Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
The Waterworks Museum is a museum in the Chestnut Hill Waterworks building, originally a high-service pumping station of the Boston Metropolitan Waterworks. Its origins go back to 1888. Top of the list nearby is Fenway Park, 3.1 mi away.
A museum inside Boston
You can stay in Boston
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum is inside Boston, which has 199 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1888
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum dates from 1888. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 62–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Boston Logan (BOS) has airline service, about 8 miles from Metropolitan Waterworks Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
The Waterworks Museum is a museum in the Chestnut Hill Waterworks building, originally a high-service pumping station of the Boston Metropolitan Waterworks. It contains well-preserved mechanical engineering devices in a Richardsonian Romanesque building.
During its busiest years, the waterworks pumped as much as a hundred million gallons of water each day. The station was decommissioned in the 1970s, and later some of its buildings were turned into condominiums. After a period of disuse, the pumping station was restored, and in 2007 the Waterworks Preservation Trust was set up to oversee its conversion into a museum. In March 2011, the building reopened to the public as the Waterworks Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1888
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places contributing property (1990)
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.8K a year
Hotels and campgrounds near Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Rooms are nearest in Boston (199) and Cambridge (30).
- 1Fenway Park
- 2Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 3Gillette Stadium
- 4Harvard Stadium
- 5Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- 6Freedom Trail
- 7Boston Common
- 8Bunker Hill Monument
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Metropolitan Waterworks Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | in town | — | 199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 672,973 | $732K | D |
| Cambridge | 4 mi northeast | 5 min | 30 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 122,588 | $1,092K | D |
| Brookline | 1 mi southeast | — | 19 10 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs | 63,414 | $1,247K | B+ |
| Newton | 3 mi west | 5 min | 16 9 hotels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 90,741 | $1,265K | A− |
| Waltham | 6 mi northwest | 10 min | 14 13 hotels · 1 campground | 65,037 | $749K | B− |
| Somerville | 5 mi northeast | 5 min | 9 7 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 84,211 | $911K | C+ |
| Woburn | 11 mi north | 15 min | 16 16 hotels | 43,962 | $674K | B |
| Lexington | 9 mi northwest | 15 min | 10 6 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 RV park | 34,648 | $1,203K | A |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Other well-known places within 18 miles.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw23 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Big draw318 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
43 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard Stadium
53 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a year
65 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
75 mi City parkBoston Common
86 mi MuseumBunker Hill MonumentPhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston Common: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 · Bunker Hill Monument: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answers on Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Is Metropolitan Waterworks Museum in Boston?
Yes. It’s inside Boston, MA.
When is the best time to visit Metropolitan Waterworks Museum?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 62–82°.
What is the closest airport to Metropolitan Waterworks Museum?
Boston Logan (BOS), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Metropolitan Waterworks Museum?
Boston (in town, 199 places to stay), Cambridge (4 mi, 30 places to stay) and Brookline (1 mi, 19 places to stay).
What locals in Boston say
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.