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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The world-famous technical university on the Charles River, with Frank Gehry's Stata Center, the Great Dome and a free museum of its inventions.

Official Website
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Open
Campus always open; the museum has its own hours
Price
Campus free; paid museum
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
Kendall/MIT station (Red Line).

Why Go

Wander the 'Infinite Corridor', see Eero Saarinen's Kresge Auditorium and chapel, and visit the MIT Museum in Kendall Square. Students are known for elaborate pranks, or 'hacks', some of them on the Great Dome.

Nearby

Newbury Street and Back Bay22 min walkFenway Park25 min walk · Must-SeeView Boston26 min walkBoston Public Library and Copley Square26 min walk

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