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Botanical Museum
Harvard University 26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Sheraton Commander Hotel €129 0.5 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Charles Hotel in Harvard Square €207 0.5 mi 0.9 km 4 of 5 stars
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Courtyard by Marriott Boston Cambridge €128 1.3 mi 2.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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Harvard Museum of Natural History 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Harvard Yard 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 70 attractions in Cambridge
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Originally called the "Museum of Vegetable Products" when it was founded in 1858, today this museum focuses on the study of useful plants and economic...... more » Originally called the "Museum of Vegetable Products" when it was founded in 1858, today this museum focuses on the study of useful plants and economic botany. « less
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Attraction type: Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Address: Harvard University
26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-3045

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“Glass flowers, amazing, now at Harvard Museum of Natural History”
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5 of 5 stars
museumgoer88   1 contribution
Cambridge, MA
Dec 1, 2008

You won't believe that these glass models of flowers..over 3,000 on display..are made of glass. The 19th century glass artisans were unbelievably talented. Until March 2008, they have an exhibition of the marine creatures made by Leopold and Rudolph Blashka...jellyfish, anemomes, octupus...which they made before they were commissioned to create the Glass Flowers.. It's such a short walk from Harvard... more

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Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-3045