cambridge common

If you like a construction site with bulldozers running and earth movers this is the place to see. Hobos hate and you may too. The only thing which operates is a playground which is fenced of.. Will be like that for another year or two..

I have been going to CC for a few years now. It has been a great go to place to meet up with friends after work or for a casual night with out of town guests. Love this place!

This common has an amazing playground! There are standard features such as swings and slides, but there are also wooden structures for imaginative play, a box sledding hill, a conveyor belt and buckets for the sand area, and a rope climbing area. Though part of the park area is closed off for reconstruction of the soccer fields, there is still plenty to see and read about the Revolutionary War history of the area, including the marker noting where Washington took control of the army. This is definitely worth a visit, especially if you've got kids in need of running off some energy in a large, safe place.

I would love to have been able to visit many stores here but the parking garage clearance was 6.5 feet. If you are in an SUV (especially a 4 wheel drive) it's just too low to access safely.

Pretty land and location, but what to do varies depending upon the season and if anything is scheduled to occur on the day that you are there. Mostly it is a pretty area to walk in with a very nice playground at one end.

Granted it is not as spectacular as Boston Common but it does have a quaint feel to it and if you are there in the Fall with change of color on the leaves of the trees or when it's summer with the greenery, it's pleasant. There is playground equipment for children and benches for people to sit an relax you could take a picnic lunch or book to just relax for a while after spending time touring the town. At the nearby bus stop, at Massachusetts Ave, towards Harvard Square there is an area with large panels providing all this historical information concerning the area, including the park. It is worth reading. On separate trips we have read it, gaining information that we inevitably forgotten from the time before.

Boston Common is more famous, but the history at Cambridge Common is more concentrated, more accessible, more understandable. It’s a great place to take children from late elementary school and up. The place is a survey crash course in U.S. history.Start with the trees that overlooked General George Washington mustering the Revolutionary Army in the aftermath of Lexington & Concord and Bunker Hill. From these trees, Washington headed south to Long Island, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. What began at Cambridge ended with the British surrender at Yorktown, Va.Stand where he stood. Contemplate what that ragtag army did.Cross the common and stand with Abe Lincoln. Contemplate again.Head toward the First Parish church and visit the monument to the Potato Famine given to Boston’s people (but installed in Cambridge) by the Irish president. The statue hauntingly shows a man and a woman, each with a child, struggling for food to feed their young. Your heart will ache with empathy for these parents and for these children. You will appreciate the opportunity the Irish found in America after the widespread disease caused by pestilence and famine caused by, many will argue, the British policy toward Ireland.Cambridge Common is so closed to Harvard Square and Harvard Yard. A 20-minute walk is enough to touch base with these historic American reference points. In a city full of history, if you’re at Harvard, don’t ignore the Cambridge Common.

Actually, it's a very small area but it's charming. Get a sandwich at "Bon Pain" or "Otto's Pizza" right next door at Harvard Square, and come sit at one of the granite benches, across from Harvard Yard and the Harvard Law School. It's an unassuming park, once hosting Cambridge citizens' cows, (!) now planted at the center of town. Once you rest, go on to any of Harvard's museums or visit the Harvard Yard or any of the very chic shops in the Brattle Street area.

Now an ok, small park between major thoroughfares in the middle of the square. Sometimes pleasant. SOmetimes a mecca for weirdos, throw-backs to the '60's or homeless thoughstill feels and is safe.Nice enclosed playground at one end. If you need a place for a quiet picnic, go tp the Charles riverbamk instead

Cambridge is charming and historic. Nice shops, vintage architecture and some good restaurants. Nice stop on the way to Harvard.

Not much to say about it since it's part of the Harvard decor. Just walk around, take pictures and enjoy the scenary.

Clean, convenient to a show at the Lizard Lounge, not expensive. Meatloaf sandwich was great, as were the tater tots, chicken fingers were a bit dry and chewy, but edible. Overwhelming assortment of beers (that's good!), and great service. Overall a great choice for a light meal in Cambridge.

We go here to drink beer ( they have greater selection of fresh brew and bottled) watch sports on the TV and enjoy the black bean burgers-- the best I've ever had.

Not worth going out of your way for this park, but worth a gander if you're in the neighborhood. Good playground equipment for kids.

It's a very small green space, but quite historical in our country's history! It's where George Washington took command of the troops.