History and innovation, Cambridge self-guided audio tour
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History and innovation, Cambridge self-guided audio tour

Free
Free cancellation
Language: English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: Flexible
Why you’ll love this…
  • Explore the historic streets of Boston's lively neighbor, Cambridge
  • See famous sites like the picture-perfect Harvard Yard
  • Get acquainted with the city's rich history
  • Admire the gorgeously preserved New England architecture
  • Tour with total flexibility and freedom
What to expect

Your tour will begin in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. From there, you'll cross the Charles River and enter Cambridge, where you'll be greeted straight away by the eye-catching main building of the famous MIT.

You'll head next to Broadway, where you'll find some serious history and the cutting-edge Draper Laboratory, where sharp young minds develop everything from submarines to drones and beyond. After passing by some gorgeous 1800s architecture, you'll get your first good look at some Harvard buildings, as well as a redoubt used by General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Then you'll see the high school celebrities like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck attend!

Next is Harvard's Memorial Hall, where famous speakers like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Winston Churchill have spoken. Then there's the Cambridge Common, a training ground for Americ attendeda's militia during the leadup to the Revolutionary War.

Continuing on, you'll pass a street once infamous for housing many British Loyalists before the Revolution, followed by a venue that has hosted superstars such as Bob Dylan and Tom Rush in the past. Next, you'll learn about some of Cambridge's Irish history in the neighborhood of Kerry Corner before moving on to the impressive Cambridge City Hall. You'll then pass the First Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King, Jr. sometimes attended services.

Finally, you'll return to the MIT campus, near where your tour began. The tour concludes here.

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What's included
  • check Audio-guided tour
  • check Map
  • check Downloadable APP
  • check Digital guidebook
What's not included
  • x_not_included Food and drinks
  • x_not_included Entrance fees
  • x_not_included Transportation
Where
240 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, USA
What to remember

Know in advance:

  • This is a self-guided tour; no guide will accompany you. The Action Tour Guide app functions as a guide, an audio tour, and a map all in one
  • Please arrange for a vehicle before you take the tour. You only need to book one tour per vehicle, not per person
  • After booking the tour, search your email for the phrase "Set up your self-guided tour now." Follow these instructions immediately to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do not wait until you are onsite
  • Works perfectly without cellular or Wi-Fi with offline maps
  • This tour has been developed by local guides, curated by creative writers, and narrated by professional voice artists
  • The audio stories play on their own based on your location. You can start anytime and pause anywhere
  • Most stops along the tour have animated videos allowing you to visualize what you cannot see, such as snapshots from different centuries or interior rooms
  • This tour is valid for an entire year - from the moment of booking. You can use it multiple times over multiple trips
  • This tour is an audio tour guide and not an attraction entrance ticket
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Provider
ACTION TOUR GUIDE
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

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