Location & Directions

The Marin History Museum is located in the Boyd Gate House, a Victorian house in Boyd Park in downtown San Rafael. The address is 1125 B Street, San Rafael, California. We are right at the corner of Mission Ave. and B Street, at the southern end of Boyd Park, and 2 blocks north of the 4th Street business district.

Directions from South of San Rafael via Highway 101:

• Take the Central San Rafael exit onto Irwin St.
• Turn left at the fourth traffic light onto 5th Street.
• Turn right onto B Street. The Museum is one block uphill, on the left.
• The Museum is at the corner of Mission Ave. and B Street in the Boyd Gate House in Boyd Park.
• Metered parking is available on the street. There is also a parking lot at the corner of 5th & C Streets.

Directions from North of San Rafael via Highway 101:

• Take the Central San Rafael exit.
• Turn right immediately onto Mission Ave.
• Bear right at the fork, heading slightly uphill.
• Mission Ave. will meet B Street at Boyd Park. The Museum will be directly in front of you as Mission Ave. curves left.
• The Museum is at the corner of Mission Ave. and B Street in the Boyd Gate House in Boyd Park.
• Metered parking is available on the street. There is also a parking lot at the corner of 5th & C Streets.

Directions via public transportation:

Downtown San Rafael is served by many bus lines operated by Golden Gate Transit. Please check their website for accurate route, schedule and fare information: www.goldengatetransit.org

Most buses stop at the San Rafael Transit Center at 3rd & Hetherton Streets (near the Route 101 overpass). From there, it is an easy 15-minute walk to the Museum at Mission Ave. and B Street.

You can plan a route from anywhere in the Bay Area with the 511 Transit website: www.transitinfo.org