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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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.

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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.'

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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.

Boston’s legendary ballpark has been home to the Red Sox since 1912, and is the oldest ballpark in the whole of the Major League Franchise.

Boylston Street

Running east-west through the Fenway neighborhood, Boylston Street is one of the best places to see how gentrification has changed the face of the neighborhood.

Fenway Neighborhood

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.

Charles Street Meeting House

The Charles Street Meeting House served as a space for social activism throughout its history.

Related Tours

Harvard and MIT: Private 2.5 hr Walking Tour of Cambridge, MA

Cobblestoned pathways hemmed by charming colour-washed houses, red-brick walls, and bloom-filled terraces make Cambridge one of the most genial spots to spend a day. To really let the sounds, flavours, and history of the town become part of your own travel story, enjoy a private walking tour of the town that is home to two of the world’s most notable universities.

On your private, guided tour of Cambridge, you will:

Spend a few hours walking around the town’s two universities, and strolling the Charles River with a private guide.
Visit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and learn about its many notable alumni, scientific breakthroughs, and contributions to the arts;
Explore the MIT Public Art Collection and see works by notable artists, including Picasso and Gehry;
Travel like a local with your private guide over to Harvard;
Enjoy an easy walking tour of one of America’s most famous campuses, whose notable alumni include 8 US presidents, and whose notable dropouts include Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates;
Grab a drink - a coffee or beer - in your local guide’s favourite watering hole.

The city is bursting at the seams with beautiful buildings steeped in history, from war monuments, battlefields, and universities with more than 135 Nobel laureates split between the city’s two schools. Today Cambridge is a byword for forward-thinking, liberalist, arts, intellectuals, literature, academics, innovation and entrepreneurs.

Wander the hidden side streets, check out the offbeat street art not associated with the town, and hear the neighbourhood gossip which brings Cambridge to life. Your tour of Harvard and MIT is immersive - bringing meaningful and like-minded interesting people together that would never meet if you stuck to the main tourist drag.

Don’t worry if you don’t consider yourself an intellectual or history buff, Cambridge has plenty to offer foodies and beer elitists. Hear about the city’s culinary scene over a craft brew or a light-roast coffee with your local guide before parting ways.

Cambridge, Lexington, & Concord: Private Revolutionary War Tour

Immerse yourself in this Revolutionary War full-day driving tour which will take you on a journey to explore the significant sites of the American Revolution. You will explore the historic towns of Cambridge, Lexington, and Concord, where the American Revolution began.

On your private tour, you will:

Begin with bookends of the war in Boston, with visits to Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights;
Stop by Cambridge, where two of America’s famous universities (MIT and Harvard) are based, and Tory Row, where the loyalists to the Crown had their stately homes;
See Washington’s Boston Headquarters at Longfellow House in Cambridge;
Explore Lexington, where the first battle of the American Revolution took place on April 19, 1775;
Discover Concord and visit the Old North Bridge, where your guide will tell you the real story about the "shot heard round the world" and Paul Revere’s famous ride;
While in the towns, you’ll explore Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Lexington Green, Walden Pond, and several other notable sites from the war.
Hear fascinating insights into the events that took place in these historic towns where you will experience firsthand the spirit of the American Revolution.

Step back in time to the days when America was a collection of colonies, obligated to pay taxes to the English Crown. Immerse yourself in the colonial experience, the frustrations of the patriots, and the fears of the loyalists.

This tour will bring to life the places you learned about in your history classes, and give you the chance to remember the famed moments, while also challenging the nostalgic, hackneyed stories that don’t quite capture the full reality of the revolutionary period.

Whether you’re a history aficionado or someone who is curious about the war but also curious to explore the towns aside from their history, your driver guide will be perfectly able to tailor the itinerary for you, giving you plenty of time to ask questions or to walk through the towns and browse as well.