Cambridge, Massachusetts,
is a city of more than 100,000 inhabitants,
but for most visitors the places they want
most to visit are these:
Harvard Square
Reachable from Boston in minutes
by subway, Harvard Square is the heart
of Cambridge for visitors with its boutiques,
cafes, restaurants, and of course Harvard
University. More...
Harvard University
"The world's greatest university"
is how Harvard people think of their institution.
It's certainly a contender, with lots for
visitors. More...
Fogg Art Museum
The Fogg Art Museum is Harvard's
oldest and primary art museum. It ranks as one of
the more
important collections of painting
and
sculpture in the Boston area. More...
Busch-Reisinger
Museum
The Busch-Reisinger Museum of
central and northern European art used
to be housed
in Adolphus
Busch Hall, a little Teutonic
gem of a building complete with clock tower,
just north of Memorial Hall, at the corner
of Quincy and Kirkland Streets. However,
it is now in
Werner Otto Hall
adjoining the Fogg Art
Museum. More...
Arthur M Sackler Museum
Housed
here are the university's collections of
ancient,
Oriental, and Islamic
art, including the
world's most extensive collection of ancient
Chinese jades, plus important
collections of Persian miniatures and Japanese
prints. More...
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Harvard's Natural History museum encompasses
the collections of comparative
zoology,
the geological and mineral exhibits, the
famous glass flowers,
and the world-renowned Peabody
Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, noted especially
for its collections of Mayan artifacts and photos. More...
Loeb Drama Center
Home to the highly-regarded American
Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), this
is also where Harvard student productions
are staged. More...
Longfellow House
Most of the furnishings in this grand yellow
Brattle Street mansion are left from
the time of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, who lived
here for 45 years.
More...
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