Guidebook for Cambridge

Justin
Guidebook for Cambridge

Entertainment & Activities

Our Aquarium. It's got penguins and sea-turtles! Tickets are a bit pricey ($24.95/adult), but I can get them for you through MIT at discounted rates ($11).
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New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf
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Our Aquarium. It's got penguins and sea-turtles! Tickets are a bit pricey ($24.95/adult), but I can get them for you through MIT at discounted rates ($11).
I haven't actually been there myself, but a good friend of mind recommends it. If you do go, let me know how it is!
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Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park Rd
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I haven't actually been there myself, but a good friend of mind recommends it. If you do go, let me know how it is!
Lovely Park. Less than a minute from my home.
Gold Star Mothers Park
123 Gore St
Lovely Park. Less than a minute from my home.

Arts & Culture

Comedy Club
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Improv Asylum
216 Hanover St
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Comedy Club
Comedy Club
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ImprovBoston
620 Massachusetts Ave
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Comedy Club
Comedy Club
Nick's Comedy Stop
100 Warrenton St
Comedy Club
Our Baseball Stadium. Boston goes nuts for their Red Sox. Ex: In 2004, when the Sox were in the World Series, my professors told us to skip homework that week to watch history unfold! #CurseReversed
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Fenway Park
4 Jersey St
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Our Baseball Stadium. Boston goes nuts for their Red Sox. Ex: In 2004, when the Sox were in the World Series, my professors told us to skip homework that week to watch history unfold! #CurseReversed
Celtics (basketball team) and Bruins (hockey team) play here. Also the location of the 2016 Figure Skating World Championships!
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TD Garden
100 Legends Wy
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Celtics (basketball team) and Bruins (hockey team) play here. Also the location of the 2016 Figure Skating World Championships!
Has the largest hologram collection in the western hemisphere, including at giant Bob Marley. (A real "hologram" - not that fake 50 cent stuff!)
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MIT Museum
314 Massachusetts Ave
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Has the largest hologram collection in the western hemisphere, including at giant Bob Marley. (A real "hologram" - not that fake 50 cent stuff!)
My favorite science museum in the U.S. Indoor lightning storms! Science Teaching! Activities for children! Observatory open Friday nights! I am a museum member and can take one guest in for free.
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Museum of Science
1 Museum Of Science Driveway
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My favorite science museum in the U.S. Indoor lightning storms! Science Teaching! Activities for children! Observatory open Friday nights! I am a museum member and can take one guest in for free.
Haven't been there myself yet, but saw some photos from friends who went to a wedding hosted there. Looks wonderful.
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
2450 Beacon St
Haven't been there myself yet, but saw some photos from friends who went to a wedding hosted there. Looks wonderful.
Longest running off-broadway play in American Theatre History. Go the day-of with a student ID to get tickets at half-price.
Shear Madness
Longest running off-broadway play in American Theatre History. Go the day-of with a student ID to get tickets at half-price.
Candlepin Bowling is something you'll probably only ever find in New England, and Sacco's is one of the few places in the Boston Area for candlepin bowling. Great pizza too!
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Sacco's Bowl Haven
45 Day St
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Candlepin Bowling is something you'll probably only ever find in New England, and Sacco's is one of the few places in the Boston Area for candlepin bowling. Great pizza too!
Not unique to Boston, but still fun.
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Blue Man Group Boston
74 Warrenton St
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Not unique to Boston, but still fun.
Theater in Harvard Square
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A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St
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Theater in Harvard Square
A bit small, but free on Thursdays from 5pm-9pm.
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
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A bit small, but free on Thursdays from 5pm-9pm.
Great museum. Free Admission Wednesdays after 4pm.
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Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave
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Great museum. Free Admission Wednesdays after 4pm.
$1 admission on Fridays from 5pm-9pm.
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Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress St
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$1 admission on Fridays from 5pm-9pm.
It's right next to the MFA and has lot of really interesting art/memorabilia collected by Ms. Gardner (e.g., letters she received from past presidents, etc.)
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
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It's right next to the MFA and has lot of really interesting art/memorabilia collected by Ms. Gardner (e.g., letters she received from past presidents, etc.)

Sightseeing

The nation's official memorial to President Kennedy.
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Columbia Point
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The nation's official memorial to President Kennedy.
Very educational and fun as well. Great for children and families.
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Boston Tea Party
306 Congress St
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Very educational and fun as well. Great for children and families.
Along the Freedom Rrail . They show you how they used to print and make chocolate in the late 1700s (revolutionary-war times).
Captain Jackson’s Historic Chocolate
21 Unity St
Along the Freedom Rrail . They show you how they used to print and make chocolate in the late 1700s (revolutionary-war times).
MIT
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
77 Massachusetts Ave
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MIT
Boston Gardens is gorgeous. We've got lovely swan boats in the summer. Frog Pong becomes a skating rink in the winter. Beautiful place to relax outdoors in the city.
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Boston Common
139 Boylston St
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Boston Gardens is gorgeous. We've got lovely swan boats in the summer. Frog Pong becomes a skating rink in the winter. Beautiful place to relax outdoors in the city.
Self-guilded walking tour of historic Boston. Usually on the top of things to do for tourists visiting Boston.
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Freedom Trail
139 Tremont St
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Self-guilded walking tour of historic Boston. Usually on the top of things to do for tourists visiting Boston.
At the end of the Freedom Trail. I think the food here is a bit overpriced/not that good, but it's still a nice historic place to visit.
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Boston
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At the end of the Freedom Trail. I think the food here is a bit overpriced/not that good, but it's still a nice historic place to visit.
Harvard. Don't touch the statue's foot. It's not actually John Harvard and students urinate on it. If you would like to visit the library, let me know and I can take you in.
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Harvard-universiteit
3 Oxford Street
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Harvard. Don't touch the statue's foot. It's not actually John Harvard and students urinate on it. If you would like to visit the library, let me know and I can take you in.
Second-tallest building in Boston, with great views from the top. You can pay to visit the skywalk observatory or go up a few floors above the observatory to the restaurant for great vistas.
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Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
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Second-tallest building in Boston, with great views from the top. You can pay to visit the skywalk observatory or go up a few floors above the observatory to the restaurant for great vistas.
The architecture of this building is awesome.
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Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St
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The architecture of this building is awesome.
Gorgeous Views.
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Spectacle Island
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Gorgeous Views.
Obama and Biden vacation here.
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Martha's Vineyard
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Obama and Biden vacation here.
Cape Cod. New England beaches. Enjoy nature.
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Barnstable County
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Cape Cod. New England beaches. Enjoy nature.
Many awesome hiking trails, including the tallest peak in New England (Mt. Washington).
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White Mountains
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Many awesome hiking trails, including the tallest peak in New England (Mt. Washington).
Whale Watching, Cruises, etc.
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Boston Harbor
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Whale Watching, Cruises, etc.

Everything Else

Sam Adams Brewery Tour
30 Germania St
30 Germania Street
Sam Adams Brewery Tour
Time and weather-permitting, I may be able to take guests sailing on the Charles River (it's free for all MIT students).
MIT Sailing Pavilion
134 Memorial Dr
Time and weather-permitting, I may be able to take guests sailing on the Charles River (it's free for all MIT students).
The whole Esplanade is lovely to walk/jog along or just to relax at.
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Esplanade Hatch
1 David G Mugar Way
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The whole Esplanade is lovely to walk/jog along or just to relax at.
Clubbing if you're interested
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Lansdowne Street
Lansdowne Street
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Clubbing if you're interested
Large Mall. About a 10 minute walk from my place.
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CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside Pl
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Large Mall. About a 10 minute walk from my place.
This place makes amazing Mexican (stone-ground) chocolate! Didn't realize it was so close to my home until an AirBNB guest told me about it!
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Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor St
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This place makes amazing Mexican (stone-ground) chocolate! Didn't realize it was so close to my home until an AirBNB guest told me about it!

Drinks & Nightlife

Live Music. Every night.
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Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont St
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Live Music. Every night.
Check for shows. A lot of talented artists perform here.
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Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Rd
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Check for shows. A lot of talented artists perform here.

Food Scene

Not a single restaurant, but this whole area is great for Italian Food/History.
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North End
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Not a single restaurant, but this whole area is great for Italian Food/History.
Canolies
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Mike's Pastry
300 Hanover St
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Canolies
Get the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
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Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge St
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Get the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
Get the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
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Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge St
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Get the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
Get the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
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Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge St
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Get the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
Good on the weekend for brunch (try the eggs benedict!)
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Cafe Luna
612 Main St
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Good on the weekend for brunch (try the eggs benedict!)
Good omelettes.
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Brookline Lunch
9 Brookline St
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Good omelettes.
Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
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Legal Fish Bowl
355 Main Street
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Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
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Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley Pl
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Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
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Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley Pl
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Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
105 locals raden deze aan
Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley Pl
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Most of their menu is so-so, but their claim-to fame is the clam chowder, which is amazing. Served at all the presidential inaugurations since 1981!
Very good Thai/Asian food.
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Similans
145 First St
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Very good Thai/Asian food.
Delicious and Affordable Roast Beef Sandwiches less than a minute walk from my home.
Skampa
424 Cambridge Street
Delicious and Affordable Roast Beef Sandwiches less than a minute walk from my home.
Very good ribs, steak tips, and clams. A bit pricey though.
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East Side Bar and Grille
561 Cambridge St
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Very good ribs, steak tips, and clams. A bit pricey though.
Open 24 hours.
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McDonald's
463 Massachusetts Ave
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Open 24 hours.
Best Ramen in Boston
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Yume Wo Katare
1923 Massachusetts Ave
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Best Ramen in Boston
Second-best Ramen in Boston. Make sure to try to pork-cheek there. Very tender!
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Santouka Harvard Square
1 Bow St
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Second-best Ramen in Boston. Make sure to try to pork-cheek there. Very tender!
Great Barbecue in Boston.
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Redbones Barbecue
55 Chester St
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Great Barbecue in Boston.
My favorite Indian restaurant in Boston (used to be Zagat #1 in Boston but now it's like #2 or #3).
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India Quality
484 Commonwealth Avenue
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My favorite Indian restaurant in Boston (used to be Zagat #1 in Boston but now it's like #2 or #3).
Free chips are made fresh. Prices are reasonable. Location is great.
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Border Cafe
32 Church St
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Free chips are made fresh. Prices are reasonable. Location is great.
Was recommended by a previous AirBNB guest as a place for good crab but I haven't been myself.
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The Barking Crab
88 Sleeper St
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Was recommended by a previous AirBNB guest as a place for good crab but I haven't been myself.
Wonderful Italian food! One of my AirBNB guests introduced me to this place and it's amazing for Italian food. I believe Giacomo's is also the top-rated Italian restaurant on Yelp for the Boston Area. As a heads up: the place does not take reservations and the queue can be a bit long. (On the other hand, if you're looking for a good meal on a busy night and forgot to make a reservation ahead of time, this puts you in the same boat as everyone else instead of being screwed by not having a reservation...)
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Giacomo's
355 Hanover St
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Wonderful Italian food! One of my AirBNB guests introduced me to this place and it's amazing for Italian food. I believe Giacomo's is also the top-rated Italian restaurant on Yelp for the Boston Area. As a heads up: the place does not take reservations and the queue can be a bit long. (On the other hand, if you're looking for a good meal on a busy night and forgot to make a reservation ahead of time, this puts you in the same boat as everyone else instead of being screwed by not having a reservation...)

Shopping

Boutique Shopping
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Newbury Street
Newbury Street
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Boutique Shopping
Department Store at discounted prices.
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Marshalls
22 McGrath Hwy
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Department Store at discounted prices.
Drugstore
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Rite Aid
14 McGrath Hwy
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Drugstore
Probably has anything you might need in a pinch. If you're willing to wait 24 hours, I can usually get Amazon same-day, next-day, or worst-case two-day delivery for free.
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Target
180 Somerville Ave
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Probably has anything you might need in a pinch. If you're willing to wait 24 hours, I can usually get Amazon same-day, next-day, or worst-case two-day delivery for free.