MIT

MIT is located on 146 acres that extend more than a mile along the Cambridge side of the Charles River. Many world-renowned architects have designed buildings throughout the campus including Alvar Aalto, and I.M. Pei. Sculptures, murals, and paintings abound including works by Alexander Calder, Henry Moore and Louise Nevelson. MIT is the home of the List Visual Arts Center which is located in the Wiesner Building. Internationally recognized for its contemporary art exhibitions, the Center maintains MIT's permanent collection of over 1,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs and contemporary prints. Also located on campus is the MIT Museum which offers exhibitions and programs that explore the interplay among the areas of art, science, and technology. Its public exhibitions are housed in the main building at 265 Massachusetts Avenue and also at the Compton Gallery (main campus, building 10) and the Hart Nautical Gallery (main campus, building 5). Guided walking tours of campus are available twice daily and depart from the lobby of Building 7 which is located at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge, just one bridge away from Boston, could easily be characterized as a college town with its 28,000 students, but it is far more than that. In Harvard Square, a hub of activity both day and night, browse the world's largest concentration of bookstores, launch into cyberspace at a high tech cafe, or explore the treasures hidden in the home of the 19th-century poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Kendall Square is home to MIT and the heart of Massachusetts' high tech and biotech industries. Shop at the nearby CambridgeSide Galleria or take a relaxing tour of Boston and Cambridge from a riverboat along the scenic Charles River.

BOSTON

Paul Revere's House, the Boston Tea Party Ship, the Old North Church-history is on every corner in Boston. Walk the Freedom Trail for a premiere tour of some of the most treasured historical sites and a view of some of the city's many diverse neighborhoods. A renowned international center of cultural and intellectual activity, Boston boasts the Museum of Science, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Mapparium at the Christian Science Center, the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Faneuil Hall, the historic Waterfront, the Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. Shoppers will delight in the many retail offerings at Downtown Crossing, Copley Place, and the Prudential Center.