Tour The Mother Church

Arriving for your free tour

Come walk through and learn about The Mother Church. Tours are free and open to all. Here’s what you need to know to plan your visit.

All tours begin in the Welcome Hall at the How Do You See the World? experience (210 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115)
Speak with a Host in the hall—they’ll help you get started.
No reservation or ticket is needed for individuals or small groups (fewer than 10).

Tours last approximately 40 minutes.
You’ll walk a short distance across the Christian Science Plaza to enter The Mother Church.
Tours are wheelchair accessible.
Tours may be available in languages other than English.
You’ll see and learn about:
- The Original Mother Church (1894): Italian mosaic floors, hand-carved birch pews, stained-glass windows depicting Biblical scenes, a historic pipe organ (rebuilt in 1950), and recently restored interiors.
- The Mother Church Extension (1906): Distinctive Byzantine/Renaissance/Neoclassical architecture, a large dome with natural light, and the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ with 13,384 pipes, which is one of the largest in the world.

Please submit a request using the form below to schedule a group tour.

We are closed during the following days in 2025:

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