About this city
Also known as: The Left Bank of Boston
Cambridge is a globally dominant academic powerhouse and intensely progressive cultural metropolis positioned flatly along the northern banks of the Charles River, directly facing downtown Boston. Settled in 1630 and named to honor the legendary English university town, it evolved from an early colonial farming village into the undisputed intellectual epicenter of the modern world. Cambridge boasts a vibrant, deeply diverse lifestyle centered around historic public squares, where world-changing technological startups rub shoulders with independent bookstores, buskers, and centuries-old red brick ivy canopies.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Touch the shoe of John Harvard statue on Harvard University's historic Yard, explore futuristic architecture and science exhibits at the MIT Museum, and stroll through the trendy dining scene around Harvard Square.
