Mapparium and the Mother Church
Walk through the inside of a three-story stained-glass globe of the world as it was in 1935, by the Christian Science church's huge plaza.
- Open
- Closed Mondays; check the website
- Price
- Paid; the church and plaza are free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 200 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- In Back Bay; Symphony or Prudential station.
Why Go
The Mapparium, in the Mary Baker Eddy Library, shows borders that have long since changed. Its glass sphere bounces sound so a whisper carries across the room. Outside, the Christian Science Plaza has a long reflecting pool and the domed Mother Church.
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