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Whether you’re a prospective student or just visiting the Boston area, we invite you to explore our dynamic campus and experience firsthand how MIT is making a better world .

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston, in the vibrant innovation district of Kendall Square . Founded in 1865, MIT established a new kind of independent educational institution relevant to an increasingly industrialized America. Since then, the Institute has built a robust tradition of solving problems in the public interest at the intersection of technology and humanity.

Welcome Center

The MIT Welcome Center is open at 292 Main Street in Kendall Square , conveniently located next to the Kendall/MIT MBTA subway station. Stop by to get guidance about visiting MIT and pick up a campus map  (and to use the restroom, fill your water bottle, or access free Wi-Fi and power outlets). The adjacent green space is also a great place to have lunch or take a break. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., excluding MIT holidays  and Institute closures. 

The MIT Welcome Center is a gift of Tina and Hamid (SB 1977, SM 1978) Moghadam.

Campus Tours & Information Sessions

The Undergraduate Admissions office hosts virtual and in-person information sessions for prospective students. Visit mitadmissions.org/visit to register. Please note: We are unable to accommodate walk-in guests for information sessions, so please make sure to register in advance.

Prospective graduate students usually arrange visits through individual departments, though the  MIT Sloan School of Management  and select departments within the School of Engineering offer tours.

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Getting Here & Getting Around

A great place to start your visit is at the MIT Welcome Center, located at 292 Main Street, Cambridge . Parking can be tough here! We recommend public transportation or a taxi/rideshare service (such as Uber or Lyft) to campus.

Via public transportation

Boston’s public transportation system is the MBTA , known as “the T.”

Subway : From any terminal at Logan Airport, take the Silver Line bus to South Station. At South Station, change to the Red Line subway to Kendall/MIT (inbound toward Alewife). The ride should take about 30 minutes and is free. 

Bus : The 64, 68, and 85 lines stop near the MIT Welcome Center. The #1 bus  stops on Massachusetts Avenue, about a 15-minute walk from the Welcome Center.

Shuttle : The EZ Ride shuttle runs to and from Boston’s North Station, with stops at Kendall Square and around MIT’s campus (Note: EZRide is not operated by the MBTA; fare is $2 cash per trip).

From Logan Airport

Taxi or rideshare : Taxi fare from the airport is about $35–$40, and a rideshare service can range from about $20–$35. During non-rush hour, the ride will take about 15 minutes; during rush hour, it may take 30 minutes or more.

Subway : From any terminal at Logan Airport, take the Silver Line bus to South Station. At South Station, change to the Red Line subway to Kendall/MIT (inbound toward Alewife). The ride should take about 30 minutes.

• South Station, Boston , is the closest train station. South Station is served by the MBTA Red Line, which connects to MIT at the MIT/Kendall stop.
• Bluebikes is the Boston area’s public bike share program. There are several stations around campus for renting or returning a bike. Visitors may purchase an Adventure Pass , which is valid for 24 hours.

Parking in Cambridge and Boston can be expensive and hard to find. Whenever possible, park where you’re staying and use public transportation or a taxi/rideshare service. If you must drive to the campus, on- and off-street parking is available for a fee, but most public parking is not very close to the center of campus. More parking information is available from Parkopedia .

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While You’re Here

From art and architecture to history and culture, there is plenty to see and do, both on campus and in the greater Boston area. Explore the MIT Events Calendar to see what's happening on campus. Many events are open to the public.

Visitors are welcome in many campus buildings and our outdoor spaces. See the visitors policy  for details.

On the MIT campus

• Stop by  Killian Court , the leafy oasis where we hold each year’s Commencement, and gaze up at the Great Dome. (At 8,800 square feet, it’s larger than the domes of St. Paul’s in London and the U.S. Capitol Building. And it was the site of some historic hacks.)

Take in the galleries and exhibits at the  MIT Museum —where art, science, and technology intersect—at its new Kendall Square location.

Explore public art on campus , including works by Picasso, Calder, and other major artists.

Visit the List Visual Arts Center , MIT’s contemporary arts museum.

Witness the work being done at the cutting edge of cancer research at the Koch Institute Public Galleries .

See a display of hacks on the Charles M. Vest Student Street in the Stata Center .

Shop at the MIT Coop for MIT-branded apparel and other souvenirs.

Stop by  MIT Recreation for some movement during your visit. Guest passes are available.

Around Cambridge and Boston

Trace the footsteps of Boston’s founders and revolutionaries on the Freedom Trail .

Quack your way through a duck tour .

Take a short scenic cruise to the Boston Harbor Islands . 

Tour  Fenway Park , home of the Boston Red Sox.

Learn about the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy at his namesake library.

Experience the exceptional collection of one of the oldest art institutions in the nation, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts , or get some hands-on learning at the Museum of Science .

Climb to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument for a panoramic view of Boston.

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To request a tour for a group of 6–50 people, please select a visit day from the calendar and fill out the form with your info. And that’s it! Your request will be reviewed by an admissions staff member and you will be contacted within 3–5 business days with an update on the status of your request. 

Please note that submitting a request is not a confirmation of your tour. We will email you with the status of your request.

Please note that all campus visitors are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated, including a booster shot for eligible individuals, unless they have a religious or medical exemption. All visitors to campus must follow  MIT’s Covid policies .

No walk-in availability:  All visitors must be pre-registered to attend Admissions programming. Walk-in visitors will be provided with a self-guided walking tour map. 

Private group fees:  Your group visit may incur a fee. If we are able to accommodate your request, we’ll send you an invoice with a link to a secure website to make your payment. Please note that we are only able to accept credit card payments through this website. Final confirmation of your tour will be sent after the payment has been received. 

There is no charge for U.S. school groups or nonprofits when reserved by a teacher or counselor. Cancellations and refunds   Cancellations must be received no later than two business days before your scheduled tour date in order to receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received within two business days of the scheduled tour date, or for groups who arrive late and are not able to be accommodated for their scheduled tour.  Full refunds will be offered in the case of an Institute-wide closure or a sick or otherwise unavailable tour guide.

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Currently, visitors are welcome in outdoor spaces on campus and may enter non-residential campus buildings while escorted. See the visitors policy for full details and the visitor information pages for more on the MIT Welcome Center ,  directions and parking , where to dine or stay , and what to do while on campus .

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If you are interested in learning more about MIT and our campus, there are online information sessions  and other resources on the Admissions website  to help answer your questions and allow you to  explore MIT .

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Student Travel

There are two kinds of official student travel where you can use the MIT Sloan name: Study Tours and Treks. Both are supported by the MIT Sloan Student Life Office:

Study Tours : MIT Sloan International Study Tours are connected to class credit. They are comprised of six 3-hour class sessions and a 2 week traveling component. They are managed by teams of student organizers, staff & faculty mentors, and are a great way to learn about a region or a field by going on location!

Treks : MIT Sloan Treks are a form of student-led and organized travel. They can take place at any time of the year, as long as they do not conflict with classes, and are not for class credit. Treks are organized and run by MIT Sloan clubs, and most focus on professional development based on an industry or geographic location.

Traveling as an MIT Sloan student can open doors and get results that you might not get as a private citizen, so how can you use the MIT Sloan name when traveling?

Other Student Travel Opportunities

Action Learning Travel :

Action Learning embodies MIT's motto of mens et manus, or mind and hand. Each year, 15+ Action Learning labs are offered so you have the opportunity to apply your classroom learning to real-life challenges posed by host organizations. These half and full semester courses provide you with an immersive experience working with local, domestic and international organizations on diverse subjects ranging from analytics, global entrepreneurship to healthcare and sustainability. With your team, you will perform a range of analyses; from benchmarking best practices to analyzing stakeholder needs, and from researching new markets to comparing inventory tracking systems, along with so many other topics. Further, seasoned industry practitioners or mentors will guide you and your team as you go through this learning experience. As the world continues to change under unprecedented circumstances, consider taking an Action Learning course; you can not only learn, but make an impact on a real need. Learn more about Action Learning at MIT Sloan  here . Questions? Contact the Action Learning Office .

Martin Trust Center Travel :

The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship's mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in innovation-driven entrepreneurship in a manner that will best serve the world in the 21st century. The Martin Trust Center offers three student travel opportunities throughout the year. Learn more about the Martin Trust Center here . Questions? Contact the Martin Trust Center for more information.

• Silicon Valley Study Tour (SVST) : Held during the Spring semester SIP week, the Silicon Valley Study Tour (SVST) finds E&I Track students visiting founders and CEOs of startups, leaders in the Northern California venture capital community, and successful enterprises in the Climate Tech/Sustainability, FinTech, Health Tech, Mobility, Hard Tech, and SaaS industries.
• StartMIT : For students who are interested in exploring entrepreneurship while here in school and are looking for an entry point, StartMIT is a 2 week course held every January during Independent Activities Period (IAP). We call the course "your on-ramp to the entrepreneurial world at MIT." The program includes a one-day entrepreneurship immersion trip to New York City.
• MIT Civil Rights Immersion Trip : An immersive, student-led academic trip across the American Southeast that explores the history and contemporary legacy of the Black Freedom Struggle, popularly termed "the Civil Rights Movement."

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Due to the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the MIT Alumni Association has made the difficult decision to suspend indefinitely operations of the MIT Alumni Travel Program. Read more . 

Interested in learning about Chile's amazing observatories ? Curious about the engineering marvels of Northern Italy? These trips and more are available through the MIT Alumni Travel Program , which annually offers more than 40 unique trips to locations around the world. In the past year, more than 600 travelers took part in the MIT trips.

The trips, which are open to the greater MIT community, often feature MIT faculty or other expert scholars who add a learning component to each program. An excellent example of the program’s offerings is “ Berlin: Historic Treasures and Modern Marvels ,” a week-long program in Germany that took place earlier in summer 2013.

The trip, which explored the architectural, cultural, and historic side of Berlin, included trips to more than a dozen museums, historical locations, and architectural spectacles. Close to 15 MIT community members took part in the trip, which also included day tours of German cities Dresden and Potsdam.

“The excitement went beyond sight-seeing,” says traveler Robert Hsiung MArch ’62. “The best parts of the trip were the learning experience in architecture, art, and history from our knowledgeable tour guide—he was first class—and the sharing of individual interests among our MIT alumni group.”

The week-long history lesson touched on German-specific issues such as the transformation of East Berlin since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the restoration of Dresden after its bombing during World War II, and visits to the Jewish Museum and the German Historical Museum. The trip also explored a wider scope of European history, such as viewings of the Egyptian bust of Nefertiti, the Ishtar Gate, and the Pergamon Temple.

“My wife and I had enjoyed visits to Berlin's historical museum treasures on two earlier trips," James Kistler ’62, SM ’63 says. "But the Alumni Travel program provided a much more comprehensive understanding of the history of Berlin and Germany through the efforts of our tour guide, Stefan Albrecht. His superb commentary enhanced our understanding of the social, economic, and geopolitical elements that shaped Germany's history.”

Visit the MIT Alumni Travel Program page to explore upcoming programs. The 2014 schedule has been announced and features a trek a geology-based excursion of the Mojave Desert, a centennial celebration of the Panama Canal , and two trips geared toward families: a sight-seeing tour of China and a trip to the Galapagos that includes seven days aboard the cruise ship National Geographic Islander .

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Hank Valcour '56

Wed, 07/24/2013 10:39am

MIT Travel has been in business for years. I remember many, many years ago taking a vacation thru MIT Travel to Tahiti to celebrate with my wife one of our wedding anniversaries. I am guessing late 1970's.

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