(let a student show you harvard . . .on a free walking tour) take an engaging look at harvard during an hour-long free tour. you and your family, school, or organization are invited to tour harvard yard with a student guide. you will see harvard's rich sampling of american history and architecture from the colonial period to the present; buildings designed by charles bulfinch to le corbusier are represented. you will also learn about the university's libraries and diverse museums.
schedule of tours tours leave the harvard events & information center in holyoke center, 1350 massachusetts ave., cambridge.
during the academic year, 45-minute tours are offered free of charge monday through friday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and on saturday at 2 p.m.
from june through august, tours leave at 10 and 11:15 a.m., and at 2 and 3:15 p.m., monday through saturday, and at 1:30 and 3 p.m. on sunday.
tours are suspended during academic exam periods in addition to spring break. please call ahead to confirm. reservations for groups of 20 or more may be made by calling the events & information center at (617) 495-1573.
prospective students may take tours originating at the harvard/radcliffe admissions office, byerly hall, 8 garden st., cambridge.
from april through august, the admissions staff conducts an information session at 10 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. tour, monday through friday (and saturday minus the information session); another session is held year round at 2 p.m., followed by a 3 p.m. tour. no tours are offered during winter recess.国