Guidebook for Cambridge

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Guidebook for Cambridge

Getting Around

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Central station
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Harvard station
1 Brattle St
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This is the primary Amtrak and bus terminal for the city.
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South Station
700 Atlantic Ave
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This is the primary Amtrak and bus terminal for the city.

Sightseeing

The New Yard and Old Yard are the most iconic, but Memorial Church (just north of campus) is also a great spot for photo ops.
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Harvard-universiteit
3 Oxford Street
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The New Yard and Old Yard are the most iconic, but Memorial Church (just north of campus) is also a great spot for photo ops.
Make sure to go to take a picture in front of "The Dome" - the main landmark at MIT - and walk through the "Infinite Corridor", where some of the world's most important research is happening every day.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
77 Massachusetts Ave
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Make sure to go to take a picture in front of "The Dome" - the main landmark at MIT - and walk through the "Infinite Corridor", where some of the world's most important research is happening every day.
Tufts has a beautiful campus up on a hill and is a great spot to lounge around and get some vantage for Cambridge and Boston broadly. Highly recommend a stroll from Cambridge, through Somerville, and up to Medford where Tufts is based.
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Tufts University
419 Boston Ave
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Tufts has a beautiful campus up on a hill and is a great spot to lounge around and get some vantage for Cambridge and Boston broadly. Highly recommend a stroll from Cambridge, through Somerville, and up to Medford where Tufts is based.
Lots of US revolutionary history here.
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Prospect Hill
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Lots of US revolutionary history here.
Great collection of bars and restaurants that feels a little more off the map, but are all pretty stellar.
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Union Square
Union Square
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Great collection of bars and restaurants that feels a little more off the map, but are all pretty stellar.
Most of the colonial history of Boston is found in the North End.
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North End
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Most of the colonial history of Boston is found in the North End.

Drinks & Nightlife

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Green Street
280 Green St
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Food Scene

One of my top three favorite spots in Cambridge, hands down. Great brunch and innovative Tapas-style New American dishes.
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Little Donkey
505 Massachusetts Ave
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One of my top three favorite spots in Cambridge, hands down. Great brunch and innovative Tapas-style New American dishes.
The octopus and the steak tartare are outrageously good, but I've never had a bad meal for anything I've ever ordered here. Even the chicken fricassee - normally a pretty basic, boring meal - is stellar. Cocktails are great.
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Central Kitchen
567 Massachusetts Ave
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The octopus and the steak tartare are outrageously good, but I've never had a bad meal for anything I've ever ordered here. Even the chicken fricassee - normally a pretty basic, boring meal - is stellar. Cocktails are great.
Great raw bar, great outdoor terrazzo for sunny days, and generally great food.
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Russell House Tavern
14 John F. Kennedy St
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Great raw bar, great outdoor terrazzo for sunny days, and generally great food.
This is one of my hidden gems in Cambridge - try to sit in the front of the house near the fireplace for a truly Provencal-esque experience, or out on the patio when it's warm. Food is fantastic, but most dishes are small (with some convertible to larger format options).
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The Red House Restaurant
98 Winthrop St
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This is one of my hidden gems in Cambridge - try to sit in the front of the house near the fireplace for a truly Provencal-esque experience, or out on the patio when it's warm. Food is fantastic, but most dishes are small (with some convertible to larger format options).
Amazing brunch, amazing shakshuka. Try to make reservations (though I can't remember if they even accept them). Live jazz during brunch!
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Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont St
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Amazing brunch, amazing shakshuka. Try to make reservations (though I can't remember if they even accept them). Live jazz during brunch!
Genuinely great spot for vegan and vegetarian options.
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Life Alive Organic Cafe
765 Massachusetts Ave
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Genuinely great spot for vegan and vegetarian options.
This is my go-to for my Ethiopian food fix.
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Asmara
739 Massachusetts Ave
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This is my go-to for my Ethiopian food fix.
Very close to my house - has great and very fresh typical Boston lobster rolls.
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Alive & Kicking Lobsters
269 Putnam Ave
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Very close to my house - has great and very fresh typical Boston lobster rolls.
Something of an institution, and less than a block from my house. This is our go-to for food when we're in a pinch.
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Basta Pasta
319 Western Ave
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Something of an institution, and less than a block from my house. This is our go-to for food when we're in a pinch.
Great falafel and Middle Eastern/Syrian-Lebanese food.
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Moody's Falafal Palace
25 Central Square
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Great falafel and Middle Eastern/Syrian-Lebanese food.

Parks & Nature

Great, great spot to go for a jog, check out the border between Cambridge and Boston, see one of the most historically important rivers in the US, and even lay out for a picnic with some discreet champagne on a sunny day.
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Charles River Esplanade
Charles River Esplanades
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Great, great spot to go for a jog, check out the border between Cambridge and Boston, see one of the most historically important rivers in the US, and even lay out for a picnic with some discreet champagne on a sunny day.

Shopping

This is the famous high-end shopping district of Boston - expect all the big luxury brands, plus expensive boutique brands.
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Newbury Street
Newbury Street
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This is the famous high-end shopping district of Boston - expect all the big luxury brands, plus expensive boutique brands.

Entertainment & Activities

If you're interested in a drag-themed disco version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, get tickets to the Donkey Show (I've only ever been on Saturdays; not sure if there are other days) and wear the funkiest, most ridiculous thing you can find - costumes are highly encouraged.
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A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle St
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If you're interested in a drag-themed disco version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, get tickets to the Donkey Show (I've only ever been on Saturdays; not sure if there are other days) and wear the funkiest, most ridiculous thing you can find - costumes are highly encouraged.