Why You Should Go...

Interactive exhibits in the How Do You See the World?® experience explore the world through a lens of hope, progress, and generosity.

Walk through the three-story, stained glass Mapparium® globe that shows the world as it was in 1935—and see the progress. Engage with the world from a new perspective—inside, looking out—during the narrated, light and sound experience.

Explore "Our World: Mapping Progress," an exhibit featuring stories from The Christian Science Monitor that celebrate humanity's advancements in human rights, scientific breakthroughs, and more. This Pulitzer Prize-winning news source was founded in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy. 

“Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy" and "The Mary Baker Eddy Library and Exhibit" offer a short film, artifacts, and electronic books that explore the life, ideas, and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), who discovered and founded Christian Science and its global church, and whose work touched the fields of publishing, education, and business.

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Why You Should Go...

Interactive exhibits in the How Do You See the World?® experience explore the world through a lens of hope, progress, and generosity.

Walk through the three-story, stained glass Mapparium® globe that shows the world as it was in 1935—and see the progress. Engage with the world from a new perspective—inside, looking out—during the narrated, light and sound experience.

Explore "Our World: Mapping Progress," an exhibit featuring stories from The Christian Science Monitor that celebrate humanity's advancements in human rights, scientific breakthroughs, and more. This Pulitzer Prize-winning news source was founded in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy. 

“Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy" and "The Mary Baker Eddy Library and Exhibit" offer a short film, artifacts, and electronic books that explore the life, ideas, and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), who discovered and founded Christian Science and its global church, and whose work touched the fields of publishing, education, and business.

What You Should Know...

Open: Year-Round

Hours: Closed Today. Opens Wed

Sunday: 11:00am - 5:00pm

Monday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Tuesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Thursday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Cost: Less than $25

Payment: Cash, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover

Discounts: Children, Seniors, Students, Groups, Military

Access: Wheelchair, Public Transportation, Bicycle

Parking: Paid On-site

Available: Guided Tour, Kids Activities, Family Restroom, Wi-fi, Multilingual Staff

Insider Info

The How Do You See the World?® experience offers an Explorer’s Activity Book just for kids. You can also request the Big Blue Earth® program, a shorter, three-minute light and sound presentation in the Mapparium® globe. 

On the main floor in the Welcome Hall in the How Do You See the World?® experience, we offer a free coat room service for visitors to check backpacks, luggage, umbrellas, and bulky outerwear. 

Validated parking is available at the Christian Science Plaza parking garage for $18 per day.

Fun Facts

This experience is located at the Christian Science Plaza. You can also tour The Mother Church (with one of the world’s largest pipe organs), attend church services, research at The Mary Baker Eddy Library, and read or buy the Bible and books by Mary Baker Eddy at the Christian Science Reading Room.

International newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor, is headquartered in this same building and has continuously published daily and weekly additions since 1908.

The Mapparium® globe has 177 light fixtures, each containing many individual LED lights that create the stunning light show behind the stained glass.