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About the directions:

The walking and driving directions are significantly different because of the narrow one way streets on Beacon Hill.
And Beacon Hill is really a hill so Up and Down are literal directions, if the ground is flat, I said "Along".

Parking

Parking on Beacon Hill is severely restricted for non-residents. The rules tend to be enforced. So, it is recommended that you park in the Boston Common Garage which can be accessed from Charles Street as it passes through the Common. (Reduced rate stickers for evenings and weekends are available at the House.) More detailed directions to the right.

Driving

A city full of one-way streets can also be a city where once you get there, you need a very different set of directions to get back! Walking, public transportation and cabs are all recommended.

How to Find the House

by Car by Air by Subway / Bus on Foot

The address is: 6 Chestnut St.
Boston, MA
02108-3602
To recognize the house: Beacon Hill Friends House is a double house set back about 10 feet from the line of buildings. It has 2 front doors which share a porch with 2 sets of stairs down to the street.  (See picture above right.)

Public Transportation:  
Amtrak Trains:
- From Providence, New York, Albany come into South Station (See below)
- From Portland come into North Station. (See below)
Commuter Rail (or known as the 'Purple Line'):
- Commuter trains come into either North or South Station. (See below)

Intercity Busses.
-All long distance buses come into South Station. (See below)

City Busses
-Most City Bus lines connect with a Subway line. (Ask the driver)
The 43 and 55 MBTA bus lines stop at the corner of Beacon St and Walnut St, which is a couple minutes away from our house (closer than Park St. Station).


From Logan Airport by Public Transportation
(For Driving instructions see below)

There are now 2 options:
Shuttle Bus to Blue Line:
   Take the Free shuttle bus from your terminal to the Subway station on the Blue Line.
   Follow the signs for "Inbound" direction. The subway fare is $2.00. Buy a ticket at the kiosk.
   Get off at the "Government Center" stop and go upstairs to the Green Line "Inbound".
   Take any train one stop to Park Street Station.  
   Exit the station and follow  the walking instructions below.

Silver Line from terminals to South Station
   The fare is $2.00. and then you need to transfer to the Red Line.
   Take Red Line INBOUND to Park Street    (see walking directions from Park Street below)

Subway and Trolley Lines ( Better known as the 'T' )
There are 4 Subway lines - Green, Red, Blue and Orange - and now the Silver which looks like a bus line, portions of which are underground.
There is free transfer between all subway lines and between the Subway and Silver line; there is no free transfer between bus and subway, .

General:
Beacon Hill Friends House is closest to Park Street Station. (Red and Green lines)
Everyone in Boston knows how to get to Park Street Station.
Walking directions from there are below.

From North Station:
Follow the signs to the Green Line Inbound.
Take any train to Park Street
Exit the station and follow the walking instructions below.

From South Station
Follow the signs to the Red Line Inbound.
Take any train to Park Street.
Exit the station (2 flights up) and follow the walking instructions below.


Walking:

From Park St. station (Red and Green Subway Lines) (about a 12 minute walk)
Take the main stairs up from the Green Line station.
As you come out of the station turn left and go Up the hill towards the State House (the building with the gold dome.) The path Up begins to your left.
At Beacon St. turn left. Go Down to Walnut St.
Turn right onto Walnut and then left onto Chestnut.

From Charles St. station (Red Line)
Exit the station and turn left. (Away from the hospitals.)
Cross Cambridge St onto Charles St. There will be a CVS at the corner on your left.
Go Along Charles St. to Chestnut St. (4th light)
Turn left and go Up the hill to the House.

Massachusetts General Hospital.
From the main entrance walk along Grove St. to Cambridge St. and cross over.
Turn right and walk along Cambridge St. towards the elevated 'T' stop (Charles St. Station).
Turn left onto Charles St.
Go along Charles to Chestnut St. (4th light).
Turn left and go Up the hill to the House.

From Boston Common Garage (Underground Parking )
Come up the stairs or elevator.
Beacon St. is the one which goes Up the hill.
Cross Beacon and go along Charles, away from the Common.
At the 1st light turn right onto Chestnut and climb the hill.


Driving:

Park at any convienient "T" stop and take the subway in to Park St. Follow the walking directions above. The prime candidates are: Alewife (at the bottom of Rte 2),  Braintree (off Rte 3 coming from the Cape) , or Riverside (near 128 and the Mass Pike)

Please note that driving to Beacon Hill Friends House is very difficult. There are many one-way streets, and construction can throw everything off. Please read these directions before driving and bring a map.
If you’re using a GPS, please note that our zip code is 02108. (There are 2 other Chestnut Sts. in the city of Boston.) We’re on Beacon Hill, near the State House and Boston Common.

From Logan Airport:

Take a cab. (About $30.00).  Take the 'T' ($2.00 - see above).

OK, you rented that car anyway. .
Follow the signs to Boston. They will direct you to one of two tunnels.
   (Which one will be open is anyones guess.)
From the Ted Williams Tunnel (the new tunnel that starts in the airport)-
   Follow the signs to Rte 93 North.
   Then see Rte. 93 directions below for the rest...
From the Callahan Tunnel (the old tunnel) -
   As you come out of the tunnel, while following the signs for Rte 93 North, IMMEDATELY start looking for signs to Storrow Drive / Cambridge / Leverett Circle -

Rte. 93 North or South (Central Artery / Liberty Tunnel / Southeast Expressway).

Take the Leverett Circle / Storrow Drive / Cambridge exit. Go down through the tunnel under the Circle and then stay in the Left lane when returning to the surface. The Left lane must exit at Charles Circle which you want to take. After passing under the Red Line, go straight ahead (as much as possible) to the right of the drug store onto Charles Street . At the 3rd light turn left onto Mount Vernon St. and go UP the hill to the "Do Not Enter" signs. Turn right onto Walnut St. and next right onto Chestnut St. The House is on the left.

Storrow Drive - Inbound - Take Charles Circle / Cambridge St. / Government Center exit. At traffic light (Charles Circle) turn right onto Charles Street. At Mount Vernon St. (3rd light) turn left and go up the hill to the "Do Not Enter" signs. Turn right onto Walnut St. and next right onto Chestnut St. The House is on the left.

Mass Pike - Inbound - Take the Prudential / Copley Square exit. Stay right going around the ramp. (You will make a complete loop before leaving the tunnel.) This puts you on Huntington Ave. which becomes Stuart St. At the 5th light turn Left onto Charles Street. In two short blocks you come to Boston Common.  For parking, Cross to right side of street  and go down ramp into the Common Garage.  To drive to the House see the following directions.  To Walk to the House from the garage see walking directions above.

From Common Garage to the House
Turn right onto Beacon St. and go up the hill past the State House. Then take the first left (Bowdoin St.) Left again (Derne St.) as you are going down the hill past the back of the State House. Left a 3rd time and back up the hill where you take a Right onto Mt. Vernon St. Take the 2nd Left onto Walnut St. and the next right onto Chestnut St.

From the House to the Common Garage
Down the hill to Charles St.
Left on Charles, get into a right lane; and now 5/6 of the way around the Public Garden.
Right onto Beacon, Left on Arlington, Left onto Boylston. (Stay left of the traffic divider), Left onto Charles and immediately move to right side of road and take the ramp down into the garage. At the bottom, turn and take the ticket.