MIT Self-Guided Audio Walk: The Great Dome, Stata Center and the Smoots on Harvard Bridge

What to bring

• Ticket code and phone: Enter your ticket code on the Roamer link in your confirmation before you set off, while you have signal.
• Charged phone: Bring a fully charged smartphone to run the browser-based audio tour and GPS map.
• Earphones: Bring earphones so you can hear the self-guided audio clearly as you walk.
• Data or Wi-Fi access: Use mobile data on the walk or open the tour on Wi-Fi before starting if you have no data.
• Weather gear: Bring warm or windproof layers, as the Harvard Bridge can be very windy and cold.

What's not allowed

• Building access: Never enter a building on this walk; Lobby 7 and the chapel are optional and only during their public hours.

Accessibility

• Stairs on route: The leg from Kresge Oval to Massachusetts Avenue includes two short flights of steps by the Student Center.
• Traffic and crossings: Expect heavy, fast traffic along Massachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive and cross only at signalized lights.
• Wind exposure: The Harvard Bridge section is exposed and can be very windy and cold off the river.

Additional information

• Tour start setup: Open the Roamer redemption page from your confirmation and unlock the tour before you leave your signal area.
• Tour format: The tour opens in your phone browser and does not require any app download.
• Best weekday window: A weekday between about 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. lets you look into Lobby 7 and, at set hours, the MIT Chapel.
• Chapel hours: The MIT Chapel is open to visitors Monday to Friday, 10 to 11 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., when no service is on.
• Campus opening hours: Much of MIT, usually including Lobby 7, is open weekdays 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., except holidays and Institute closures.
• Commencement closures: Avoid Commencement week in late May and early June, when Killian Court is fenced and closed.
• Killian Court note: Killian Court is closed for Commencement in late spring and cannot be accessed on those days.
• Outdoor courts access: MIT's outdoor courts are normally public; if fenced, stay on sidewalks where all buildings remain visible.
• Court alternatives: If McDermott Court or the Stata Center court is closed, follow Ames Street to Main Street and view Stata from Vassar Street.
• Construction alerts: In 2026, expect construction hoarding at McCormick Hall on Memorial Drive and at 200 Main Street in Kendall Square.
• MIT Museum stop: The MIT Museum on Main Street at the last stop is ticketed and shares prices and hours on that stop's card.
• Welcome Center: The MIT Welcome Center at 292 Main Street offers campus maps Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding MIT holidays.
• Route start and end: From Back Bay, you can reach the start by walking across Harvard Bridge; the walk ends beside Kendall/MIT Red Line station.
• Crossing safety: Only cross Massachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive at traffic lights; the Memorial Drive crossing at Endicott Street has two stages with push buttons.
• Redemption flexibility: Lifetime access lets you start any day, at any hour, and replay the tour as often as you like.

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