Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.harvard.edu
;
Massachusetts Ave; tours free; tours 10am, noon & 2pm Mon-Fri, 2pm Sat;
Harvard)
Founded in 1636 to educate men for the ministry, Harvard is America's oldest
college. (No other college came along until 1693.) The original Ivy League school has
eight graduates who went on to be US presidents, not to mention dozens of Nobel laur-
eates and Pulitzer Prize winners. The university's historic heart is
Harvard Yard
, its an-
cient oaks and redbrick buildings exuding an air of academia.
There are also several excellent museums on campus, including the
Harvard Art Mu-
have completed a multiyear renovation and expansion by 2014, and the longstanding
Harvard Museum of Natural History
(
www.hmnh.harvard.edu
; 26 Oxford St; adult/child/seni-
or & student $12/8/10;
9am-5pm;
)
. Tours are more frequent in summer.
