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Warren Anatomical Museum

The Warren Anatomical Museum, part of Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine, was founded in 1847 by Harvard professor John Collins Warren, whose personal collection of 160 unusual and instructive anatomical and pathological specimens form the nucleus of the museum's 15,000-item collection. Look for it in Boston. Top of the list nearby is Fenway Park, 0.8 mi away.

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Where
In Boston
199 places to stay
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In brief

A museum inside Boston

You can stay in Boston

Warren Anatomical Museum is inside Boston, which has 199 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

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 5 miles away

Boston Logan (BOS) has airline service, about 5 miles from Warren Anatomical Museum.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.

When to go

A month-by-month look

This is the year’s weather near Warren Anatomical Museum.

Jan37° / 21°
Feb39° / 22°
Mar46° / 29°
Apr57° / 39°
May67° / 48°
Jun77° / 58°
Jul82° / 64°
Aug81° / 63°
Sep74° / 55°
Oct62° / 44°
Nov52° / 35°
Dec42° / 27°
Typical highs and lows in Boston. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Boston. Boston’s full climate →
About

Warren Anatomical Museum

The Warren Anatomical Museum, part of Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine, was founded in 1847 by Harvard professor John Collins Warren, whose personal collection of 160 unusual and instructive anatomical and pathological specimens form the nucleus of the museum's 15,000-item collection.

The museum's first curator was J.B.S. Jackson. The museum became a part of Countway Library's Center for the History of Medicine in 2000.

Type
Museum
Wikipedia readers
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Where to stay

Nights near Warren Anatomical Museum

Rooms are nearest in Boston (199) and Cambridge (30).

12345678Boston199Brookline19Newton16Waltham14Somerville9Revere12Woburn16Gillette StadiumFreedom TrailHarvard StadiumBunker Hill Monument10 mi
Warren Anatomical Museum12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Fenway Park
  2. 2Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  3. 3Gillette Stadium
  4. 4Museum of Fine Arts Boston
  5. 5Freedom Trail
  6. 6Harvard Stadium
  7. 7Boston Common
  8. 8Bunker Hill Monument
In town

Boston

199 places to stay · 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds

You’re already here.

672,973 people

5 min drive

Cambridge

30 places to stay · 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds

122,588 people

3 mi north of Warren Anatomical Museum

5 min drive

Brookline

19 places to stay · 10 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs

63,414 people

2 mi west of Warren Anatomical Museum

10 min drive

Newton

16 places to stay · 9 hotels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground

90,741 people

5 mi west of Warren Anatomical Museum

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Warren Anatomical MuseumDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Bostonin town—199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds672,973$732KD
Cambridge3 mi north5 min30 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds122,588$1,092KD
Brookline2 mi west5 min19 10 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs63,414$1,247KB+
Newton5 mi west10 min16 9 hotels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground90,741$1,265KA−
Waltham8 mi northwest10 min14 13 hotels · 1 campground65,037$749KB−
Somerville4 mi north5 min9 7 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs84,211$911KC+
Revere8 mi northeast10 min12 10 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins60,141$597KC
Woburn11 mi north15 min16 16 hotels43,962$674KB

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

BOSBoston Logan · major hub5 mi
BEDLaurence G Hanscom Field13 mi
ORHWorcester Regional40 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Warren Anatomical Museum’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

What else is near Warren Anatomical Museum

All of these are within 19 miles.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boston Common: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 · Bunker Hill Monument: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Common questions

Questions before you go

Is Warren Anatomical Museum in Boston?

Yes. It’s inside Boston, MA.

When is the best time to visit Warren Anatomical Museum?

May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 62–82°.

What is the closest airport to Warren Anatomical Museum?

Boston Logan (BOS), about 5 miles away.

Where should I stay near Warren Anatomical Museum?

Boston (in town, 199 places to stay), Cambridge (3 mi, 30 places to stay) and Brookline (2 mi, 19 places to stay).

From locals

Word from Boston

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.