Guidebook for Cambridge
Sightseeing
Both historic and modern. A must-see.
330 locals recommend
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
77 Massachusetts AveBoth historic and modern. A must-see.
Quite an amazing sight. The Bunker Hill monument can be seen from many points in Boston/Cambridge, but upclose it's truly something else. The trek through Charlestown is beautiful on its own.
146 locals recommend
Bunker Hill Monument
Monument SquareQuite an amazing sight. The Bunker Hill monument can be seen from many points in Boston/Cambridge, but upclose it's truly something else. The trek through Charlestown is beautiful on its own.
An amazing sight, and a very different feel from Harvard Yard. Worth visiting but not near any other attractions, so far as I know.
58 locals recommend
Harvard Medical School
25 Shattuck StAn amazing sight, and a very different feel from Harvard Yard. Worth visiting but not near any other attractions, so far as I know.
The Boston Public Garden is right next to the Boston Common and contains trees and plants from all over the world. It's very well maintained and houses several swans and ducks. Truly beautiful.
440 locals recommend
Boston Public Garden
The Boston Public Garden is right next to the Boston Common and contains trees and plants from all over the world. It's very well maintained and houses several swans and ducks. Truly beautiful.
The view from the Longfellow Bridge is breathtaking. You'll be able to see the Boston skyline from here. It's a completely different, yet amazing view at night, as well.
Longfellow Bridge
The view from the Longfellow Bridge is breathtaking. You'll be able to see the Boston skyline from here. It's a completely different, yet amazing view at night, as well.
A mall with a great outdoor canal park. 5 minute walk from our home.
178 locals recommend
CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside PlA mall with a great outdoor canal park. 5 minute walk from our home.
Everything Else
You can feel the prestige just by walking through Harvard Yard.
574 locals recommend
Harvard University
3 Oxford StreetYou can feel the prestige just by walking through Harvard Yard.
Boston's Chinatown is very small, but it's an interesting intersection of colonial and Chinese architecture you won't find anywhere else.
96 locals recommend
Chinatown
Boston's Chinatown is very small, but it's an interesting intersection of colonial and Chinese architecture you won't find anywhere else.
Arts & Culture
America's oldest baseball park. The stadium is small, so every seat is has a great view. Home of the Boston Red Sos, 2013 World Series champions.
815 locals recommend
Fenway Park
4 Jersey StAmerica's oldest baseball park. The stadium is small, so every seat is has a great view. Home of the Boston Red Sos, 2013 World Series champions.
Canoe or Kayak on the Charles River through this rental location. Just a couple minutes to walk there from our home!
Watermark Kendall East
350 Third StreetCanoe or Kayak on the Charles River through this rental location. Just a couple minutes to walk there from our home!
Shopping
Very high-end area in Boston, and considered Boston's second downtown. Lots of fancy shops and restaurants.
93 locals recommend
Back Bay
Very high-end area in Boston, and considered Boston's second downtown. Lots of fancy shops and restaurants.
One of the oldest parts of Boston, the architecture is still kept in its colonial style. Has a very English feel to it, lots of great looking shops.
125 locals recommend
Beacon Hill
One of the oldest parts of Boston, the architecture is still kept in its colonial style. Has a very English feel to it, lots of great looking shops.
Something is always happening in Quincy Market. It's an open-air shopping plaza with cobblestone streets.
517 locals recommend
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
1 S Market StSomething is always happening in Quincy Market. It's an open-air shopping plaza with cobblestone streets.
Entertainment & Activities
The greenway is a former highway that was turned into a park. It's a long stretch with quaint attractions along the way. Start at Chinatown and ends at the Waterfront and Quincy Market.
54 locals recommend
Rose Kennedy Greenway
Atlantic AvenueThe greenway is a former highway that was turned into a park. It's a long stretch with quaint attractions along the way. Start at Chinatown and ends at the Waterfront and Quincy Market.
Large park on the waterfront with a green walkway. Great for sunny days.
18 locals recommend
Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
100 Atlantic AveLarge park on the waterfront with a green walkway. Great for sunny days.
The Boston Common is a must-see and considered a central part of Boston. It's a _very_ large park with plays/concerts happening frequently. Be sure to check out the Frog Pond if you have kids!
567 locals recommend
Boston Common
139 Boylston StThe Boston Common is a must-see and considered a central part of Boston. It's a _very_ large park with plays/concerts happening frequently. Be sure to check out the Frog Pond if you have kids!
Food Scene
North End
Historic high-end restaurants.
Inman Square contains many local shops and restaurants spanning across the length of Cambridge Street.
Inman Square Supermarket
1343 Cambridge StInman Square contains many local shops and restaurants spanning across the length of Cambridge Street.
Kendall Square is just south of our home and features many nice, local restaurants. You can access the Red Line subway from here.
It's the north end of MIT and home to many tech companies.
25 locals recommend
Fuji at Kendall
300 Third StKendall Square is just south of our home and features many nice, local restaurants. You can access the Red Line subway from here.
It's the north end of MIT and home to many tech companies.
Drinks & Nightlife
Davis Square is in the town of Somerville, one of the most hipster towns in America. Lots of great local bars and local restaurants you won't find anywhere else.
180 locals recommend
Davis Square
Davis Square is in the town of Somerville, one of the most hipster towns in America. Lots of great local bars and local restaurants you won't find anywhere else.
Harvard Square is very much the heart of a college town. On Saturday nights the streets are filled with life.
342 locals recommend
Harvard Square
Brattle StreetHarvard Square is very much the heart of a college town. On Saturday nights the streets are filled with life.
Central Square is between Harvard and MIT and considered the home of MIT's student population and its active life. Lots of local shops and bars around here.
150 locals recommend
Central Square
Central Square is between Harvard and MIT and considered the home of MIT's student population and its active life. Lots of local shops and bars around here.