Cambridge

As Boston’s creative sister community across the Charles, Cambridge is an intellectual hotspot with a vibrant arts and culture scene. As a city, Cambridge channels the spirit of a European capital with distinct neighborhoods, and a forward-thinking ethos.

Settled over 400 years ago, the city of Cambridge continues to charm with old-world architecture while birthing many of world’s newest ideas. Surrounded by natural beauty and bursting with cultural experiences, the pace of life in Cambridge is invigorating and stimulating without the hustle of a major metropolis.

Cambridge is one of the nation’s most walkable cities, and each area has a distinctive feel—from cozy pub chats at Inman Square bars to the café society that spills out into Harvard Square’s streets. The steady flow of the Charles River and the gentle sway of oak and maple trees create an aura of natural calm throughout.

For every season, Cambridge provides a new activity: summer sails into the harbor, late fall bike rides along Memorial Drive, ice skating on crisp winter weekends, and a spring round of golf on the course beside Fresh Pond. Conversations with neighbors and a constantly changing roster of cultural engagements keep the minds of Cantabrigians sharp.

Cambridge is host to an innovative tech and biotech community, centered around Kendall Square, which brings with it an abundance of co-working spaces and incubators. Farm-to-table restaurants and third-wave coffee joints have dug in around the startup culture. The city is also renowned for being sustainably-minded, promoting green living through initiatives such as fuel- efficient vehicle charging stations and a neighborhood solar initiative to promote panel installation. Cambridge residents also rallied in recent years to care for the Charles River, making it one of the cleanest urban rivers in America.

The neighborhoods in Cambridge abound with historic buildings that remain as gracious single- family homes. A new crop of modern condos line up around town alongside distinctive private estates.

The vibrant campus communities of Harvard and MIT attract a constant influx of public lectures, exhibits and art installations, film screenings, and more. Cambridge is also home to two culinary schools and a repertory theatre company. There’s always something just around the corner to spark the minds and senses of Cambridge residents.