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From 128 or the Massachusetts Turnpike:
- Take Route 128 to the Mass. Pike East.
- Take Mass. Pike East to Cambridge/ Brighton Exit #18 (a left hand exit).
- After toll booth, bear right (toward Cambridge).
- At the second traffic light, turn left (just before crossing the river) and proceed straight through one traffic light onto Storrow Drive (heading west, out of the city).
- Take the next right at the exit marked "Harvard Square" and follow it across the Charles River.
- Go straight through traffic light at end of bridge (crossing Memorial Drive) and you will now be on John F. Kennedy Street.
- At next traffic light, turn left onto Eliot Street. Finding metered parking is extremely difficult in Harvard Square. If you are unable to find street parking, we suggest using public parking at the Eliot Street Garage (on the right, just after you turn onto Eliot Street), or at the Charles Hotel garage (further down Eliot Street on the left).
- From Eliot Street Garage exit to Bennett Street then turn right onto University Road (University Garage on the left). Walk one short block and then cross at the traffic light at Mount Auburn Street. Immediately as you cross is the walkway that will lead you to 125 Mount Auburn Street. The walkway is located between the U.S. Postal Office and Kinko’s Copy Store. The entrance to the building is on the left hand side of the walkway immediately after passing the Sovereign Bank ATM on the left.
From Routes 95, 1 or 93 (North):
- Follow Route 95 South to the Peabody (Mass.) area and switch on to Route 1 South. Route 1 continues for several miles, crosses the Tobin Bridge and then merges with Route 93 South. Immediately after this merge, take the right hand exit to Storrow Drive (Exit 26) and follow signs for Storrow Drive West.
- Stay on Storrow Drive for roughly 4 miles. For landmarks, you will pass the "Massachusetts Avenue/Cambridge" exit and then the Guest Quarters Hotel. Stay on Storrow Drive.
- Directly after the Guest Quarters you will see a right hand exit marked "Harvard Square." Take the exit and follow it to the right, across the river. Go straight through the traffic light at end of bridge (crossing Memorial Drive) and you will now be on John F. Kennedy Street.
- At next traffic light, turn left onto Eliot Street. Finding metered parking is extremely difficult in Harvard Square. If you are unable to find street parking, we suggest using public parking at the Eliot Street Garage (on the right, just after you turn onto Eliot Street), or at the Charles Hotel garage (further down Eliot Street on the left).
- From Eliot Street Garage exit to Bennett Street then turn right onto University Road (University Garage on the left). Walk one short block and then cross at the traffic light at Mount Auburn Street. Immediately as you cross is the walkway that will lead you to 125 Mount Auburn Street. The walkway is located between the U.S. Postal Office and Kinko’s Copy Store. The entrance to the building is on the left hand side of the walkway immediately after passing the Sovereign Bank ATM on the left.
From Route 2:
- Follow Route 2 East into Cambridge and stay on it as it changes from a major highway to a four-lane thoroughfare. It will become the Alewife Brook Parkway, then the Fresh Pond Parkway and eventually Memorial Drive, but will still be marked as Route 2 East.
- Turn left on Memorial Drive (at the Charles River) and shortly thereafter, turn left again at the sign marked "Harvard Square," which is John F. Kennedy Street.
- At next traffic light, turn left onto Eliot Street. Finding metered parking is extremely difficult in Harvard Square. If you are unable to find street parking, we suggest using public parking at the Eliot Street Garage (on the right, just after you turn onto Eliot Street), or at the Charles Hotel garage (further down Eliot Street on the left).
- From Eliot Street Garage exit to Bennett Street then turn right onto University Road (University Garage on the left). Walk one short block and then cross at the traffic light at Mount Auburn Street.
- Immediately as you cross is the walkway that will lead you to 125 Mount Auburn Street. The walkway is located between the U.S. Postal Office and Kinko’s Copy Store. The entrance to the building is on the left hand side of the walkway immediately after passing the Sovereign Bank ATM on the left.
From the MBTA Red Line (Harvard Square Station):
- Exit station and turn right onto Mass Ave.
- Walk past The Body Shop and take a left onto Church Street.
- Walk to the end of Church Street.
- Cross the street (Brattle) and next to Ann Taylor you will see a brick walkway, go down this walkway.
- The entrance to 125 Mount Auburn Street is on your right after the Harvest Restaurant and before the Sovereign Bank ATM.