Broad Canal, Boston

#321 among attractions in Boston

Bridge, View point, Canal

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Facts and practical information

Broad Canal is a short canal in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, previously larger and part of the now-vanished canal system that made Cambridge an active seaport. ()

Coordinates: 42°21'46"N, 71°4'50"W

Address

279 1st Street Cambridge, MACambridge (Kendall Square)Boston 02142 United States

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Broad Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: CambridgeSide, Charles River Esplanade, Lotta Fountain, Longfellow Bridge.

~1920 ftNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
CambridgeSide, Boston
10 min walk • CambridgeSide, nestled in the vibrant city of Boston, stands as a premier shopping destination for both locals and visitors alike. This bustling shopping center is an urban oasis for retail therapy, offering a diverse array of stores that cater to a variety of tastes...
0.5 miS
Park, Bike trail, Outdoor activities
Charles River Esplanade, Boston
14 min walk • Nestled along the banks of the Charles River in Boston, the Charles River Esplanade is a lush urban oasis that offers city dwellers and visitors alike a serene escape from the bustling streets. This picturesque park stretches for three miles along the river, providing...
0.5 miSE
Monuments and statues
Lotta Fountain, Boston
14 min walk • Lotta Fountain is a 1939 fountain and sculpture by artist Katharine Lane Weems and architects J. W. Ames and E. S. Dodge. It is installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
~1410 ftE
Bridge, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow Bridge, Boston
7 min walk • The Longfellow Bridge is a steel rib arch bridge spanning the Charles River to connect Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood with the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
0.6 miW
Architecture
Stata Center, Boston
15 min walk • The Ray and Maria Stata Center or Building 32 is a 430,000-square-foot academic complex designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The building opened for initial occupancy on March 16, 2004.
~1030 ftW
Monuments and statues
Galaxy: Earth Sphere, Boston
5 min walk • Galaxy: Earth Sphere is a 1989 fountain and sculpture by Joe Davis, installed in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The artwork was designed to emit streams of low-temperature steam from time to time, but the pipes sourcing this emission have been broken for some time.
0.7 miSE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Cheers, Boston
17 min walk • Cheers Beacon Hill is a bar/restaurant located on Beacon Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, across from the Boston Public Garden. Founded in 1969 as the Bull & Finch Pub, the bar is best remembered internationally as the exterior of the bar seen in the hit NBC sitcom Cheers, which ran between 1982 and 1993.
0.5 miSE
Memorial
Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial, Boston
13 min walk • The Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial is a memorial commemorating Edwin Upton Curtis, installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
0.4 miSE
Memorial
Charles Eliot Memorial, Boston
12 min walk • The Charles Eliot Memorial is a memorial commemorating landscape architect Charles Eliot, installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
0.4 miSE
42°21'36"N • 71°4'23"W
Community Boating, Boston
12 min walk • Sailing, Boat rental, Classes and workshops
0.5 miSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston
14 min walk • The Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell is an outdoor concert venue on the Charles River Esplanade in the Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1939–1940, it is one of the city's prominent examples of Art Deco architecture.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Broad Canal?

Nearby attractions include Kendall Square, Boston (5 min walk), Galaxy: Earth Sphere, Boston (5 min walk), Longfellow Bridge, Boston (7 min walk), Blake and Knowles Steam Pump Company National Register District, Boston (8 min walk).

How to get to Broad Canal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Broad Canal:

Metro

Kendall/MIT • Lines: Red (7 min walk)
Charles/MGH • Lines: Red (12 min walk)

Bus

84 Massachusetts Ave • Lines: 1, Ct1 (19 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Albany St • Lines: 1 (21 min walk)

Light rail

Copley • Lines: B, C, D, E (23 min walk)
Arlington • Lines: B, C, D, E (23 min walk)

Train

Boston North Station (25 min walk)
Boston Back Bay (29 min walk)