Why visit / Interesting facts:
- Great green space
- One of the best spots to bring your picnic
Time required: 10 minutes
Public transport:
- Subway Red Line: Harvard Square
Address: Garden Street and MA Avenue, Cambridge, MA - USA
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Photo: janniswerner
Things you need to know:
- Cambridge Common is a public park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's right next to Harvard Square and several parts of Harvard University
- The park has a large park area, playground, baseball field, and a number of monuments (mostly related to the Revolution War)
- During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington first gathered his troops here. The elm under which they gathered no longer stands, but a plaque marks its place
- Is the site of an Irish Famine Memorial, dedicated on July 23, 1997, by the President of Ireland at the time, Mary Robinson. A very similar memorial is in downtown Boston as well
What to do there:
- Read on the grass, join a kickball team, race down a slide - the list goes on. The even shorter list: outdoor fun
- Take a break from the bustle of Harvard Square
- Take pictures of the trees in fall, or the lights and statues at night
- Watch Harvard students try to learn how to throw a Frisbee
Tips & Insights:
- Though this isn't the very best park you can find in the Boston area, it's a great green space to have on the edge of campus
- This is a great park for families, especially with the playground and large open spaces
- Best people-watching time of the year is probably spring - the Harvard students and local families are out in droves
- One of the best spots to bring your picnic or deli sandwich near campus
