The Port, Boston

Name: The Port
Address: Boston, United States

#495 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

The Port, formerly Area 4, is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, roughly between Central Square, Inman Square, and MIT. It is bounded on the south by Massachusetts Avenue, on the west by Prospect Street, on the north by Hampshire Street, and on the east by the Grand Junction Railroad tracks. Area 4 is a densely populated residential neighborhood with about 7,000 residents. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'1"N, 71°5'52"W

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Cambridge (The Port)Boston United States

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The Port – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: MIT Museum, Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Christ the King Presbyterian Church, Greene-Rose Heritage Park.

~1770 ftS
Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
MIT Museum, Boston
9 min walk • The MIT Museum, founded in 1971, is located at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It hosts collections of holography, technology-related artworks, artificial intelligence, architecture, robotics, maritime history, and the history of MIT.
1 miW
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
27 min walk • The Grolier Poetry Book Shop is an independent bookstore on Plympton Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Although founded as a "first edition" bookstore, its focus today is solely poetry.
~1390 ftW
Church
Christ the King Presbyterian Church, Boston
7 min walk • Christ The King Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church in America church, founded in 1995. It occupies the historic building of the former Prospect Congregational Church, located at 99 Prospect Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts near Central Square.
~880 ftE
Park
Greene-Rose Heritage Park, Boston
5 min walk • Greene-Rose Heritage Park is a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 2008, the park is located along Harvard Street, near the intersection with Moore Street. It has a playground and tennis courts.
0.6 miS
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, Boston
15 min walk • The Al and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center is the central athletics facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 2002. It is connected to Rockwell Cage, du Pont Gymnasium and the Johnson Athletic Center.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
List Visual Arts Center, Boston
17 min walk • Established in 1950, the List Visual Arts Center is the contemporary art museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
0.4 miW
Romanesque architecture, Romanesque revival architecture, City hall
Cambridge, Boston
11 min walk • The Cambridge, Massachusetts City Hall is the city hall for Cambridge, Massachusetts, located at 795 Massachusetts Avenue, and built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building additionally serves as a centerpiece of the surrounding City Hall Historic District and adjacent Central Square Historic District.
0.6 miW
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Plough and Stars, Boston
15 min walk • The Plough and Stars is a bar and music venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1969 by brothers Peter and Padraig O'Malley, named after the play by Seán O'Casey.
~830 ftNW
Park
Sennott Park, Boston
4 min walk • Sennott Park is a park at the intersection of Broadway and Norfolk Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
~1680 ftW
Entertainment district, Nightlife, Dancing
Central Square, Boston
9 min walk • Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue.
0.4 miW
Art Deco architecture
Central House, Boston
11 min walk • The Clifton Merriman Post Office Building, also known as the U.S. Post Office-Central Square is an historic post office at 770 Massachusetts Avenue within Central Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The Port?

Nearby attractions include Old Cambridgeport Historic District, Boston (3 min walk), George Close Company Building, Boston (3 min walk), Sennott Park, Boston (4 min walk), Beth Israel Synagogue, Boston (5 min walk).

How to get to The Port by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Port:

Bus

Prospect St @ Harvard St • Lines: 91 (6 min walk)

Metro

Central Square • Lines: Red (9 min walk)
Kendall/MIT • Lines: Red (18 min walk)

Light rail

Boston University Central • Lines: B (33 min walk)
Amory Street • Lines: B (36 min walk)