Located just across the Charles River from Boston, Cambridge, is a bustling city of over 100,000 people filled with restaurants, cafes, shops, and bars. Already a hot spot for the academic world, and home to two of the most prominent universities in the country,
Harvard and
MIT, Cambridge definitely lives up to its reputation, drawing some of the finest minds from around the globe, and being one of the top cities lauded for their cutting edge technology and Biotech research. Today, Cambridge is evolving away from its stuffy reputation, and has become a hot destination for fun-seekers, young and old alike, drawing musicians, foodies, tourists, and shoppers.
Foodies will have many options to choose from, as there is a wide variety of dining in Cambridge. From Asian cuisine, like
Koreana to Mediterranean fare, like
Oleana, there surely is a place to satisfy any craving here. Cambridge is also teeming with independent coffee shops (how else do you think the Ivy-Leaguers stay up to finish all those assignments?), like
Carberry's,
Simon's Coffeeshop, and
1369 Coffee House. After a long week of studying, take in some live music and booze at one of Cambridge's many bars, like the
Cambridge Common,
Toad,
Lizard Lounge, or
Cantab Lounge.
As a destination with something going on, you can always count on something to see or do when you are in Cambridge. The majority of its neighborhoods are centered around "squares", such as
Inman Square,
Kendall Square,
Central Square,
Harvard Square, and
Porter Square. A moderate walk or short ride on public transportation, Cambridge is served by the Red Line on the MBTA, a number of Buses, and is the ideal destination for anyone interested music, theatre, world famous museums (the Harvard art museums or the glass flowers and dinosaurs at the Harvard Museum of Natural History), history, or just in an overall good time.
Established as the city of Newtowne in 1630, by Puritan settlers in what is now known as
Harvard Square. Just six years later, Harvard College (
Harvard University) was founded and reigns as the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. In 1638, the town of Newtowne was changed to Cambridge. Over 200 years later, in 1864, Old Cambridge, Cambridgeport, and East Cambridge merged into the Cambridge we know today. Since then, Cambridge has become a haven for small shops, college students, and has attracted a plethora of visitors.
