Tour The Mother Church

Bus

By bus, take Harvard/Holyoke Gate—Dudley Station, Bus number “1." It stops on Massachusetts Avenue at Clearway Street, adjacent to the Christian Science Plaza. Bus number "39" stops at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue.

• #1 Bus

• #39 Bus

Subway

By subway, take the Green line to Prudential or Symphony Stations (“E” Train). From the Prudential Station, cross Belvidere Street to the Christian Science Plaza. From Symphony Station, the Christian Science Plaza is on Massachusetts Avenue, north on your right.

Or take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center Station ("B" "C" "D" Trains). From the Hynes Convention Center Station, turn left. Walk along Massachusetts Avenue south. The Plaza will be on your left just past Clearway Street. 

Or take the Orange line to Massachusetts Avenue Station. Walk north on Massachusetts Avenue. You will find the Plaza on your right just past Huntington Avenue. 

• Symphony (Green Line, “E” Train)

• Prudential (Green Line, “E” Train)

• Hynes Convention Center (Green Line, "B" "C" "D" Trains)

• Massachusetts Avenue (Orange Line)

• Back Bay (Orange Line and commuter rail link)

Driving from the North

Take I-93 South to Exit 26 (Storrow Drive/North Station/Rt-28, Rt-3). Keep left at the fork in the ramp through a short tunnel and merge onto Storrow Drive. Turn slight left onto MA-28 South/Storrow Drive/MA-3 North. Take the left exit to Copley Square Back Bay (MA-28 South). Turn right onto Beacon Street/MA-28 South. Continue to follow Beacon Street. Turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Continue on Massachusetts Avenue. The Christian Science Plaza is on your left.

Driving from the South

Take I-93 North to Exit 18 (Frontage Road, toward Massachusetts Avenue/Roxbury). Turn slight left onto Frontage Road North. Turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue Conn. Turn slight right onto Massachusetts Avenue. The Christian Science Plaza is on your right.

Driving from the West

Take I-90 East to Exit 22 (Prudential Center, Copley Square). Take the ramp toward Prudential Center. Turn slight right onto Huntington Avenue/MA-9/Avenue of the Arts. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. The Christian Science Plaza is on your right.

Parking in the Christian Science Plaza garage is open to the public, as well as Church Service attendees and those holding monthly passes. Parking for church services is available onsite in the underground garage and can be accessed traveling westbound on Huntington Avenue or northbound on Massachusetts Avenue. The address for GPS devices and phone apps like Google Maps is 235 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115

Please note: it's illegal to make a left turn into the Massachusetts Avenue entrance when traveling southbound on Massachusetts Avenue.

Parking fees (effective September 2024):

• Parking is free with validation for those attending Church services. 

• Parking is available at a discount rate of $18 per day with validation when visiting The Mary Baker Eddy Library, and the Christian Science Reading Room (after 19 hours, standard rates apply). 

• Posted rates apply without validation. 

Regular parking rates:

• 0.5 hour: $11

• 0.5 - 1 hour: $16

• 1 - 1.5 hours: $21

• 1.5 - 2 hours: $28

• 2 - 2.5 hours: $34

• 2.5 - 24 hours: $42

• Night rate: $20 (enter after 5 p.m. and exit before 8 a.m.)

• Event rate: $30

• Weekends: $25 (for up to 12 hours)

All buildings are wheelchair accessible.

We are closed during the following days in 2025:

• Christmas Recess - December 24-26, 2024

• New Year’s Day - January 1, 2025

• Martin Luther King Day - January 20

• Presidents’ Day - February 17

• Easter - April 20

• Patriot’s Day - April 21

• Memorial Day - May 26

• Juneteenth - June 19

• Independence Day - July 4

• Labor Day - September 1

• Veteran’s Day - November 11

• Thanksgiving Recess - November 26-28

• Christmas Recess - December 24-26

• New Year’s Day - January 1, 2026

Thank you for joining a tour of The Mother Church! We covered a lot of ground together including information about:

• The architecture of the Church buildings, the Church organ, the building of The Mother Church

• Mary Baker Eddy, Church Founder 

• The structure of the Church services, the importance of the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and the composition of the weekly Bible Lessons

Learn more about Christian Science here in Boston:

• Church service: attend a Sunday service or Wednesday testimony meeting at The Mother Church

• Sunday School: children up to the age of 20 are welcome

• Reading Room: find answers to your questions—either by talking to the staff or reading on your own

Find Christian Science resources in your local community:

• Christian Science Directory: find a local church, Sunday School, Reading Room, Christian Science practitioner, and more

• Talks on Christian Science: find a public lecture near you