Directions and Parking
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Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Tel: 617-536-1608
Fax: 617-859-0074
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 and by public transportation via train, subway, or bus.
Visitors in need of handicapped-accessible parking are advised that the wheelchair ramp for the building is located to the right-hand side of the building (when facing the front door), adjacent to the HP-placard designated street spaces on the Fenway access road at the corner of the building.
By MBTA (subway)
The MHS is a short walk from the Hynes Convention Center stop which is accessible by every Green Line trolley (except E / Heath Street) and the #1 bus. Once you have arrived at the Hynes MBTA stop, exit the station at the Massachusetts Avenue door and turn left onto the street (walk over the bridge crossing the Massachusetts Turnpike). If you are traveling by bus from Cambridge, turn right on Massachusetts Avenue towards Boylston Street. At the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street, turn right onto Boylston Street. Proceed on Boylston 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.
By Car
From the North (I-93)
Take I-93 to the Storrow Drive exit. Follow Storrow Drive to the Fenway exit. Take the exit on the left toward Fenway and merge onto Charlesgate. Keep left at the fork and continue through two sets of lights onto Boylston Street.The MHS will be on the right.
From the West
From Rte. 90, Massachusetts Turnpike: Take Exit 133 (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 the 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 15A and turn left onto Southampton Street. Stay in the right-hand lane, and take a right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Turn left 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.
