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The best photos of Harvard University aren't always at the obvious landmarks. Sure, Harvard Yard and Widener Library will fill your camera roll, but the real magic is in the side streets, the reflected light, and the unexpected angles that only reveal themselves to those exploring on foot. Seek out Annenberg Hall for the kind of shot that no one else is posting.
America's oldest university — a sprawling Cambridge campus where red-brick Georgian buildings house everything from constitutional law to quantum physics.
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided photography tour route in Harvard University. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Harvard Yard — the historic heart of campus with dormitories, libraries, and the iconic John Harvard statue, Widener Library — one of the largest university libraries in the world with over 3.5 million volumes, built in 1915 as a memorial, Memorial Hall — a Victorian Gothic building housing Sanders Theatre, the freshman dining hall, and a memorial to Civil War alumni, plus hidden gems like Annenberg Hall — the grand freshman dining hall inside Memorial Hall, modeled after the great halls of Oxford and Cambridge and Adams House — a residential house with a gold-domed library and a swimming pool that FDR once used.
Use this page as a starting point for a Harvard University walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Harvard University. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
Harvard University attracts visitors for history and architecture, and Harvard Yard and Widener Library and every landmark doubles as a photography opportunity when you know where to stand and when the light is best. A photography-focused walk pays attention to reflections, leading lines, and street scenes between the landmarks. Hidden photogenic spots like Annenberg Hall reward those who wander off the main path.
Harvard Yard is open to the public. Free student-led tours depart from the information center in Smith Campus Center. Cross the Anderson Memorial Bridge to see the Business School and river houses.
Year-round. Fall foliage in October is stunning against the red brick. Commencement in late May fills the Yard with ceremony. Summer is quietest for walking.
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