Union Square

Worth seeing in and around Union Square

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.

   1.8 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.

   2.3 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.

   3.4 km · private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   TD Garden

   TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995.

   3.2 km · multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Tufts University

   Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning.

   3.6 km · private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Berklee College of Music

   Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.

   3.8 km · independent college of contemporary music in Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   2.6 km · observatory · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   1.8 km · law school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Boston Public Library

   The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1848. The Boston Public Library is also Massachusetts' Library for the Commonwealth, meaning all adult residents of the state are entitled to borrowing and research privileges, and the library receives state funding.

   3.8 km · library system in Boston, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    2.6 km · astronomical observatory in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to Union Square

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Boston Logan (BOS), 8 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), 78 km · Bradley (BDL), 140 km

• Providence/Warwick → Union Square

  78 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · $8–11
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• Portland → Union Square

  3925 km · quickest by air, 9h 5m · $450–690
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• Hartford → Union Square

  148 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · $13–18
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