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).
399 locals recommend
New England Aquarium
1 Central WharfOur 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!
188 locals recommend
Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park RdI haven't actually been there myself, but a good friend of mind recommends it. If you do go, let me know how it is!
Gold Star Mothers Park
123 Gore StLovely Park. Less than a minute from my home.
Arts & Culture
Improv Asylum
216 Hanover StComedy Club
ImprovBoston
620 Massachusetts AveComedy Club
Nick's Comedy Stop
100 Warrenton StComedy 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
815 locals recommend
Fenway Park
4 Jersey StOur 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!
243 locals recommend
TD Garden
100 Legends WyCeltics (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!)
105 locals recommend
MIT Museum
314 Massachusetts AveHas 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.
560 locals recommend
Museum of Science
1 Museum Of Science DrivewayMy 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 StHaven'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!
42 locals recommend
Sacco's Bowl Haven
45 Day StCandlepin 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!
Blue Man Group Boston
74 Warrenton StNot unique to Boston, but still fun.
A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle StTheater in Harvard Square
A bit small, but free on Thursdays from 5pm-9pm.
299 locals recommend
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore DrA bit small, but free on Thursdays from 5pm-9pm.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington AveGreat museum. Free Admission Wednesdays after 4pm.
Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress St$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.)
500 locals recommend
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans WayIt'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.
129 locals recommend
John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Columbia PointThe nation's official memorial to President Kennedy.
Very educational and fun as well. Great for children and families.
99 locals recommend
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
306 Congress StVery 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 StAlong the Freedom Rrail . They show you how they used to print and make chocolate in the late 1700s (revolutionary-war times).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
77 Massachusetts AveMIT
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.
567 locals recommend
Boston Common
139 Boylston StBoston 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.
470 locals recommend
Freedom Trail
139 Tremont StSelf-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.
26 locals recommend
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.
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.
574 locals recommend
Harvard University
3 Oxford StreetHarvard. 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.
92 locals recommend
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston StreetSecond-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.
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston StThe architecture of this building is awesome.
Spectacle Island
Gorgeous Views.
Martha's Vineyard
Obama and Biden vacation here.
Barnstable County
Cape Cod. New England beaches. Enjoy nature.
Many awesome hiking trails, including the tallest peak in New England (Mt. Washington).
71 locals recommend
White Mountains
Many awesome hiking trails, including the tallest peak in New England (Mt. Washington).
Boston Harbor
Whale Watching, Cruises, etc.
Everything Else
30 Germania St
30 Germania StreetSam 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 DrTime 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.
95 locals recommend
Esplanade Hatch
1 David G Mugar WayThe whole Esplanade is lovely to walk/jog along or just to relax at.
Lansdowne Street
Lansdowne StreetClubbing if you're interested
CambridgeSide
100 Cambridgeside PlLarge 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!
31 locals recommend
Taza Chocolate
561 Windsor StThis 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
Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont StLive Music. Every night.
Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field RdCheck 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.
405 locals recommend
North End
Not a single restaurant, but this whole area is great for Italian Food/History.
Mike's Pastry
300 Hanover StCanolies
Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge StGet the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge StGet the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
Clover Food Lab
1075 Cambridge StGet the chickpea fritter. It's amazing.
Cafe Luna
612 Main StGood on the weekend for brunch (try the eggs benedict!)
Brookline Lunch
9 Brookline StGood 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!
15 locals recommend
Legal Fish Bowl
355 Main StreetMost 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 recommend
Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley PlMost 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 recommend
Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley PlMost 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 recommend
Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley PlMost 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!
Similans
145 First StVery good Thai/Asian food.
Skampa
424 Cambridge StreetDelicious and Affordable Roast Beef Sandwiches less than a minute walk from my home.
Very good ribs, steak tips, and clams. A bit pricey though.
14 locals recommend
East Side Bar and Grille
561 Cambridge StVery good ribs, steak tips, and clams. A bit pricey though.
McDonald's
463 Massachusetts AveOpen 24 hours.
Yume Wo Katare
1923 Massachusetts AveBest Ramen in Boston
Second-best Ramen in Boston. Make sure to try to pork-cheek there. Very tender!
29 locals recommend
Santouka Harvard Square
1 Bow StSecond-best Ramen in Boston. Make sure to try to pork-cheek there. Very tender!
Redbones Barbecue
55 Chester StGreat Barbecue in Boston.
My favorite Indian restaurant in Boston (used to be Zagat #1 in Boston but now it's like #2 or #3).
11 locals recommend
India Quality
484 Commonwealth AvenueMy favorite Indian restaurant in Boston (used to be Zagat #1 in Boston but now it's like #2 or #3).
Border Cafe
32 Church StFree 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.
52 locals recommend
The Barking Crab
88 Sleeper StWas 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...)
115 locals recommend
Giacomo's
355 Hanover StWonderful 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
Newbury Street
Newbury StreetBoutique Shopping
Marshalls
22 McGrath HwyDepartment Store at discounted prices.
Rite Aid
14 McGrath HwyDrugstore
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.
180 locals recommend
Target
180 Somerville AveProbably 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.