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The historical operating theater where ether -- the first anesthetic -- was first administered. Or so say the folks in Boston. Nearest parking at Parkman St. Garage.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
- Address:
- 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA
- Directions:
- Downtown, north of Cambridge St. In Massachusetts General Hospital, 4th floor of the Bulfinch Bldg. Ask for directions at the Info desk.
- Hours:
- Open when not in use for meetings. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Boston, Massachusetts - Ether Dome
I work for an A/V company and had a taping in the Ether Dome, so I spent a couple of days there. There is not a ton to see, just a hallway with some posters of the history of ether and equipment from (I guess) the room. In the Dome itself, there are Egyptian mummies in glass cases and other artifacts. Tops it will take you 30 minutes to tour everything, if you read every info card. Open every day during regular visiting hours. Great place to kill time if you are waiting for someone in the hospital to get discharged. They still use the room for talks every so often, so if you go there and it is being used you cannot enter.
[Bill McCurdy, 11/29/2004] - Boston, Massachusetts - Ether Dome
Just thought of another one ... At Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA, there's a room called the Etherdome. It was part of the original MGH, and was the first place and time that ether was used as an anaesthetic during an operation. There's a tiny museum in the back that has the actual mask through which the ether was administered (or so they say).
[Macee Damon, 10/16/1997] For your geopolitical viewing pleasure. What the world would look like if it hadn't changed since 1935, and it was a map, and you were standing at its core, and it was made of glass.
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Mary Baker Eddy Library
- Address:
- 200 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA
- Directions:
- Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. Near the intersection of Huntington and Massachusetts Aves, part of the Mary Baker Eddy Library. There are some parking meters. Garages are expensive.
- Hours:
- Tu-Su 10-4. Tours every 20 minutes. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 617-450-7000
- Admission:
- Adults $6.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
- Boston, Massachusetts - The Mapparium
There is no photography allowed because the Mapparium is a "copyrighted space." If you have a camera bag, they will make you leave it at the desk where you sign in.
[Chris, 07/12/2014]
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