Via Public Transportation
- By Subway: Take the Red line to Harvard Square and refer
to Walking Directions to HURI below.
- By Bus: There are many bus lines that go directly to
Harvard Square. Click
here to access bus schedules and view trip planning
software.
Walking Directions
HURI is a short walk from the Harvard Square T stop on the
Red Line. Exit the T at the Church Street exit and enter
through the main gates of Harvard Yard. Walk through Harvard
Yard, bear left towards the modern gray and glass-tiered
Science Center building. Turn right at the Science Center
and walk past Memorial Hall to Kirkland Street. Stay on the
right side of Kirkland Street and continue straight until
you have passed Swedenborg Chapel.
34 Kirkland Street is one but last building on the right
before you reach Sumner Road. The main entrance is on
the driveway side of the building.
Driving Directions
Parking is extremely limited in and around Harvard Square.
If you do not have pre-arranged parking or if you do not
have time to search for a parking place, you should strongly
consider taking public transportation. It is possible to
purchase a one-day
visitor’s pass to park in the Broadway Garage.
The Broadway Garage is located on Felton Street, between
Broadway and Cambridge Streets.
From I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike)
- Take the Cambridge/Allston exit (#18). Keep right after
the toll plaza
- Go straight over the River Street Bridge
- Immediately make a left turn onto Memorial Drive
- At the third light, turn right onto JFK Street
- JFK Street becomes Massachusetts Avenue/ MA 2-A W
- Turn slight right onto Cambridge Street
- After passing the Graduate School of Design, turn left
onto Sumner Road.
- Turn left onto Kirkland Street
From Massachusetts Avenue or Route 2A West
- Cross the Harvard Bridge and follow Massachusetts Avenue
(Route 2A West) for 1.5 miles
- Turn slight right onto Cambridge Street
- After passing the Graduate School of Design, turn left
onto Sumner Road.
- Turn left onto Kirkland Street
From Route 2A West
- Follow signs for Route 2 East as you approach Cambridge
and bear right onto the Alewife Brook Parkway
- Pass the Alewife MBTA Station on the right
- Continue over the bridge, pass the Fresh Pond Mall on
the left
- Follow signs for Route 2 East to Boston
- Take a left turn onto Memorial Drive (Route 2 East)
- Stay on Memorial Drive and turn left onto JFK Street
- JFK Street becomes Massachusetts Avenue/ MA 2-A W
- Turn slight right onto Cambridge Street
- After passing the Graduate School of Design, turn left
onto Sumner Road.
- Turn left onto Kirkland Street
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