From West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East to Exit 18,
Allston/Cambridge. Exit Left. Follow the signs to Cambridge to the
first set of lights. Turn right at the lights; this is Soldiers
Field Road/Storrow Drive. Exit at Kenmore Square. Follow Local
Directions below.
From South:
Take I-93/Route 3 (Southeast Expressway) North to Boston. Exit
onto Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow Drive to the
Kenmore Exit. Follow Local Directions below.
From North:
Take I-93 or Route 1 South to Boston. Exit onto Storrow Drive
(Exit 26). Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Exit. Follow
Local Directions below.
From the North Shore:
Take Route 1-A through the Sumner Tunnel. Follow signs onto the
Expressway North. Take the Back Bay/Storrow Drive Exit, and follow
signs onto Storrow Drive. Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore
Exit. Follow Local Directions below.
Local Directions from the Kenmore Square/Comm. Avenue Exit of Storrow Drive:
At the first set of traffic lights, turn right onto Beacon Street
and follow it into Kenmore Square. Bear to your right and you will
be on Commonwealth Ave. Go through the first set of lights and you
will see a Burger King on your right. The entrance to the Granby
Parking Lot is just past the Burger King. To get to Metcalf Science
Center, turn left upon exiting the parking lot. Walk one block up
Commonwealth Ave. in the direction of Kenmore Square. At the light,
cross the street and the Science Center will be on your left at 590
Commonwealth Ave. You should see a metal sculpture called
"Explosion" on the brick plaza in front of the building. Access to
the building will be on the right side, from Blanford Street. There
will be a registration table set up just inside this entrance.
By Public Transportation:
Boston University is located along the MBTA Green line. From any downtown Green Line subway station, take the "B" train heading outbound toward Kenmore Square. (If you are coming from North Station, take any train to Park St. and change to the "B" line.) After Kenmore, the train will be above ground. Exit the train at the first stop above ground (Sherborn St.). Cross over Commonwealth to the other side and the Science Center will be to your left at 590 Commonwealth Ave. You should see a metal sculpture called "Explosion" on the brick plaza in front of the building. Access to the building will be on the right side, from Blanford Street. There will be a registration table set up just inside this entrance.