Angelina Nguyen | Mar 18, 2018

I came here as a visitor. It’s not worth $10. You’re limited to a few ordinary rooms on the first floor. It took less than 5 minutes to see the whole floor.

Bp Pb | Mar 25, 2018

The tour is something to do - it gets you access to areas that normally you wouldn't. However - it was called N architectural tour, but it was more of a book tour - not sure if that was only because of the guide we had.

Fritz Holznagel | Oct 1, 2017

I'm a member. It's truly an amazing place. A good spot to sit in a comfortable chair and ponder your place in the timeline of American history.

Clinton Nguyen | Jul 19, 2017

I prefer the Boston Central Library, as for this one is quite small. Especially considering the public spaces are limited due to the rest being 'member's' only rooms. It was mediocre at best.

William Stinson | May 28, 2017

I have been a member for many years, and the athenaeum is an incredible place, with books, from George Washington's Private library, all the way to children's books. The records are so fascinating.

Lily Fang | Aug 14, 2018

A lovely spot with lots of history and cool books! Would only recommend going for a tour as a non-member, however. Otherwise, rooms are super limited and you can't even see the nicer parts of the athenaeum (namely, the 5th floor reading room). They have free visits every second Saturday of the month, and tours are only $2 each, so would highly recommend going then. Tours are an hour long and I found ours engaging and interesting.

Gloria Beachy | Jul 19, 2018

What an amazing place! Loved the tour. One thing we didn't love though was the only tour was at 3:00. We are now in rush hour traffic going home to NH! Not fun! Can't there be earlier times?