Harvard yard is ALWAYS beautiful, but the week before graduation it is festooned with banners of scarlet and gold -- making it still MORE beautiful! Find the great boulders set into the pavement in front of the science center for a good sit! More

Feel free to see for yourself, overrated. Harvard square is great though and your dissapointment will be disapated by the local street vendors and timely establisnments that a true free market can provide. More

heard from an acquaintance I made on the T. the university is completely business minded on most of their programs. the price tag is too much and career services assistance is limited - ppl strive and to save face end up getting jobs with their own resourcefulness as against harvard's services. More

easy to get to and a must see but smaller than i thought. More

We didn’t get to catch a tour but just walking around the old red brick building was fantastic. There was actually free art festival while we were there which allowed us to peruse through some of the buildings and listen to some music. The church is probably one of the most beautiful buildings on site and it is worth your... More

Just walk around and see the historic buildings. The tour is free and informative. More

Fun, interesting, easy to get to on the "T". We went to a free lecture onthe Historyy of BBQ which was great, and there was a free beer and bbq tasting afterwards. Score! More

It's beautiful and historic and got great energy, plus it looks exactly the way you expect a top-tier Ivy League school in New England should. And Harvard Square is right there. Take a tour if you can. More

Americans are very proud of Harvard University. They have buildings dating from the 1800s and lots of advances and studies have been made there. Harvard is unusual in the US, as I understand - redbrick buildings laid out in courts and quads and serious people wandering around thinking serious things. Unfortunately, I come from the UK, which has both Cambridge... More