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Harvard Square and University Smartphone Guided Audio Walking
Cambridge
About
Want to get a solo tour of Harvard? Don't have time for a group tour? Our tour will take you through Harvard Square’s lively academic and cultural scene, see historic churches, the Harvard Lampoon Building, the books stores, the grounds of the university, the John Harvard Statue, the Harvard Art Museums and much more. You'll have a great feel of Harvard once your done. Go at your own pace, anytime. The tour is location aware and plays as you walk.
Highlights
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour of Harvard University, square and area on our walking tour app
Hands free, location aware, the tour plays as you walk.
Go at your own pace. The tour never expires. Go anytime.
No food or drink
No admission this is all outside
No human guide, this is guided by our walking tour app
Meeting Points
Departure
Sheraton Commander Hotel
The Commander Hotel was named to commemorate the spot at Cambridge Common where George Washington first took command of the Continental Army in 1775. And it's seen it's fair share of visitors. The tour starts here then guides you step by step through Harvard Square and Harvard University.
Return
Harvard Art Museums
The tour ends at the Harvard Art Museums, a free museum with iconic works that is free to enter.
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Harvard Square and University Smartphone Guided Audio Walking
Cambridge
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$10.00
Price varies by group size
About
Want to get a solo tour of Harvard? Don't have time for a group tour? Our tour will take you through Harvard Square’s lively academic and cultural scene, see historic churches, the Harvard Lampoon Building, the books stores, the grounds of the university, the John Harvard Statue, the Harvard Art Museums and much more. You'll have a great feel of Harvard once your done. Go at your own pace, anytime. The tour is location aware and plays as you walk.
Highlights
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tour of Harvard University, square and area on our walking tour app
Hands free, location aware, the tour plays as you walk.
Go at your own pace. The tour never expires. Go anytime.
No food or drink
No admission this is all outside
No human guide, this is guided by our walking tour app
Meeting Points
Departure
Sheraton Commander Hotel
The Commander Hotel was named to commemorate the spot at Cambridge Common where George Washington first took command of the Continental Army in 1775. And it's seen it's fair share of visitors. The tour starts here then guides you step by step through Harvard Square and Harvard University.
Return
Harvard Art Museums
The tour ends at the Harvard Art Museums, a free museum with iconic works that is free to enter.
The tour ends at the Harvard Art Museums, a free museum with iconic works that is free to enter.
5 minutes
2
Sheraton Commander Hotel
The Commander Hotel was named to commemorate the spot at Cambridge Common where George Washington first took command of the Continental Army in 1775. And it's seen it's fair share of visitors. The tour starts here then guides you step by step through Harvard Square and Harvard University.
5 minutes
3
First Church in Cambridge
This is one of the oldest and most influential congregations in all of New England. The church was established in sixteen thirty-six and was the 11th oldest congregation in Massachusetts.
5 minutes
4
Cambridge Common
The Cambridge Common is more than just a green patch at Harvard’s doorstep; historically, it’s the heart of Cambridge. In sixteen thirties, the grounds were originally set aside as “cow common” for grazing livestock and wood gathering.
5 minutes
5
Old Burial Ground
Old Burial Ground 190
Peek over the gates for a moment.
Soldiers from the American Revolution, some killed during the British retreat from Lexington and Concord in seventeen seventy-five, are memorialized by a central granite obelisk, and there are even the gravestones of two Black patriots, Cato Stedman and Neptune Frost, whose lives remind us that freedom was always fought for by many voices.
5 minutes
6
Christ Church Cambridge
Christ Church Cambridge, founded in 1759 is the oldest standing church building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
5 minutes
7
First Parish Cambridge Unitarian Universalist
In eighteen twenty-nine, at the peak of the crisis, when the congregation split, the more liberal, Unitarian majority retained the historic meeting house and eventually became known as First Parish in Cambridge, which sits right in the heart of Harvard Square.
5 minutes
8
Harvard University
Great for shopping and has a great history and story
5 minutes
9
Newtowne Market Monument
Before it was Cambridge, it was Newtowne. And this site tells a bit about the story.
5 minutes
10
Harvard Lampoon
The Harvard Lampoon Building, a quirky, turreted “castle” that looks like a cross between a Flemish town hall, a medieval fantasy, and a practical joke you’re not quite sure you understand.
11
Harvard Book Store
Iconic bookstore with a great story.
5 minutes
12
Massachusetts Ave @ Johnston Gate
Johnston Gate isn’t just for show; through tradition, it has become both a literal and symbolic threshold.
Each year at Commencement, the sheriffs of Middlesex and Suffolk Counties ride in on horseback through this entrance to call graduates to order—a tradition that has persisted for generations. YOu'll learn that and much more.
5 minutes
13
Harvard Hall
The story of the hall holds many of the stories of the university, and a fire.
14
John Harvard Statue
This statue tells of the 3 lies. What are they? Find out that and more on the tour.
5 minutes
15
Harvard Bixi
Very interesting statue with a chinese story and more.
5 minutes
16
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library
The story starts with the son that perished on the Titanic. Learn more on the tour.
17
Memorial Church
The old church holds stories, find out on the tour.
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Sever Hall
Funded by Anne Sever in memory of her husband, James Warren Sever, it was intended as a hub for “academic life and lecture”. Critics and admirers have jousted over its design since it appeared, some calling it fortress-like, others praising its vigor and originality, but Sever has weathered every drift of opinion with understated confidence. It’s so admired by architects that the renowned Robert Venturi, a giant of postmodern design, once called Sever Hall his “favorite building in America,” attesting to both its artistic impact and the subtle genius of its details.
