Watertown Arsenal

Worth seeing in and around Watertown Arsenal

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
   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 km · private research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   3.8 km · observatory · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   3.8 km · astronomical observatory in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   3.8 km · astronomical observatory · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   3.8 km · school of public administration of Harvard University · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Harvard Stadium

   Harvard Stadium is a U-shaped college football stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Owned and operated by Harvard University, it is home to the Harvard Crimson football program and can seat just over 25,000 spectators.

   3.2 km · American football stadium · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Mount Auburn Cemetery

   Mount Auburn Cemetery, located in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, is the first rural or garden cemetery in the United States. It is the burial site of many prominent Boston Brahmins, and is a National Historic Landmark.

   1.9 km · cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

   The Waterworks Museum is a museum in the Chestnut Hill Waterworks building, originally a high-service pumping station of the Boston Metropolitan Waterworks. It contains well-preserved mechanical engineering devices in a Richardsonian Romanesque building.

   3.5 km · museum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Nickerson Field

   Nickerson Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, on the campus of Boston University. The stadium is owned by BU, and is the home field for some Boston University Terriers athletics programs, including soccer and lacrosse.

   4 km · building in Massachusetts, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, also known as the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, is an institute of Harvard University that fosters interdisciplinary research across the humanities, sciences, social sciences, arts, and professions. Founded in 1999 as the successor of Radcliffe College, originally a women's college affiliated with Harvard.

    3.9 km · division of Harvard University · Wikipedia

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Getting to Watertown Arsenal

Airports

Boston Logan (BOS), 13 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), 74 km · Bradley (BDL), 134 km

Stations

Boston College station, 2.4 km · Babcock Street station, 4 km · Chestnut Hill Avenue station, 2.9 km · Chestnut Hill station, 3.9 km · Reservoir station, 3.3 km

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  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · $7–9
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  4068 km · quickest by air, 9h 8m · $450–690
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• Hartford → Watertown Arsenal

  142 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · $12–17
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