CambridgeSide, Boston
CambridgeSide may not break the mold of typical American shopping malls, having opened its doors in 1990 and now boasting a TJ Maxx department store as its anchor in 2023. However, it's currently undergoing a major makeover, set to introduce fresh shops, restaurants, offices, labs, and residential spaces, all while retaining its original two levels of shopping and dining options. Considering that Cambridge lacks a similarly convenient retail haven, it's certainly worth a visit.
Tip:
While you're in the vicinity, don't miss the chance to explore the nearby Lechmere Canal Park – a delightful oasis away from the throngs of cyclists, joggers, and strollers often crowding the Charles River banks. The park boasts a stunning public fountain, rumored to be the tallest in New England. Not only does it provide a captivating focal point, but it also works its magic in drowning out the nearby highway's traffic clamor. You'll find benches by the water's edge and in lush landscaped areas, inviting you to take a breather and savor the refreshing river breezes.
Tip:
While you're in the vicinity, don't miss the chance to explore the nearby Lechmere Canal Park – a delightful oasis away from the throngs of cyclists, joggers, and strollers often crowding the Charles River banks. The park boasts a stunning public fountain, rumored to be the tallest in New England. Not only does it provide a captivating focal point, but it also works its magic in drowning out the nearby highway's traffic clamor. You'll find benches by the water's edge and in lush landscaped areas, inviting you to take a breather and savor the refreshing river breezes.
Want to visit this sight? Check out these Self-Guided Walking Tours in Boston. Alternatively, you can download the mobile app "GPSmyCity: Walks in 1K+ Cities" from Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The app turns your mobile device to a personal tour guide and it works offline, so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad.
Download The GPSmyCity App
CambridgeSide on Map
Sight Name: CambridgeSide
Sight Location: Boston, USA (See walking tours in Boston)
Sight Type: Shopping
Sight Location: Boston, USA (See walking tours in Boston)
Sight Type: Shopping
Nearby Sights
Walking Tours in Boston, Massachusetts
Create Your Own Walk in Boston
Creating your own self-guided walk in Boston is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Boston Introduction Walking Tour
The capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States and it had played a key role in the country's struggle for independence. Founded in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England, it witnessed many events of the American Revolution, including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston.
... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.3 Km or 1.4 Miles
... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.3 Km or 1.4 Miles
Historical Cambridge MA Walking Tour
Once a quiet New England farming village that briefly served as the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, today’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a university town that dazzles visitors as the home of renowned Harvard University – alma mater to intellectuals, literary giants, Nobel Prize winners, celebrities, and political leaders. Many of America’s elite have spent time within Harvard’s... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.5 Km or 2.2 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.5 Km or 2.2 Miles
Beacon Hill Historic Houses Tour
Boston’s historic neighborhood of Beacon Hill is quite a charm! One can spend hours here, admiring the elegant uniformity and restraint of the architecture; at times, perhaps, imagining people from the past in their horse-drawn carriages. Federal-style and Victorian row houses, narrow streets lit by antique gas lanterns, brick sidewalks and lavender-hued windows adorn the area, which is... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.1 Km or 1.3 Miles
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.1 Km or 1.3 Miles
Bunker Hill Walking Tour
Bunker Hill rises above the banks of the Charles River like a chapter of American history carved in stone. At the heart of it all stands the towering Bunker Hill Monument, a granite obelisk that marks one of the earliest and most defining clashes of the American Revolution. Indeed, it is really hard to miss, both physically and historically...
The battle fought here on June 17, 1775, was... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.5 Km or 0.9 Miles
The battle fought here on June 17, 1775, was... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.5 Km or 0.9 Miles
North End Walking Tour
The North End is Boston’s oldest neighborhood, and for centuries it has played an outsized role in the city’s story. By the 1750s, this compact waterfront district had become a busy center of commercial, social, and intellectual life, filled with merchants, artisans, ship captains, printers, taverns, meeting places, and restless political energy.
Later, it came to be known as Boston’s... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.0 Km or 0.6 Miles
Later, it came to be known as Boston’s... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.0 Km or 0.6 Miles
Harvard University Walking Tour
The United States’ oldest institution of higher education—and one of its most prestigious—Harvard University was established in 1636. It was later named after Reverend John Harvard, who left the young college his library and half his estate. Over the years, Harvard has produced presidents, judges, diplomats, billionaires, Rhodes Scholars, and more Nobel Prize winners than most places could... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.3 Km or 1.4 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.3 Km or 1.4 Miles
Useful Travel Guides for Planning Your Trip
Boston's Marblehead Eateries
With such a diverse variety of dining cuisines and styles, the little town of Marblehead has something to satisfy every budget and culinary palate. You won't find any neon here, none is allowed in town and there are no fast food or drive-thrus establishments either. Most are quaint and...