MIT and Harvard Tour: Explore Historic Campuses

Explore MIT and Harvard on a guided tour. Discover history, pranks, and traditions. See iconic sites and stunning views. Subway fare included.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • MIT Media Lab - Explore the MIT Media Lab, a hub for groundbreaking interdisciplinary innovations from MIT.
  • Green Building - Visit the Green Building, designed by I.M. Pei, and discover the legendary “Tetris” student prank.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Check out the iconic MIT Dome and hear the story of the police car…
What's Included
  • Tour Guide Services
  • Subway ticket from MIT to Harvard
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The tour starts on the MIT 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 designed by world-famous architects, dormitories home to hilarious MIT “hacks”, and stunning views of Boston from across the river!
After MIT, your tour guide will take…

Location
Ripple Cafe
Main Street
Your tour guide will meet you in front of the Ripple Cafe on Main Street in Cambridge. The cafe is next to the Kendall Station subway stop on the Red Line. Your guide will be wearing a Boston Hidden Gems t-shirt and name tag.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Danray100
Jan 23, 2025
An excellent insight tour to all things MIT & Harvard - Alex was a fabulous guide, source of information and energetic host. You’d have thought she had lived the MIT and Harvard student lifestyle. Highly recommended to anyone looking to learn more about the Cambridge educational establishments.
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Leonides
Jan 20, 2025
Wonderful tour - My son and I enjoyed the tour. Guide was very informative and pleasant. Thank you for running the tour during winter and even with just 4 in the party.
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Jenny_s
Dec 17, 2024
Learned a lot and had fun doing it! - This was a fantastic tour, and Alex was a very skilled and personable guide. I originally balked at the length of the tour (3.5 hours), but it ended up being perfect (even on a wintery Boston day!). The tour was thoughtfully planned, packed with fun and interesting sites and information, reasonable priced, and the tour guide was professional, personable, knowledgeable, and enjoyable to interact with. This is our second Viator tour and both have been homeruns! We love to learn when we travel and Viator tours really seems to fit the bill.
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Jennifers9553
Nov 3, 2024
Great tour of remarkable colleges! - I went solo on a tour of Harvard and MIT with Riley of Hidden Gems. Our group was small - just 7 people. The other tour groups I saw on these campuses were huge! This is one of the few tours I saw that takes you to both campuses, which I thought made it special. The campuses are different and a great comparison. Riley’s stories about student pranks (or hacks as they call them) were super fun at MIT. The stories and history she gave at Harvard were very interesting and provided so much more history and color to this remarkable institution. Both campuses are pretty but Hard is spectacular. The town of Cambridge was super cute as well although packed with tourists. Everyone in our group was thankful for the small group we had with a great tour guide!
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Onair04825013051
Oct 25, 2024
Good time and worthy - Really enjoyable. Lots of background knowledge and nice sidestories. We were led by Alexandria. Really nice and if you are not native english speaking, easy to follow.
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M5034ngsm
Oct 25, 2024
Awesome tour - Tour was awesome. Alex was very knowledgeable regarding history, thoroughly enjoyed the tour as a whole. Definitely recommend!
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Stephanieba8343xe
Oct 25, 2024
Perfect tour of Harvard & MIT - Interesting information, very nice route, Alexandria had very good expertise and responded perfectly to questions Very pleasant atmosphere
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Markgr5977gn
Oct 25, 2024
Informative and Fun!! - Alexandra was a great tour guide, super knowledgeable and relatable! Enjoyed hearing about inside student pranks and about traditions from each school!
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Danaholve
Oct 17, 2024
MIT/Harvard Historical Tour - Alex was a great tour guide. Very complete, fun stories and information shared. A great overview of both campuses. Thank you!
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Tamif585
Oct 13, 2024
Great tour - Alex did a great job. Knowledgable and fun. We enjoyed her patience and recommendations she provided. Seeing the two different campuses to compare was very cool for the kids
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