Harvard Square in Cambridge

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A bustling center of activity, Harvard Square embodies all that is Cambridge. Students and academics mix with tourists and locals to crowd the sidewalks and restaurants on weekends and evenings, while the streets are more relaxed during the week.

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HOTELS

Harvard Square Hotel
Smack in the middle of "the Square," this six-story brick... More
The Inn at Harvard
The redbrick Inn at Harvard looks like just... More
The Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Location is the Hyatt Regency's main drawback... More
The Charles Hotel
This nine-story brick hotel, located a block away... More
Sheraton Commander Hotel
This six-story hotel in the heart of Cambridge's historic ... More
Radisson Hotel Cambridge
An attractive, modern 16-story tower across the... More

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ATTRACTIONS

Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
These fascinating museums house the... More
Harvard University Art Museums
The Fogg Art Museum, the Busch-Reisinger...More

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RESTAURANTS

Rialto
Rialto is one of the Boston area's favorite...More
Bombay Club
This third-floor spot overlooking Harvard Square... More
Border Cafe
When you see this restaurant, your thoughts might... More
Casablanca
This old-time Harvard Square favorite has long been ... More
Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage
Great burgers and the best onion rings in the... More

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NIGHTLIFE

Algiers Café & Restaurant
Middle Eastern food and music, plain and flavored... More
Casablanca
Students and professors jam this legendary Harvard... More
Club Passim
Passim has launched more careers than the ... More
Grendel's Den
A vestige of pre-franchise Harvard Square, this... More