Parent Advocate
Ann Ross, M.S.W
617-972-7333
DIRECTIONS
Opthalmology
at Children's Hospital Boston is located at 300 Longwood Avenue, Fegan
Building, Boston, MA
By Car:
From
the north or south:
Via Interstate 93 or Interstate 95, follow Storrow Drive westbound and exit
at "The Fenway, Route 1 South." Follow left fork, then follow signs for "Boylston
Street, Outbound." Bear right onto Boylston Street. At the fourth set of traffic
lights, bear left on Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue to second set
of traffic lights. Turn left onto Longwood Avenue. Children's is two blocks
down on the right. Parking is on the left.
From
the south:
Via Route 1, continue to the Jamaicaway. Via Routes 28 or 138, proceed via
Morton Street and the Arborway to the Jamaicaway. Continue on the Jamaicaway
to the light at Brookline Avenue. Turn right on Brookline, proceed through
two lights to the light at Longwood Avenue and turn right. Children's is two
blocks down on the right. Parking is on the left.
From
the west:
Via Massachusetts Turnpike take exit 22 and follow tunnel for Prudential, which
will bring you out to Huntington Avenue. Continue down Huntington, passing
the Museum of Fine Arts. Turn right onto Longwood Avenue. Children's Hospital
is two blocks down on left. Parking is on the right.
Via
Route 128, exit at Route 9 East:
Follow until the Brookline Village intersection at Brookline Avenue. Turn left
on Brookline Avenue, and proceed through four lights until the light at Longwood
Avenue. Turn right on Longwood Avenue. Children's is two blocks down on the
right. Parking is on the left.
By
Train:
On the
greenline take the D Train to the Longwood stop, Take a left onto Chapel
St. At the light take a left onto Longwood Ave. Hospital is a few blocks
down on the right side.
Or on
the greenline take the E Train to the Longwood Medical Area stop. Walk
down Longwood Ave. towards the hospitals. Hospital is a few blocks
down on the left side.
Go to MBTA.com for
more info
By Bus:
47 - Central
Square, Cambridge - Albany St. Via South End Medical Area, Dudley
Station & Longwood Medical Area
Exit bus in front of Children's Hospital.
CT2 - Kendall
Square Station - Ruggles Station Via Longwood Medical Area
Exit bus in front of Children's Hospital.
8A - Dudley
Station - Kenmore Station Via Longwood Medical Area
Exit bus in front of Children's Hospital.
Directions to Perkins School For the Blind
By Car:
From
the Massachusetts Turnpike, also known as I-90 (traveling east or west),
take Exit 17 and follow the signs marked "Watertown," which lead to
Galen Street. Follow Galen Street, crossing the bridge, to Watertown
Square. Bear right (not the hardest right that leads along the river)
onto North Beacon Street (Route 20). Follow North Beacon Street for
about one-half mile to the Perkins campus (located on the right). Pass
the campus and turn right onto Beechwood Avenue. The main parking lot
is on the right. First-time visitors without an appointment should
proceed to the Howe Building (main building with the tower) and check-in
with the Switchboard.
By
Public Transportation:
From
the Green Line: At Kenmore Station in Boston, take Bus #57, marked
Watertown. Get off at the last stop, Watertown Square. Cross the bridge
and stay to the right, following North Beacon Street (Route 20). The
campus is one-half mile on the right. (Travel time: about one hour.) 
From
the Red Line: At Harvard Square in Cambridge, take Bus #71, marked "Watertown." Get
off at the last stop. With your back to the river, walk to the right
following North Beacon Street (Route 20). Follow North Beacon Street
for about one-half mile to the Perkins campus located on the right.
(Travel time: about 45 minutes.)
From
Green Street and Prospect Street in Central Square (Cambridge): Take
Bus #70, usually marked "Cedarwood." A few minutes after the Arsenal
Mall, get off at Beechwood Street (tell driver in advance). Follow
Beechwood Street to the left for one block. The Perkins campus is located
on the right at the intersection of Beechwood Avenue and North Beacon
Street. (Travel time: about 45 minutes.)
