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Harvard University Campus Guided Walking Tour
What better way to see Harvard than through the eyes of a student! This tour is a 70-minute student-led walking tour of America's oldest university, designed to be a funny and educational journey through Harvard's campus. After meeting your tour guide, an enthusiastic Harvard student, in the heart of Harvard Square, you'll be led into historic Harvard Yard. Enjoy the sights while your guide entertains and inspires with tales of Harvard history and personal experience at the university they call home. You'll get an up-close look at major Harvard landmarks including Johnston Gate, the John Harvard Statue, Memorial Hall, and Widener Library. You'll even become privy to a few Harvard secrets along the way! Whether you're a student visiting colleges or a family on vacation, the Hahvahd Tour is undoubtedly the top way to see Harvard.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes.
Illustrious Schools: Group Tour of MIT And Harvard
The tour starts on the MIT campus, where you will follow your guide to learn about the school's history, famous pranks, inventions, and much more! Your tour guide will show you buildings designed by world-famous architects, dormitories home to hilarious MIT "hacks", and stunning views of Boston from across the river!
After MIT, your tour guide will take you to Harvard using the subway system. Your subway fare is included in the cost of the tour.
Learn the history Harvard University, the oldest college in the country. See the "Statue of the Three Lies", deceiving visitors for almost 150 years. Learn about Harvard's academic legacy, as well as some rather whimsical traditions practiced by the students! See the house where George Washington stayed during his visit to Boston during the American Revolution and Harvard's part in the war. The tour will show you the academic, residential, and hidden parts of one of the world's most prestigious universities!
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes.
After MIT, your tour guide will take you to Harvard using the subway system. Your subway fare is included in the cost of the tour.
Learn the history Harvard University, the oldest college in the country. See the "Statue of the Three Lies", deceiving visitors for almost 150 years. Learn about Harvard's academic legacy, as well as some rather whimsical traditions practiced by the students! See the house where George Washington stayed during his visit to Boston during the American Revolution and Harvard's part in the war. The tour will show you the academic, residential, and hidden parts of one of the world's most prestigious universities!
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes.
Boston Harvard, MIT and Cambridge Private Tour
Get to know the historical, cultural, and intellectual side of Cambridge on this private driving tour from Boston!
Your tour includes a stop at the renowned MIT campus, where we can explore its innovative art and architecture.
We’ll also visit the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S., Harvard University. With your guide, you’ll tour Harvard’s beautiful campus, passing historic buildings such as the impressive Widener Library – housing over 3.5 million books! – and the more demure but beautiful Memorial Church.
During your tour, you might recognize areas that have been featured in films, including Harvard Yard, the oldest part of the University’s grounds, as well as Harvard Square.
We’ll then head to Cambridge Common to explore this picturesque park’s American Revolutionary War monuments. Among the top things to do in Cambridge is beautiful Mount Auburn Cemetery, the perfect place to wrap up our tour before the drive back to any ending location of your choosing.
Duration: 4 hours.
Your tour includes a stop at the renowned MIT campus, where we can explore its innovative art and architecture.
We’ll also visit the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S., Harvard University. With your guide, you’ll tour Harvard’s beautiful campus, passing historic buildings such as the impressive Widener Library – housing over 3.5 million books! – and the more demure but beautiful Memorial Church.
During your tour, you might recognize areas that have been featured in films, including Harvard Yard, the oldest part of the University’s grounds, as well as Harvard Square.
We’ll then head to Cambridge Common to explore this picturesque park’s American Revolutionary War monuments. Among the top things to do in Cambridge is beautiful Mount Auburn Cemetery, the perfect place to wrap up our tour before the drive back to any ending location of your choosing.
Duration: 4 hours.
Harvard Square Chocolate Tour
Calling all chocoholics! Let us romance your senses on a Harvard Square, Cambridge Chocolate Tour!
Join us for a delectable adventure through historical Harvard Square. You'll hear interesting stories about the Square, learn fun facts about chocolate, and sample the best and most interesting chocolaty treats around. Located right outside of Boston in Cambridge on the Red Line MBTA Train Stop, Harvard Square is home to Harvard University and also has a flourishing food scene with some of the best and most unique food in the city.
Each tour is a fun 90 minutes and includes 4 stops with plenty of treats and less than a mile of walking. We can't wait to take you on a unique, chocolate adventure!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Join us for a delectable adventure through historical Harvard Square. You'll hear interesting stories about the Square, learn fun facts about chocolate, and sample the best and most interesting chocolaty treats around. Located right outside of Boston in Cambridge on the Red Line MBTA Train Stop, Harvard Square is home to Harvard University and also has a flourishing food scene with some of the best and most unique food in the city.
Each tour is a fun 90 minutes and includes 4 stops with plenty of treats and less than a mile of walking. We can't wait to take you on a unique, chocolate adventure!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Private City Tour of Boston and Cambridge
This private full-day tour will take you through every highlight Boston and Cambridge! The tour will include sights such as the Old North Church, Paul Revere's house, Faneuil Hall, Boston Common, Beacon Hill, Bunker Hill Monument, USS Constitution, Harvard, MIT, Copley Square, Boston Public Library and so much more! The tour is a combination of walking and driving, and we are happy to make adjustments to any mobility level of our guests! Listen to stories about Boston's past, learning about the American Revolution and the city's duality of religious morals and corruption. View a packet of historical maps, photos, and dates during the tour to further immerse yourself in the stories you learn about!
The tour takes a break in the middle for free time for lunch and souvenirs, with options including the oldest tavern in America, the oldest restaurant in America, an artisanal food & goods market with 20+ vendor options (chowder, lobster rolls, doughnuts, coffee, ice cream, etc), and more.
Duration: 7 hours.
The tour takes a break in the middle for free time for lunch and souvenirs, with options including the oldest tavern in America, the oldest restaurant in America, an artisanal food & goods market with 20+ vendor options (chowder, lobster rolls, doughnuts, coffee, ice cream, etc), and more.
Duration: 7 hours.
Boston Day Trip from New York
Boston, in addition to being the largest city in the state of Massachusetts and its capital, is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It is considered the economic and cultural center of the region and sometimes referred to as the "Capital of New England." The best excursion from New York to Boston with a guide in Spanish.
Meet Copley Square, Holy Trinity Church, Public Library, John Hancock Building, Back Bay Neighborhood, Faustino Sarmiento Monument, MIT University, Cambridge, enter Harvard University, Beacon Hill Neighborhood, Public Park, Quincy Market and much more.
Duration: 14 hours.
Meet Copley Square, Holy Trinity Church, Public Library, John Hancock Building, Back Bay Neighborhood, Faustino Sarmiento Monument, MIT University, Cambridge, enter Harvard University, Beacon Hill Neighborhood, Public Park, Quincy Market and much more.
Duration: 14 hours.
Boston Freedom Trail to Harvard Square Private Driving Tour
If you’re looking to pack in as much as possible on your Boston tour, this driving experience is for you! We’ll hit up the most historic spots in the city, like iconic Faneuil Hall, the site of the Boston massacre, and the very place where overtaxed colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
Among other sites linked to America’s independence we’ll visit are Old North Church, Bunker Hill Monument, and Old Ironsides herself, the U.S.S. Constitution. We’ll take our Boston sightseeing tour past venerable institutions like the nation’s first free public library and first public school.
Beantown is a city of many unique neighborhoods, we’ll pass by the Back Bay’s beautiful Victorian-era houses, Beacon Hill’s most photographed street, and the bustling plaza of Harvard Square.
For our foodies, we’ll be exploring neighborhoods known for their food scenes, including Italian eateries in the North End and Seaport District, where you’ll want to chow down on an authentic Boston lobster roll!
Duration: 5 hours.
Among other sites linked to America’s independence we’ll visit are Old North Church, Bunker Hill Monument, and Old Ironsides herself, the U.S.S. Constitution. We’ll take our Boston sightseeing tour past venerable institutions like the nation’s first free public library and first public school.
Beantown is a city of many unique neighborhoods, we’ll pass by the Back Bay’s beautiful Victorian-era houses, Beacon Hill’s most photographed street, and the bustling plaza of Harvard Square.
For our foodies, we’ll be exploring neighborhoods known for their food scenes, including Italian eateries in the North End and Seaport District, where you’ll want to chow down on an authentic Boston lobster roll!
Duration: 5 hours.
Tour de Cambridge Guided Bicycle Tour
On this tour, you’ll cross the Charles River and enter the City of Cambridge. Renowned as one of America’s most bicycle-friendly cities, you will experience the atmosphere and appeal of Cambridge as only possible on two wheels. Touted as “Boston’s Left Bank,” Cambridge is a hotspot of arts, technology, and academia.
This extensive tour, specifically designed to provide you with the overall experience of Cambridge, includes:
• Harvard Square, the heart of America’s oldest university
• Central Square, a vibrant center of music and culture
• The beautiful Charles River
• The Stata Center, Frank Gehry’s only building in Massachusetts
• MIT, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The tour is 2.5-3 hours long and covers 11-13 miles. From the cycling paths on the Charles River to the booming industry of Kendall Square, this tour will show you the most exciting and vibrant parts of Cambridge!
If you are 16 years or older, you may chose to tour on E-bike (select E-bike in checkout).
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes.
This extensive tour, specifically designed to provide you with the overall experience of Cambridge, includes:
• Harvard Square, the heart of America’s oldest university
• Central Square, a vibrant center of music and culture
• The beautiful Charles River
• The Stata Center, Frank Gehry’s only building in Massachusetts
• MIT, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The tour is 2.5-3 hours long and covers 11-13 miles. From the cycling paths on the Charles River to the booming industry of Kendall Square, this tour will show you the most exciting and vibrant parts of Cambridge!
If you are 16 years or older, you may chose to tour on E-bike (select E-bike in checkout).
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes.
Boston Lexington and Concord Revolutionary War full day tour
This full day private tour is comprehensive enough for any history buff, but as interesting in other ways for non history nerds.
It's a unique combination of the Revolutionary War sites in Boston and Cambridge that you won't have seen. Then onto Lexington and Concord to see the towns where the "shot heard round the world" was fired.
We'll take the same route as Paul Revere, stopping at the most significant, and lesser known sites along the way giving a detailed account of events in April 1775.
For those less interested in the details of the battles, there's the option to visit the home of Louisa May Alcott or just take some time to enjoy the pretty main street of Concord.
The itinerary gives the list of sites we'll visit, but timings are flexible to let us spend time at the places you're most interested in. We'll also stop for lunch (not included in price of tour) and there's plenty of photo opportunities.
Duration: 6 hours.
It's a unique combination of the Revolutionary War sites in Boston and Cambridge that you won't have seen. Then onto Lexington and Concord to see the towns where the "shot heard round the world" was fired.
We'll take the same route as Paul Revere, stopping at the most significant, and lesser known sites along the way giving a detailed account of events in April 1775.
For those less interested in the details of the battles, there's the option to visit the home of Louisa May Alcott or just take some time to enjoy the pretty main street of Concord.
The itinerary gives the list of sites we'll visit, but timings are flexible to let us spend time at the places you're most interested in. We'll also stop for lunch (not included in price of tour) and there's plenty of photo opportunities.
Duration: 6 hours.
Boston Cambridge Lexington and Concord Private Day Tour
This is an action packed private day tour of the sites, history and events of the Revolutionary War era in Boston, Cambridge Lexington & Concord.
We drive the Freedom Trail with stories of the city's 400 year history, the events, people and sites which led up to the war.
In the oldest neighborhoods of the city, we'll give context to historic events like the Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre and Battle of Bunker Hill.
We'll take a quick walking tour of Harvard, explain the role it played in the start of the war and where George Washington himself spent time.
A 10 mile drive gets us to Lexington Green where we take in the significance of the site and the story of what happened that night in April 1775.
Next the picturesque town of Concord, to the Old North Bridge and how the second battle of the war took the British by surprise.
Pick up and drop off in Downtown Boston, a stop for lunch along the way (not included in price of tour) and as light or heavy on history as you'd like.
Duration: 6 hours.
We drive the Freedom Trail with stories of the city's 400 year history, the events, people and sites which led up to the war.
In the oldest neighborhoods of the city, we'll give context to historic events like the Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre and Battle of Bunker Hill.
We'll take a quick walking tour of Harvard, explain the role it played in the start of the war and where George Washington himself spent time.
A 10 mile drive gets us to Lexington Green where we take in the significance of the site and the story of what happened that night in April 1775.
Next the picturesque town of Concord, to the Old North Bridge and how the second battle of the war took the British by surprise.
Pick up and drop off in Downtown Boston, a stop for lunch along the way (not included in price of tour) and as light or heavy on history as you'd like.
Duration: 6 hours.
Visit Boston & Cambridge: Private Full-Day Driving Tour
Enjoy the best of Boston, at a relaxed pace on a full-day tour, where you can soak in the local atmosphere in each of the four historic districts you’ll visit.
If you have been to Boston before, but have never taken the time to really dig into its rich history, then your guide will happily tailor the tour on the day with you to slow down the pace, skip sites you’ve already seen, and to further explore places which pique your interest. Whether it’s the summer heat, the winter chill, or simply wanting a day to give your feet a rest, this driving tour is the perfect way to explore Boston.
In the morning, explore the best of Boston’s four historic districts, seeing both its highlights and the spots often missed by tourists. In the afternoon, you’ll find yourself amongst charming red-brick walls, bloom-filled terraces, and sprawling green quadrangles in Cambridge.
Duration: 6 hours.
If you have been to Boston before, but have never taken the time to really dig into its rich history, then your guide will happily tailor the tour on the day with you to slow down the pace, skip sites you’ve already seen, and to further explore places which pique your interest. Whether it’s the summer heat, the winter chill, or simply wanting a day to give your feet a rest, this driving tour is the perfect way to explore Boston.
In the morning, explore the best of Boston’s four historic districts, seeing both its highlights and the spots often missed by tourists. In the afternoon, you’ll find yourself amongst charming red-brick walls, bloom-filled terraces, and sprawling green quadrangles in Cambridge.
Duration: 6 hours.
Harvard Square Cambridge Food & Walking Tour
Calling all foodies! We'd love to take you on a Food Tour neighborhood adventure in Harvard Square!
Join us for a delicious culinary adventure through historical Harvard Square. You'll hear interesting stories about the Square, learn fun facts about the places we visit, and sample the best and most interesting food around -- and a lot of it. Located right outside of Boston in Cambridge on the Red Line MBTA Train Stop, Harvard Square is home to Harvard University and also has a flourishing food scene with some of the best and most unique food in the city.
Each tour is 2 hours and includes 5 stops with plenty of food and less than a mile of walking. We can't wait to take you on a unique, foodie adventure! While we can accommodate gluten or dairy-free options on our other tours, on this tour there are two stops where gluten or dairy-free substitutions are not available unfortunately.
Duration: 2 hours.
Join us for a delicious culinary adventure through historical Harvard Square. You'll hear interesting stories about the Square, learn fun facts about the places we visit, and sample the best and most interesting food around -- and a lot of it. Located right outside of Boston in Cambridge on the Red Line MBTA Train Stop, Harvard Square is home to Harvard University and also has a flourishing food scene with some of the best and most unique food in the city.
Each tour is 2 hours and includes 5 stops with plenty of food and less than a mile of walking. We can't wait to take you on a unique, foodie adventure! While we can accommodate gluten or dairy-free options on our other tours, on this tour there are two stops where gluten or dairy-free substitutions are not available unfortunately.
Duration: 2 hours.
Creative Cambridge Scavenger Hunt
Our very unique, immersive adventures are the only ones of their kind. We, unlike other companies, provide your very own remote, interactive, live host to assist and encourage you along through your phone. We are an Austin, TX-based global custom event design company offering scavenger hunts and other events in 300+ cities in North America and beyond. Our specially hand-crafted adventures are equal parts tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment!
Guests get to discover in an alternate reality our favorite hidden gems off the beaten trail and creatively interpret fun art, history, and culture clues - for points! They get to enjoy fame and glory while appearing on our website’s international leaderboard, no matter what their score. They get to essentially race other teams in other cities, even if they don’t have competitors who have signed up in their city that day. Get ready to discover unusual oddities, laugh out loud, and make the experience your own!
Duration: 3 hours.
Guests get to discover in an alternate reality our favorite hidden gems off the beaten trail and creatively interpret fun art, history, and culture clues - for points! They get to enjoy fame and glory while appearing on our website’s international leaderboard, no matter what their score. They get to essentially race other teams in other cities, even if they don’t have competitors who have signed up in their city that day. Get ready to discover unusual oddities, laugh out loud, and make the experience your own!
Duration: 3 hours.
Harvard University Scavenger Hunt and Escape Game
There's nothing quite like The Great Game. It's like a scavenger hunt mixed with an escape room. Built around the coolest places in the world (like Harvard University), it is a completely unique way to explore an incredible area.
Over 200,000 players have played around the world and across all platforms we have a 9.2/10 player satisfaction score.
It is completely self guided, so you can go at your own pace. There are built in hints, so you will never get stuck in the adventure. As you walk from location to location, the app will teach you more about various parts of the Harvard University and why they are so special.
In the Harvard Heist, the Harvard Art Museums have been robbed and it is up to your team of detectives to recover the stolen painting.
Duration: 1 hour.
Over 200,000 players have played around the world and across all platforms we have a 9.2/10 player satisfaction score.
It is completely self guided, so you can go at your own pace. There are built in hints, so you will never get stuck in the adventure. As you walk from location to location, the app will teach you more about various parts of the Harvard University and why they are so special.
In the Harvard Heist, the Harvard Art Museums have been robbed and it is up to your team of detectives to recover the stolen painting.
Duration: 1 hour.
Private Tour Boston and Cambridge
Experience our Private Excursion tailored exclusively for you! Embark on a serene journey through the picturesque landscapes of USA as you make your way to the heart of the city. Upon your arrival, meet your seasoned tour guide, ready to lead you on an enchanting tour of Boston and Cambridge. Discover the awe-inspiring allure of Caffe Vittoria, marvel at the grandeur of North Square Park, and capture iconic moments at landmarks like Old North Church & Historic Site, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Paul Revere Mall, and many more. Our excursions are meticulously designed schedule. We'll greet you directly at the hotel and ensure you return with ample time to relax and relish your day. Leave the details to us as we escort you on an extraordinary adventure, crafting memories that will stand the test of time!
Duration: 9 hours 40 minutes.
Duration: 9 hours 40 minutes.
Harvard Square Donut Adventure
Our tour begins at a local coffee shop to make sure you get your morning fix before we quickly head over to our first stop, Union Square Donuts. Union Square is featured on both our Harvard Square tour as well as our downtown Boston tour - that’s how good they are! After we get our first fill of donuts, we’re off for a quick walk through Harvard Square and through the university itself. We’ll give you a brief history of Harvard Square, the surrounding area and Harvard University itself. After a short walk through the picturesque campus, we’ll stop at our second shop in the campus center for some unique donut flavors. We can’t tell you what the flavors will be as they change seasonally and we want your input on which ones we pick. All of them are good, we guarantee it. Our last and final stop will be Saloniki, a local Greek restaurant that serves some amazing loukoumades. What are loukoumades you ask? Well, it’s a unique greek twist on donuts. You’re going to love it.
Duration: 90 to 120 minutes.
Duration: 90 to 120 minutes.
