Cambridge - Harvard University 
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Harvard University was founded in 1636, making it one of the oldest universities in the United States. The school was named after John Harvard, a Charlestown pastor who donated money and books to the fledgling institution. It began as a center of religious training for young Puritan men.
Today Harvard has professional schools in Medicine, Divinity, Law, Dentistry, and Arts and Sciences, with over 2,000 faculty members and enrollment of over 20,000 students annually.
Today Harvard has professional schools in Medicine, Divinity, Law, Dentistry, and Arts and Sciences, with over 2,000 faculty members and enrollment of over 20,000 students annually.
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Visitors can take a free guided historical walking tour of the campus to see and learn more about the institution. Tours begin at the Harvard Information Center. There is also an audio tour available for download.
Guides: Interpretive sessions sometimes available.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
Transit: T: Harvard
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Spire of the Harvard University Memorial Church in Cambridge, MA.
Pillared entrance to the Harvard Library, Cambridge, MA.
Harvard Memorial Hall (1860) in Cambridge.
Harvard Science Center, Cambridge.
Harvard Campus, Cambridge.
