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Things to Do in Cambridge
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Brattle House
This 18th-century, gambrel-roof Colonial once belonged to the... |
Houses / Mansions | Cambridge |
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Brattle Theatre
Occupying a squat, barnlike building from 1890, the Brattle Theatre... |
Arts / Performance Venues | Cambridge |
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Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
This gravity-defying mass of concrete and glass, built in 1963... |
Arts / Performance Venues | Cambridge |
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Christ Church
This modest yet beautiful gray clapboard structure was designed... |
Religious Sites | Cambridge |
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Dexter Pratt House
Also known as the "Blacksmith House," this yellow Colonial is... |
Houses / Mansions | Cambridge |
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Elmwood
Shortly after its construction in 1767, this three-story Georgian... |
Houses / Mansions | Cambridge |
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First Parish in Cambridge and the Old Burying Ground
Next to the imposing church on the corner of Church Street and... |
Cemeteries | Cambridge |
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Harvard Art Museums
The artistic treasures of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and... |
Museums / Galleries | Cambridge |
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Many museums promise something for every member of the family... |
Museums / Galleries | Cambridge |
Harvard Square
Tides of students, tourists, political-cause proponents, and... |
Squares | Cambridge |
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Harvard University
The tree-studded, shady, and redbrick expanse of Harvard Yard... |
Educational Institutions | Cambridge |
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Henry Vassall House
Brattle Street's seven houses known as "Tory Row" were once occupied... |
Houses / Mansions | Cambridge |
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Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
Now headquarters of the Cambridge Historical Society, this is... |
Houses / Mansions | Cambridge |
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List Visual Arts Center
Local Boston-area artists and art students consider the List... |
Museums / Galleries | Cambridge |
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Longfellow National Historic Site
If there's one historic house to visit in Cambridge, this is... |
Houses / Mansions | Cambridge |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Celebrated for both its brains and its cerebral sense of humor... |
Educational Institutions | Cambridge |
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MIT Museum
A place where art and science meet, the MIT Museum displays photos... |
Museums / Galleries | Cambridge |
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery
A cemetery might not strike you as a first choice for a visit... |
Cemeteries | Cambridge |
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
With one of the world's outstanding anthropological collections... |
Museums / Galleries | Cambridge |
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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The famed women's college, situated around a serene yard, was... |
Educational Institutions | Cambridge |
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Semitic Museum
An almost unknown gem, this Harvard institution serves as an... |
Museums / Galleries | Cambridge |
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Wadsworth House
On the Harvard University side of Harvard Square stands the Wadsworth... |
Houses / Mansions | Cambridge |
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Widener Library
Harvard University's Harry Elkins Widener Library was named for... |
Libraries | Cambridge |
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