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New England Aquarium on Central Wharf from Boston Harbor
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Huntington Avenue facade
Johnston Gate at Harvard Yard
Path across Boston Common toward the gold dome of the State House

Boston wheelchair trips

Planned for wheelchair riders

Stations and places we plan for wheelchair riders on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA): elevators or streetcar boarding, the right exit, then travel time to wheelchair-friendly destinations.

Every recommended place is chosen for wheelchair access — not only for being famous.

Stations
6 wheelchair trips
Places
13 curated
Live elevators
On the map

How to use this

Pick a station · or a place

Station pages cover exits and elevators. Place pages cover the trip outside.

Directory

Stations with wheelchair trips

Open a trip planned for wheelchair riders when we have written one. Other linked stations jump to the live map until their story is ready.

  1. Aquarium3 placesAquarium · Harborwalk from this stop
  2. Government Center2 placesFaneuil Hall · Quincy Market from this stop
  3. Harvard2 placesHarvard Yard from Red Line
  4. Museum of Fine Arts2 placesMuseum of Fine Arts and Gardner Museum from Green Line E
  5. Park Street2 placesBoston Common · Public Garden from this stop
  6. Science Park/West End2 placesMuseum of Science — elevators then the river dam path

After the elevator

Browse by place

Shortest trip first, from the nearest station. We set travel times by hand. Tap a place for access details, then open the station page or the live map.

About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.