Group Tours > Group Tour of MIT & Harvard
Illustrious Schools: Group Tour of MIT & Harvard
| person | Group Size |
| 1 to 30 |
| paid | Price |
| From $25 |
| timer | Duration |
| 3h 30m |
| groups | Tour Privacy |
| Shared |
| language | Languages |
| English |
| free_cancellation | Free |
| Cancellation |
| offline_bolt | Instant |
| Confirmation |
| pin_drop | Meeting Point |
| Ripple Cafe |
| footprint | Transportation |
| Walking, Subway |
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Tour Description
A Boston Hidden Gems exclusive! Start with a tour of MIT's campus, where you will follow your guide to learn about the school's history,
famous pranks, inventions, and much more! Your tour guide will show you buildings (both good and bad) designed by world-famous architects,
locations of some hilarious MIT pranks (or "hacks"), and stunning views of Boston from across the river! Learn the history of how MIT was
founded and hear about famous alumni to grace the school, astronomical phenomenon which occur in its halls, and quirky student hangout locations!
After your MIT tour, your guide will take you to two stops to Harvard using the subway system. Learn about the history of America's oldest subway
while waiting for the train. Your subway fare is included in the cost of the tour.
Once reaching Harvard, tour Harvard Yard and the surrounding campus area during the second part of the day. Learn the history of the oldest
college in the United States. See the "Statue of the Three Lies", standing proudly in the center of Harvard Yard, deceiving visitors for almost
150 years. Learn about Harvard's academic legacy, as well as some rather whimsical traditions practiced by the students! See the house where
George Washington stayed while in Boston during the American Revolution and learn about Harvard's part in the war. End the Harvard tour at Kirkland
House and learn about the beautiful housing the upperclass students live in.
Note that we do not go into any of the buildings on either campus, and this is not a prospective student tour.
This Harvard & MIT tour covers the history, architecture, and legends of these two illustrious schools.
Tour Itinerary
10 min
MIT Sign
Start the tour at the MIT Sign and map outside Ripple Cafe, where you will meet your guide and see your walking route!
5 min
MIT Media Lab
See the MIT Media Lab, home to some of the most innovative cross-discipline creations stemming from MIT.
10 min
MIT Gray House
Stop by the Gray House, one of the first buildings MIT build in Cambridge!
10 min
Green Building
See the Green Building, designed by the famous architect I.M.Pei, and learn about a famous prank that used its windows!
15 min
Great Dome
See the iconic MIT Dome and learn about some of the most famous MIT “hacks,” including the police car placed on top of the dome to protest parking tickets.
15 min
Harvard/Mass Ave Bridge
See the Smoot markers on the Harvard Bridge, connecting Cambridge and Boston. Make sure to snap a photo of the Boston skyline!
10 min
MIT Banana Lounge
Learn about the story behind the Banana Lounge - a story as unexpected as the lounge name!
15 min
Stata Center
See the quirky Stata Center, simultaneously an architectural marvel and a design nightmare.
15 min
Break
End the MIT tour and take a quick break for a snack or the bathroom before continuing to Harvard
20 min
MBTA Subway Ride
Follow your guide through the Boston subway system to start your Harvard tour!
10 min
Harvard Student Center
Stop outside the Student Center to check out a map of Harvard's sprawl and see your walking route.
10 min
Wadsworth House
See one of the oldest buildings in Harvard Yard, where George Washington stayed during the American Revolution.
15 min
Widener Memorial Library
Take a photo on the steps of the main library of Harvard University and hear the tragic story behind its founding.
10 min
Harvard Memorial Church
See Memorial Church, a multifunctional building inside an old church.
10 min
Harvard Yard
Continue the tour into Harvard Yard and learn about the various dormitories located around the historical quad the famous alumni who lived there while at Harvard.
10 min
Johnston Gate
See the main entrance to Harvard Yard - Johnson Gate.
10 min
John Harvard Statue
Learn why the famous Harvard Yard statue is called the "Statue of the Three Lies".
15 min
Kirkland House
See the buildings where Upper Classmen live at Harvard University and learn about the tradition of "Housing Day".
5 min
Harvard Square
End the tour at Harvard Square, and hopefully leave a five-star review!
Details
- Start Times:
- Weekends, 12:00 PM
- Most Weekdays, 10:30 AM
- This tour is also available as a Private Tour. Contact us!
- We are unable to bring tours into buildings on either campus. You can tour MIT buildings on your own, and your guide will be happy to direct you back after the tour. Harvard buildings do not allow non-students.
- Our booking platform imposes a 6% service fee for online bookings. Call us to get this waived!
- Prices vary seasonally. See dates.
| Low Season | High Season | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult (18+) | $35 | $40 |
| Youth (13-17) | $30 | $35 |
| Child (12-) | $25 | $30 |
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