Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Cambridge, United States

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 51 m

Experience Cambridge in United States in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Cambridge

Sight 1: Memorial Church

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Memorial Church chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Memorial Church of Harvard University is a building on the campus of Harvard University. It is an inter-denominational Protestant church.

Wikipedia: Memorial Church of Harvard University (EN)

416 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Flagstaff Park

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Flagstaff Park is a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Wikipedia: Flagstaff Park (EN)

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Christ Church

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Christ Church

Christ Church, at Zero Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Built in 1760–61, it was designated a National Historic Landmark as one of the few buildings unambiguously attributable to Peter Harrison, the first formally trained architect to work in the British colonies.

Wikipedia: Christ Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts) (EN)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: American Repertory Theater

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The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to neglected works of the past; and to established classical texts reinterpreted in refreshing new ways. Over the past forty years it has garnered many of the nation's most distinguished awards, including a Pulitzer Prize (1982), a Tony Award (1986), and a Jujamcyn Award (1985). In 2002, the A.R.T. was the recipient of the National Theatre Conference's Outstanding Achievement Award, and it was named one of the top three theaters in the country by Time magazine in 2003. The A.R.T. is housed in the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University, a building it shares with the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club. The A.R.T. operates the Institute for Advanced Theater Training.

Wikipedia: American Repertory Theater (EN), Website

287 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Irish Famine Memorial

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The Irish Famine Memorial, or An Gorta Mor 'Irish Famine and Emigration,' also known as the Irish Famine Monument, is a memorial in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Wikipedia: Irish Famine Memorial (EN), Website

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Civil War Monument

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Civil War Monument

The Civil War Monument, also known as the Civil War Memorial and Lincoln-Soldier Monument, is installed in Cambridge Common, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Wikipedia: Civil War Monument (Cambridge, Massachusetts) (EN)

50 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Cambridge Common

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Cambridge Common

Cambridge Common is a public park and National Historic Landmark in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It is located near Harvard Square and borders on several parts of Harvard University. The north end of the park has a large playground. The park is maintained by the Cambridge Department of Public Works.

Wikipedia: Cambridge Common (EN)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Statue of John Bridge

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Statue of John Bridge

The John Bridge Monument, in the northeast corner of the Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was given by Samuel James Bridge in honor of his ancestor John Bridge (1578–1665) and sculpted by Thomas R. Gould.

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377 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Edwin Abbot House

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Edwin Abbot House

The Edwin Abbot House, also known as the Zabriskie House, is an historic house at 27 Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1889 to a design by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow, it is a prominent local example of residential Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. It has served as the principal building of the Longy School since 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and included in the Follen Street Historic District in 1986.

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174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: The Hiker

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The Hiker

The Hiker is a bronze statue created by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson. It commemorates the American soldiers who fought in the Spanish–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Philippine–American War. The first version of it was made for the University of Minnesota in 1906, but at least 50 copies were made, and were erected widely across the United States.

Wikipedia: The Hiker (Kitson) (EN)

314 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Bertram Hall (Cabot)

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Bertram Hall (Cabot)

Bertram Hall at Radcliffe College is an historic dormitory building on the Radcliffe Quadrangle of Harvard University at 53 Shepard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1901, it was the first dormitory building constructed for Radcliffe College. The building is now one of the dormitories of Harvard's Cabot House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Wikipedia: Bertram Hall (Radcliffe College) (EN), Heritage Website

526 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: William Dean Howells House

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The William Dean Howells House is a house built and occupied by American author William Dean Howells and family. It is located at 37 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The house was designed by Howell's wife, Elinor Mead, and occupied by the family from 1873 to 1878. Authors including Mark Twain, Henry James, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Thomas Bailey Aldrich visited the Howells in this house, as did President James Garfield, and Helen Keller lived there afterwards while attending school.

Wikipedia: William Dean Howells House (Cambridge, Massachusetts) (EN)

758 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 13: Edward Dodge House

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Edward Dodge House

The Edward Dodge House is a historic house at 70 Sparks Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1878 to a design by Longfellow and Clark. It has asymmetrical massing typical of Queen Anne styling, and also has a style of half-timbering on its upper levels that was popular in England in the 1860s. The exterior surfaces have a variety of textures, create by different sheathing types, including vertical boards, wood paneling, and brick patternwork.

Wikipedia: Edward Dodge House (Cambridge, Massachusetts) (EN)

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