Situated in the middle of Cambridge, and easily accessible with the red line is the neighborhood of Harvard Square. Harvard Square is a world renowned neighborhood for shopping, dining, or visiting historical places. At its heart, you can see the prestigious Harvard University. Founded in 1636, HU is well known around the world for the many brilliant people who went there to study. In fact most of the US presidents stopped by there during their collegial years, among whom the actual president Barak Obama.
On a less serious note, Harvard Square is the place to be for any holiday, because the neighborhood is very active in organizing events for July 4th, Labor Day, Oktoberfest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas…
What would be a typical day spent at Harvard Square like? Fairly simple, once you get out of the T station, you should stop by one of the numerous café in the neighborhood (my advice would be this one Burdick's Chocolates), before going to the Harvard Co-op store and grab your souvenir tee-shirt of Harvard University. After that, take a guided tour of the campus and admire where part of the American history was built, at least the brainsJ. Then take a bite by either stopping at a restaurant or going to the Harvard Square Market, where you will find various dishes from around the world. Last but not least take a look at the various bookstores, pick a book and go sit by the Charles River reading and watching the kayakers.
