Exploring Mary Baker Eddy’s Life: A Family Tour
About the Tour
You and your children are invited to join Longyear Museum’s first tour designed specifically for families! You’ll have the opportunity to spend 2½ days learning more about the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science as we visit historic sites in the greater Boston area. Children—and the adults who accompany them—will gain an appreciation of Mrs. Eddy’s life through age-appropriate activities and docent-led tours of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses in Swampscott, Amesbury, Lynn, and Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Dates and Registration
Pricing
Pricing Per Person
Adult: $1,125
Child (under 18): $750
While completing the online registration form, you will have the opportunity to indicate room choice, meal preferences, and special needs, if any. If your family needs more than one hotel room, please be in touch with us.
Tour Includes
Accommodations and Meals
Two nights in hotels
Six meals (Day 1: dinner; Day 2: breakfast, lunch; Day 3: breakfast, lunch, dinner)
An abundance of snacks and refreshments
Travel by air-conditioned vehicle
Multiple Historic Sites
Four Longyear Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses
PLUS
The Mother Church and Longyear Museum
Activities
Curated, hands-on activities especially for families.
Interactive presentations and discussions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this year there is. The June tour is geared toward families. It includes visits to four of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses and The Mother Church over the course of 2½ days. The fall tour is a four-day trip geared towards adults. It also includes tours of all eight of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses, along with other historic sites, including three churches.
Please contact us with details about your family and the number and ages of the children you’d like to bring.
There is some walking (never more than half a mile at a time), some standing during presentations at various locations (though we make every effort to provide sufficient seating), and multiple occasions embarking and disembarking from the bus each day.
Several of the historic houses require the use of narrow, steep staircases to visit upper levels and living quarters.
Some locations may be navigable for an individual using a walking stick or walker for light balance. However, other locations may require extra effort or care when traversing sloping ground or thresholds and stairs in buildings.
This tour is not suitable for wheelchair users or those with severe mobility constraints, as only two of the eight historic houses have elevators and can accommodate wheelchairs (Lynn and Chestnut Hill). The tour bus is not equipped with a ramp or special space for wheelchairs.
We are not able to make travel or lodging reservations beyond those included in the tour. However, once you are registered on a tour, we do provide a list of recommended places and information on getting to/from Longyear Museum at the start and end of the tour.
The most efficient way is to pay online by credit card. You will be guided through this process during registration, which requires a deposit of $200 per person to hold a space, with the balance due 60 days before the tour start.
If you prefer to pay by check, please call or email Laura Long at 617.278.9000, Ext. 275, or llong@longyear.org.
- For changes or cancellations made at least 60 days prior to the tour, we can provide a full refund.
- Longyear is not able to provide any refunds for changes or cancellations made less than 60 days prior to the start date.
- We encourage participants to consider travel insurance to cover unforeseen events.
Join the 2027 waitlist. We’ll make sure you’re notified if any space on the upcoming tours becomes available.
Additional Questions?
Please contact Laura Long by phone at 617.278.9000, Ext. 275, or by email at llong@longyear.org.
Help preserve Mrs. Eddy’s homes
Your donation helps to keep the historic houses open for all.