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Harvard Square and University Smartphone Guided Audio Walking

1.0 (one review) 1 h 15 min – 1 h 45 min Free cancellation Private tour
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Harvard Square and University Smartphone Guided Audio Walking

About this activity

Want to get a solo tour of Harvard? Don't have time for a group tour? Our tour will take you through Harvard Square’s lively academic and cultural scene, see historic churches, the Harvard Lampoon Building, the books stores, the grounds of the university, the John Harvard Statue, the Harvard Art Museums and much more. You'll have a great feel of Harvard once your done. Go at your own pace, anytime. The tour is location aware and plays as you walk.

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At a glance

Duration
1 h 15 min – 1 h 45 min
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Audio guide
English
Operated by
WalknTours

Ages: Adults (10–100 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Tour of Harvard University, square and area on our walking tour app
  • Included: Hands free, location aware, the tour plays as you walk.
  • Included: Go at your own pace. The tour never expires. Go anytime.

Not included

  • Not included: No food or drink
  • Not included: No admission this is all outside
  • Not included: No human guide, this is guided by our walking tour app

Itinerary

  1. Harvard Art Museums

    5 min

    The tour ends at the Harvard Art Museums, a free museum with iconic works that is free to enter.

  2. Stop 2

    5 min

    The Commander Hotel was named to commemorate the spot at Cambridge Common where George Washington first took command of the Continental Army in 1775. And it's seen it's fair share of visitors. The tour starts here then guides you step by step through Harvard Square and Harvard University.

  3. Stop 3

    5 min

    This is one of the oldest and most influential congregations in all of New England. The church was established in sixteen thirty-six and was the 11th oldest congregation in Massachusetts.

  4. Cambridge Common

    5 min

    The Cambridge Common is more than just a green patch at Harvard’s doorstep; historically, it’s the heart of Cambridge. In sixteen thirties, the grounds were originally set aside as “cow common” for grazing livestock and wood gathering.

  5. Old Burial Ground

    5 min

    Old Burial Ground 190

    Peek over the gates for a moment.

    Soldiers from the American Revolution, some killed during the British retreat from Lexington and Concord in seventeen seventy-five, are memorialized by a central granite obelisk, and there are even the gravestones of two Black patriots, Cato Stedman and Neptune Frost, whose lives remind us that freedom was always fought for by many voices.

  6. Christ Church Cambridge

    5 min

    Christ Church Cambridge, founded in 1759 is the oldest standing church building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  7. First Parish Cambridge Unitarian Universalist

    5 min

    In eighteen twenty-nine, at the peak of the crisis, when the congregation split, the more liberal, Unitarian majority retained the historic meeting house and eventually became known as First Parish in Cambridge, which sits right in the heart of Harvard Square.

  8. Harvard University

    5 min

    Great for shopping and has a great history and story

  9. Stop 9

    5 min

    Before it was Cambridge, it was Newtowne. And this site tells a bit about the story.

  10. Stop 10

    Passing by

    The Harvard Lampoon Building, a quirky, turreted “castle” that looks like a cross between a Flemish town hall, a medieval fantasy, and a practical joke you’re not quite sure you understand.

  11. Stop 11

    5 min

    Iconic bookstore with a great story.

  12. Stop 12

    5 min

    Johnston Gate isn’t just for show; through tradition, it has become both a literal and symbolic threshold.

    Each year at Commencement, the sheriffs of Middlesex and Suffolk Counties ride in on horseback through this entrance to call graduates to order—a tradition that has persisted for generations. YOu'll learn that and much more.

  13. Stop 13

    Passing by

    The story of the hall holds many of the stories of the university, and a fire.

  14. John Harvard Statue

    5 min

    This statue tells of the 3 lies. What are they? Find out that and more on the tour.

  15. Stop 15

    5 min

    Very interesting statue with a chinese story and more.

  16. Stop 16

    Passing by

    The story starts with the son that perished on the Titanic. Learn more on the tour.

  17. Stop 17

    Passing by

    The old church holds stories, find out on the tour.

  18. Stop 18

    Passing by

    Funded by Anne Sever in memory of her husband, James Warren Sever, it was intended as a hub for “academic life and lecture”. Critics and admirers have jousted over its design since it appeared, some calling it fortress-like, others praising its vigor and originality, but Sever has weathered every drift of opinion with understated confidence. It’s so admired by architects that the renowned Robert Venturi, a giant of postmodern design, once called Sever Hall his “favorite building in America,” attesting to both its artistic impact and the subtle genius of its details.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • The Commander Hotel was named to commemorate the spot at Cambridge Common where George Washington first took command of the Continental Army in 1775. And it's seen it's fair share of visitors. The tour starts here then guides you step by step through Harvard Square and Harvard University.

End point

  • The tour ends at the Harvard Art Museums, a free museum with iconic works that is free to enter.

Using your ticket

Thank you for booking Harvard Square and University Historical Walking Tour

Quick overview:

1. Get the WalknTours app

2. Register

3. Unlock the tour by choosing the tour and use code sea2780 to unlock it

Full ticket:

HOW TO TAKE YOUR TOUR

*Do not purchase the tour in the WalknTours app. Use Code sea2780

*If you purchased more than one ticket make sure each user registers a unique account and email address. You will use the same experience code sea2780

Step 1: Download the WalknTours app on iPhone or Android.

https://onelink.to/ffpuug

Step 2: Register an Account or Login

Step 3: Open the Tour

Select Cambridge (Or select the tour in the Near Me section)

Select Harvard Square and University Historical Walking Tour and click it.

Click "Enter Experience Code"

Enter the Experience Code sea2780

Click apply

The tour is now unlocked and you can take it anytime.

To take the tour go to Sheraton Commander Hotel at 16 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138

If you have questions call/text US +1 617-991-3269 or email [email protected]

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
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Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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