For Patients and Families
Area attractions
During your child's hospital stay, you might have a chance to visit some Boston attractions or need a place to take a break with a sibling. Here are some fun places to see, as well as a list of area shopping:
Museums, movies and attractions:
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
617-267-9300
Call for hours and admission fees
Discount: Show your yellow hospital ID badge to receive $2 off adult general admission (one discount per person with a visitor ID badge) and children under 17 are always free.
Regal Cinemas
201 Brookline Avenue
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
AQUARIUM STOP on the MBTA Blue Line
617.973.5200
Open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Weekends & most holidays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Call for admission fees
Discount: Receive $2 off admission with your yellow ID card
Children's Museum
Children's Wharf
300 Congress Street
617-426-8855
Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fenway Park - Home of the Red Sox
4 Yawkey Way
1-877-REDSOX9
Tours of Fenway Park take place hourly seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and offer an insider's view of the historic ballpark.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway
617-566-1401
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Museum of Science
Science Park
617-723-2500
Open Saturday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Please note that hours change per season)
Area shopping
Best Buy
Landmark Center
401 Park Drive
617-424-7900
Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Electronics, music, movies
Harvard Coop
333 Longwood Avenue
617-499-3300
Open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Books, cards, Harvard clothing and gifts
Bed Bath and Beyond
Landmark Center
401 Park Drive
617-536-1090
Open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Household goods, bedding and electronics
Blick Art Supplies
Landmark Center
401 Park Drive
617-536-1090
Open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Frames, paper, paint, art materials
Marshalls
500 Boylston Street
617-262-6066
Open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Clothing, bags, shoes
REI
Landmark Center
401 Park Drive
617-236-0746
Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Outdoor gear and clothing
Staples
Landmark Center
401 Park Drive
617-638-3292
Open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Office supplies, furniture
West Elm
160 Brookline Avenue
617-450-9500
Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 7 p.m.
Furniture, pillows and accessories
