Harvard Square

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Top 5% of attractions in Boston
7 / 10

4 expert reviews

“Eccentric and enlivening, Harvard Square feels like the quintessential college town plopped into a city.”

– Condé Nast Traveler

Fodor's Fodor's
"Tides of students, tourists, political-cause proponents, and bizarre street creatures are all part of the nonstop pedestrian flow at this most celebrated of Cambridge crossroads." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1630 as the colonial village of Newtowne, Cambridge's thronged central square today is filled with chain stores and roving students." Full review
Where Where
"Harvard Square pulses as the heart of Cambridge, Boston's sister city here in the Hub." Full review


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