Driving Directions to the Arnold Arboretum

To the Arnold Arboretum from the Charles Hotel:

Make a R out of the parking lot onto Eliot Street. At the light, make a R onto JFK St. At the next intersection, make a L onto Memorial Dr. Continue on Memorial, you will pass 2 Shell stations on your L. After the second Shell, move into R lane and then take R exit through the rotary over the BU bridge. Continue ahead, you will cross over Commonwealth Ave and then you will bear L onto East 22 toward Kenmore Square, which becomes Park Drive. Cross Beacon St and, at the next light, take the farmost R lane onto Riverway. Continue on Riverway, which becomes the Jamaicaway. Go around the William Kelly Circle, stay in the L lane. The road quickly splits; you will need to bear R. At the next rotary, take a hard R onto Center Street. About 0.5 mi up the hill, you will see the Center St gate into the Arboretum on your L. The turn out comes up quick. If you miss it, you can turn R in to the Faulkner Hospital just ahead and double back on to the entrance.

From the Arboretum to the Charles Hotel:

Proceed down the hill along Center St from the Center St gate and go around the rotary to the Arborway. This will turn into the Jamaicaway. Continue on Jamaicaway, eventually, you will see signs indicating the Longwood Medical Area. At the next light, take a L onto Longwood Ave. Take your first R onto Chapel St. Cross over Beacon St., and then go straight through the next light over Mountford St. At the next light, make a L onto Commonwealth Ave. Immediately get into the R lane and make the next R over the BU bridge. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd R onto Memorial Dr. Proceed for about 1.5mi, then make a R onto JFK St. Turn L onto Eliot St. The Charles Hotel will be on your R at One Bennett St.