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Boston University: A Campus Tour

A walk past BU's converted ballpark, riverside bridge, mansion-turned-events-house, domed chapel, and laser-research tower

Self-guided walking tour in Boston · 1.3 mi · walking · ~1h 5m · 5 stops

Boston University: A Campus Tour — A walk past BU's converted ballpark, riverside bridge, mansion-turned-events-house, domed chapel, and laser-research tower · MassRoam self-guided tour
▶ Narrated — included with MassRoam+
About this walk

A university stretched a mile along the Charles River, binding a Gothic chapel, a Tudor castle, and a former big-league ballpark into one restless urban campus.

A campus is an argument in brick about what education is for. Boston has a long-running one. Five stops over 1.3 miles, about an hour of walking. Every stop narrates itself when you get there, at whatever pace you feel like walking.

It is one of 50 tours in Boston, each taking a different line through the city. Nothing is booked and nothing expires, so you can start it on a whim and finish it whenever you like.

Marsh Chapel, the Collegiate Gothic heart of the Charles River campus.
Marsh Chapel, the Collegiate Gothic heart of the Charles River campus. — John Phelan, CC BY 3.0

What you get

Stops
5
each narrated, GPS-triggered along the route
Distance
1.3 mi
walking
Time
1h 5m
at your own pace
Access
MassRoam+
subscription, in the app

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