WHAT’S NEARBY
The Cambridge Gateway Inn is centrally located on Route 2 East in North Cambridge, minutes from Routes 93, 90 (Mass. Pike), 95, and 128. We are a short drive or train ride to Harvard Square and Downtown Boston.
Leave your car and take our FREE shuttle service to mass transportation at the nearby Alewife “T” Subway Station where you can take public transportation to anywhere in Greater Boston. The surrounding area is known for its many colleges, universities, hospitals, businesses, restaurants, theaters, museums, and clubs, as well as many historic sites. See our list of places of interest below with links to their respective Web sites.
To make a reservation now, use our online reservation system or call 617-661-7800 or 866-427-6660 toll-free.
Businesses:
- Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
- The Cambridge Gateway Inn is located adjacent to the World headquarters of the Arthur D. Little Company and minutes from Cambridge Park Drive the home of Genetics Institute.
Colleges and Universities:
- Harvard University
- Radcliffe Lesley University
- MIT
- Bentley College
- Brandeis University
- Babson College
- Tufts University
- Boston University
- Boston College
Theatres and Concert Halls:
- American Repertory Theatre
- The Charles Playhouse (“Blue Man Group”)
- The Colonial Theatre
- The Emerson Majestic Theatre
- Huntington Theatre Company
- Wang Center and Shubert Theatres
- The Wilbur Theatre
- Boston Symphony Hall
- Sanders Theatre
- Somerville Theater
- The Hatch Shell
Clubs
Museums:
- The Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts
- The Children’s Museum
- The Museum of Our National Heritage
- The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
- The John F. Kennedy Museum and Library
- The Museum of Science
- The Charles River Museum of Industry
Historical Sites:
- The Historical Sites of Lexington and Concord
- The Freedom Trail of Boston
- The U.S.S. Constitution (“Old Ironsides”)
Natural Attractions:
WHAT’S HAPPENING
New England is famous for all four—seasons each one full of things to do. We have listed many of the “happenings” in the Boston/Cambridge area, with convenient links to their web sites. We hope you will enjoy events from our professional sports teams, to our brilliant Fall foliage while you are here. Let us know if you need more information—our friendly staff is ready to help you!
- Harvard Square Octoberfest
- Head of the Charles Regatta
- Boston Bruins hockey
- Boston Celtics basketball
- New England Patriots football
- Fall Foliage tours
- Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”
- First Night Boston (The First in the Country!)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra and numerous other cultural events
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®
- The Boston Marathon
- The Boston Pops
- Boston Red Sox baseball
- New England Revolution soccer
- Hatch Shell events
- Boston Duck Tours