Harvard Yard Self-Guided Audio Walk: Harvard Square, John Harvard Statue, Memorial Hall and Longfellow House

What to bring

• Ticket code: Enter your ticket code on the Roamer redemption page from your confirmation before you set off.
• Phone and earphones: Bring a fully charged phone and earphones to listen to the audio tour.
• Data or Wi-Fi: Use mobile data on the walk, or open the tour on Wi-Fi before you start if you will be offline.

Accessibility

• Steps on route: Expect a few short stairways inside Harvard Yard and up into Radcliffe Yard from Appian Way.
• Step-free option: Use the step-free Radcliffe Yard entrance on Brattle Street instead of the Appian Way steps.

Additional information

• Tour access: Start the tour from your phone browser, with GPS map and directions, and no app to download.
• Activation tip: Activate your tour using the ticket code while you still have signal before you begin walking.
• Best time to go: Choose a weekday morning in term time for a calm but lively Yard with fewer tour groups.
• Seasonal atmosphere: Enjoy late spring or autumn for the prettiest views under Harvard Yard's trees.
• Busy dates: Avoid Commencement week and Alumni Day when Harvard Yard can close to the public.
• Yard closures: If Yard gates are locked, follow the fence on Massachusetts Avenue and Quincy Street to continue the route.
• Gate hours: Use Loeb House Gate on Quincy Street until 7 p.m., then Sever Gate behind Sever Hall after 7 p.m.
• Gate changes: Be aware that Harvard states gate opening times can change without notice.
• Route layout: Note that stops 5 to 10 are outside Harvard Yard along the surrounding streets.
• Construction zone: Stay on sidewalks around the Harvard Square kiosk and never enter the fenced construction area.
• Building entry: Stay outside Harvard buildings, including Widener Library, Massachusetts Hall, and Radcliffe Yard offices.
• Traffic caution: Cross carefully at Mason Street and Brattle Street, where there are no traffic lights.
• Cyclist awareness: Watch for cyclists on the paths across Cambridge Common.
• Old Burying Ground hours: Visit the Old Burying Ground only between dawn and dusk when the gate on Garden Street is open.
• After dark route: After dark, remain on the public path beside the Old Burying Ground instead of entering.
• Harvard Square station: Allow about ten minutes to walk back along Brattle Street to Harvard Square Red Line station from the last stop.
• Longfellow House option: From 22 May to 31 October 2026, you can add a free Longfellow House ranger tour Friday to Monday.
• Longfellow House booking: Reserve Longfellow House tours by phone from 9:30 a.m. the same day or try walking in.
• Carpenter Center: Visit the Carpenter Center ramp and galleries for free from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday.
• Visitor kiosk: Use the Cambridge Kiosk in Harvard Square as a free visitor information center after its May 2025 reopening.

• Please check your final voucher for the redemption details and specific instructions.
• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.