Illustrious Schools: Group Tour of MIT & Harvard

The journey, in full

1. 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! 2. 5 min - MIT Media Lab See the MIT Media Lab, home to some of the most innovative cross-disciplinary creations stemming from MIT. 3. 10 min - MIT Gray House Stop by the Gray House, one of the first buildings MIT built in Cambridge! 4. 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! 5. 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. 6. 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! 7. 10 min - MIT Banana Lounge Learn about the story behind the Banana Lounge - a story as unexpected as the lounge name! 8. 15 min - Stata Center See the quirky Stata Center, simultaneously an architectural marvel and a design nightmare. 9. 15 min - Break End the MIT tour and take a quick break for a snack or the bathroom before continuing to Harvard 10. 20 min - MBTA Subway Ride Follow your guide through the Boston subway system to start your Harvard tour! 11. 10 min - Harvard Student Center Stop outside the Student Center to check out a map of Harvard's sprawl and see your walking route. 12. 10 min - Wadsworth House See one of the oldest buildings in Harvard Yard, where George Washington stayed during the American Revolution. 13. 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. 14. 10 min - Harvard Memorial Church See Memorial Church, a multifunctional building inside an old church. 15. 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. 16. 10 min - Johnston Gate See the main entrance to Harvard Yard: Johnson Gate. 17. 10 min - John Harvard Statue Learn why the famous Harvard Yard statue is called the "Statue of the Three Lies". 18. 15 min - Kirkland House See the buildings where upperclassmen live at Harvard University and learn about the tradition of "Housing Day". 19. 5 min - Harvard Square End the tour at Harvard Square, and hopefully leave a five-star review!