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Highlights
- Walk from Harvard Square through Harvard Yard and out along historic Brattle Street in Cambridge.
- See the John Harvard statue, Widener Library, Memorial Church, Memorial Hall and Le Corbusier's only North American building.
- Learn to tell real colonial age from the past Cambridge built on purpose, from a statue's three mistakes to the Washington Elm.
- Finish at Longfellow House, Washington's headquarters, across the street from a memorial by the sculptor of the John Harvard statue.
- 10 stops over 2.2 km, about 95 minutes, with English audio you start whenever you like.
Your Experience
Cambridge has a habit of building its own past. Harvard Yard's statue of its namesake gets three facts wrong in one line, its oldest gate is made of brick designed to look Puritan, and a granite marker on the Common honors a ceremony nobody wrote about for sixty-two years. Beside them stand buildings that really are as old as they look.
This walk teaches you to tell the difference. Start in Harvard Square, pass through Johnston Gate to Massachusetts Hall of 1720 and the John Harvard statue, and cross the great lawn between Widener Library and Memorial Church. Then see Le Corbusier's concrete Carpenter Center, the striped Gothic of Memorial Hall, the Washington Elm, Christ Church and its slate burying ground, and Radcliffe Yard, before ending at Longfellow House on Brattle Street.
Ten stops, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) and 95 minutes, in English and at your own pace. Building interiors are not included.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Self-guided English audio tour, 10 stops, 2.2 km, 95 minutes
- Stops at John Harvard, Widener, Memorial Church
- GPS map in phone browser, no app needed
- Lifetime access, start anytime and replay
- Live guide
- Fixed start time
- Museum and monument tickets
- Food and drinks
- Tips or gratuities
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Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.