North Brighton

Worth seeing in and around North Brighton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Harvard University

   Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636, and named Harvard College in 1639 in honor of its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.

   2.5 km · private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

   The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1861 to advance "useful knowledge", the university has played a significant role in the development of many areas of technology and science.

   3.8 km · private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded 1861 · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Boston University

   Boston University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodists with its original campus in Newbury, Vermont.

   3.3 km · private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Boston College

   Boston College is a private Catholic Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order, the university has more than 15,000 total students, making it the seventh largest Catholic university in the U.S. by enrollment.

   3.7 km · private research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Harvard Law School

   Harvard Law School is the law school of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United States.

   2.7 km · law school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Harvard College Observatory

   The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, and was founded in 1839.

   2.7 km · observatory · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

   The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts.

   3.9 km · art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

   The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, previously known as the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is an astrophysics research institute jointly operated by the Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, the CfA leads a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, Earth and space sciences, as well as science education.

   2.7 km · astronomical observatory in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

   The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution, concentrating on astrophysical studies including galactic and extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, solar, earth and planetary sciences, theory and instrumentation, using observations at wavelengths from the highest energy gamma rays to the radio, along with gravitational waves. Established in Washington, D.C., in 1890, the SAO moved its headquarters in 1955 to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where its research is a collaboration with the Harvard College Observatory and the Harvard University Department of Astronomy.

   2.7 km · astronomical observatory · Wikipedia
10. 10
    John F. Kennedy School of Government

    The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly called the Harvard Kennedy School, is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The Harvard Kennedy School offers master's degrees in public policy, public administration, and international development, four doctoral degrees, and various executive education programs.

    2 km · school of public administration of Harvard University · Wikipedia

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Getting to North Brighton

Airports

Boston Logan (BOS), 11 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), 74 km · Bradley (BDL), 136 km

Stations

Boston College station, 3.1 km · Kenmore station, 3.7 km · Babcock Street station, 1.7 km · Central station, 3 km

• Providence/Warwick → North Brighton

  77 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · $7–10
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  13058 km · quickest by air, 24h 27m · $1,880–2,910
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• Hartford → North Brighton

  144 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · $12–17
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