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Harvard University
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Charles Hotel in Harvard Square €206 0.5 mi 0.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Sheraton Commander Hotel €132 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Doubletree Guest Suites Boston €108 1.0 mi 1.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Cambridge €127 1.1 mi 1.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Le Meridien Cambridge €153 1.3 mi 2.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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Mr. Bartley's Gourmet Burgers 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Cafe Pamplona 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
La Creperie 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
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Fogg Art Museum 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Sanders Theatre 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Hong Kong 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Harvard University” Citysearch.com
“Harvard University” Fodors.com
“Big game on campus” Boston Globe (free registration required)
“36 Hours In Cambridge, Ma.” New York Times (free registration required)
“3 Days In Boston - Cheers!” Honolulu Star-Bulletin
“Boston offers a mixture of history, hipness” Associated Press
“Best of Boston” TravelLady
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 70 attractions in Cambridge
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Founded in 1636, Harvard is America's oldest institute of higher learning and one of the country's most prestigious universities. Among the...... more » Founded in 1636, Harvard is America's oldest institute of higher learning and one of the country's most prestigious universities. Among the illustrious alumni are civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois, philosopher Henry David Thoreau, writer Gertrude Stein, composer Leonard Bernstein, cellist Yo Yo Ma and seven U.S. presidents. « less
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Attraction type: Educational site, Historic site
Activities: City walk sightseeing, Group tours/walking tour
Address: 32 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-9400

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“The Most Student Friendly City”
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4 of 5 stars
GMBADreamz   9 contributions
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 11, 2009
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A stay in Boston is incomplete without a visit to Harvard University, Freedom Trail, Prudential Towers and the Harvard Museum of Natural History. My visit to Harvard University turned out to be very different in a decidedly intellectual way. The first stop was the Harvard Business School. To walk in the corridors of the world’s Best Business School is a... more

“Wandering the Unviersity Campus”
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5 of 5 stars
Mazza57   23 contributions
Melbourne, Australia
Apr 30, 2006
2
people found this review helpful

Wandering around the Cambridge campus of Harvard is a pleasant way to get from one end of Cambridge to another. The architecture is impressive (although now an amalgam of old and new buildings and styles), and on a good day, sitting on the lawn in front of the Widener Library playing with the squirrels is a stress reducing activity. It's... more

“一度は行くべき”
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5 of 5 stars
bostoneri   9 contributions
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Sep 27, 2009

とても歴史のある素敵な建物です。ハーバードスクエアーの駅の近くから無料のツアー（英語）をハーバードの学生が行っています。... more

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Harvard University Address

32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-9400