Washington Elm

Connecting Cambridge to Boston, the Harvard Bridge is actually famous from an MIT fraternity prank, in which a gentleman measured the length of the bridge by his body size. To this day, the bridge is measured in 'smoots.'

Founded in 1636, not only is Harvard the oldest higher learning institution in America but it is one of the preeminent universities in the world.

Ranked for several years as the best university in the world, and topping the ranking on 12 of 48 disciplines, MIT has emerged in its own right as a draw for Cambridge visitors.

During the siege of Boston, the Longfellow House served as General Washington's headquarters. In 1972, it was donated to the national park services for preservation.

Though Cambridge is an independent city from Boston, the two cities have grown synonymous with one another. Cambridge is home to two of the world's leading academic institutions.

Though Fenway Park is at the heart of the neighborhood, it has become synonymous with an urban foodie scene and the home of some of Boston's greatest public art spaces.