The Mary Baker Eddy Library

My visit to the Christian Science Center was a truly enriching experience. Walking through Mary Baker Eddy's journey provided a profound insight into the history and teachings associated with the Christian Science movement. The exhibits were informative, allowing me to appreciate the founder's remarkable journey and the principles that shaped the center.

The serene atmosphere of the center, coupled with the beautiful architecture, created a conducive environment for reflection. Exploring the grounds and learning more about Mary Baker Eddy's legacy enhanced my understanding of the Christian Science Center's significance.

Overall, I had a great time immersing myself in the history and teachings of Mary Baker Eddy during my visit to the Christian Science Center. It's a place that not only offers a spiritual retreat but also serves as a captivating educational experience.

As a lover of maps, this was a really unique little stop. It costs $6 per adult for about a 10 min video & audio tour. The Mapparium itself was stunning, and unlikely anything Ive experienced visually and sensorily.

The architecture is beautiful inside, and there are neat details like a chandelier that also tracks the month and day.

As others have addressed, the Mapparium exhibit and other exhibits do a great job of sharing objectively about Church of Christ Scientist. There was no persuasion or attempted religious agenda being pushed whatsoever.

The Mapparium is beautiful. It's art, history, and architecture, and science with the fun accoustics. It's a quick stop (tour is about 15 min), tickets are reasonable at $6/adult (17+).

Wow! What a jaw dropping place dripping with gorgeous stained glass that curates a world map from 1933. I really enjoyed my time here and the building is also lovely. The architecture of both the building and the mapparium is stunning. We were enlightened that many of the structures in the building were concocted from materials from around the world. I highly recommend coming here for the mapparium show. It is concise and breathtakingly beautiful.

The tour into the mapparium was absolutely fantastic. You can tell that the tour guide is passionate about the history of the Mary Baker Eddy’s library. The staff is really friendly and knowledgeable. Wonderful place to visit 15/10.

I think a lot of people know the library for one thing- the Mapparium! It's truly awesome! You basically stand in the middle of a globe and see the world as it is in 1935 which is fascinating. What I liked about this is that you're not preached at, told what to think- it allows you to look and come to your own conclusions!
Elsewhere, the library is a stunning building well worth having a look at. There are other small exhibitions within the main foyer area including an interesting video on Mary Baker Eddy (the founder) herself and a great touchscreen table allowing you to browse through sections from old copies of the newspaper too.

Don't be discouraged by the fact that it is owned by the Christian Science. The Mapparium (How Do You See the World?) is a very unique experience. It is a very uniting experience.

This is a wonderful place to visit regardless of your religion. Came for the mapparium but stayed for everything else. Firstly, the space has beautiful in architecture and design. No details were missed from the bathrooms to the door handles. Just beautiful. The new exhibit they set up is extremely well done. It uses some of the latest technology- including large computer tables and an AR mapping book - to tell a story. They clearly worked with a good company to do it as it is really well done. Even computer table cases are customized. As a person who manages an innovation center, I have full respect for the technology and design that went into these exhibits.
The staff was incredibly helpful and answered all our questions. Regardless of your beliefs, Mary is a rare example of a women founding a religion, and the story of how she did that is interesting.
Lastly, I would like to address the people who are worried that 'they are going to try to convert me'. This is nonsense. I have been to churches, temples, and mosques around the world. And anything that is open to tourists is not trying to convert you. But they do expect you to respect their story, so be nice. This library does a great job of telling a good story and sharing a universal message of global human progress. It's an open place that anyone can feel comfortable in. (Note: I am NOT a member of this chuch).

So check his place out. It's worth a visit.

Admissions were super affordable. The tour guide waa very personable. The Mapparium light and sound was fascinating. The building is beautiful.

Good way to spend an hour in Boston. The cost is small, around $6 per adult for a short but informative tour and of course the mapparium.

You can't take photos inside the mapparium but you can of everything else.

A very cool and inexpensive experience that has to be done at least once.

oOoOO, I'm not religious in any way, but the Mapparium at the Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy Library is impressive, inspiring, and dazzling. It's not preachy in the least. You enter across a glass bridge into the interior center of an enormous, illuminated stained glass globe of the Earth, with countries delineated and defined as they were back in 1937, when it was constructed.

Upon entering the "room", you discover that your voice whispered on one side of the bridge can be heard clearly by someone on the opposite side, and words uttered in the center echo back to your ears in surround sound - a surreal and super cool experience!

The stained glass covers every inch, and is lit from behind with many lights. The doors close, and you are treated to a 15-minute light show, with the lights behind the colors shifting and highlighting different areas of the globe, while the calming narration and environmental sounds of birds, water, children playing, etc., thrill your ears with the story of our species' progress in the area of human rights, environmental awareness, and triumphs of modernizations to help mitigate poverty, hunger, child labor, and other social ills.

Again, all spoken in a very inspiring and encouraging tone, not at all proselytizing. Very well done, speaking to all humans.

Admission was extremely reasonable - $5 or $6 for adults, and even cheaper for students - all students, not just college students. And the employees and docents here were all so friendly and cheerful - especially the gentleman who sold our tickets to us, and was soooo friendly and kind!

This place is definitely worth a visit. The entire complex of church, library, reflecting pool, and library, together are such a tranquil and transcendent center.

PS - BONUS! The bathroom seems to be designed by the same people who created the Overlook Hotel!

The Mapparium was beautiful. I've never seen something like this before 😍 The staff here is very friendly, if you have any questions, let them know they can explain every single detail.

I loved the inside of this building, they have a lot of information about the editorial. This place was included on my Go City Pass, so I had to visit👍🏻

The Mapparium: An Inside View,” featuring letters, documents, and artifacts never before made public. These showcase the construction, history, and significance of this magnificent architectural and artistic achievement.

The Mapparium was conceived by the architect of the Christian Science Publishing Society building, Chester Lindsay Churchill, as a symbol for the global outreach of The Christian Science Monitor. Mary Baker Eddy founded the Monitor in 1908 and gave it the mission “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.”

Wow. Had some time. This was quick. We got meter parking directly across the street.
Our kids enjoyed the display and the weird acoustics. I found a storyboard and contributed one.

We took this quick tour of the Mapparium. If you have time to fit it in your schedule, I highly recommend. It doesn't take long and is $6 per person. Unfortunately you can't take photos inside. It's pretty cool though once inside. It's really just like standing inside the middle of a globe. Pretty cool!

The Mapparium is such a unique experience and absolutely worth a visit for anyone who hasn't seen it. It's great for both adults and children. It's a nice short activity that can easily fit within a lovely day downtown. It's one of the places I always recommend to locals and out-of-towners who haven't yet seen it.

This place is a cheap and fun option to do in Boston. The globe is amazing the acoustics and seeing the world from the early 1900’s perspective was really cool. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and the architecture is beautiful. You can also do a free church tour and see the worlds 8th largest Organ.

We saw the Mapparium, which was really cool! We also enjoyed some of the other exhibits around the building. The Mapparium tour was $6 for adults. They have tours pretty often I think - every 20 mins during the day, if I remember right.

Came here for Mapparium, and the experience was great. It was easy to park, and the entrance was free as it was soft opening. The architecture was also beaufitul and staffs were friendly.

This attraction is really cool! It’s $6 or $4 for seniors and students. It’s about a 15-20 min “tour”. The only down part is that you can’t take pictures inside but the experience is worth it! The price is definitely reasonable.