and programs.