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Imagine on a beautiful summer's day exploring the campus of Harvard University in Boston and getting to know the Massachusetts Institute

of Technology (MIT)! Join me on the Harvard and MIT public tours where the smart kids are meet Americas geniuses in Boston.

Whether you're a student visiting colleges or a family on vacation with sightseeing in Boston, both tours are

undoubtedly the top way to see Harvard and MIT.

We're in Boston. More precisely, on the other side of the Charles River in the heart of Cambridge. Cambridge has 106,000 inhabitants and

was founded as New Towne in 1630. Just six years later, the Puritans founded Harvard University there, named

after its patron John Harvard. Harvard Square, surrounded by pubs, is the trendy center of academic life. Students walk the campus, knowing

the history of the university inside out. Let's explore Harvard Square and experience student life up close! I embark on an

entertaining journey through Harvard Yard with a current student.

There are about 23,000 students at Harvard. We start our tour of one of America's oldest university and head to Harvard Yard. Later we

visit the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and take a public tour. So stay tuned until the end of the video and

don't miss history, culture and famous landmarks and monuments!

The way to the Old Yard which was redesigned in the 1820s from a park leads to the University Hall designed by Charles Bulfinch in front

of which stands the statue of John Harvard. It is also called the statue of the three lies. Because John Harvard was a patron and financier

but not the founder, it was not the year 1638 but two years earlier in 1636, and wait a minute - this is not John Harvard, but someone unknown.

It is not quite sure who it should be, because a long time ago a fire destroyed many historical records. But one thing is for sure:

touching the foot of the unknown brings luck!

At the back of the University Hall begins the New Yard which since 1911 also serves for the graduation celebrations.

With 3.5 million books, the Widener Library is the largest private library in the world, with three above-ground and surprisingly six underground

levels, because no alterations are allowed. Officially called the Widener Memorial Library, it is in memory of Harry Elkins Widener (an important

book collector and Harvard graduate of 1907) who sank on the Titanic with his father. His mother survived and donated $ 3 million, but also set

some conditions for it. On the first floor there is a desk with always fresh flowers.

We continue our Harvard tour to the other campus sights like Harvard Memorial Church, Harvard Hall and Johnston Gate, through which

a student is supposed to go only twice in his life. At the very beginning and after graduation.

Boston's second elite school - the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) currently has 11,500 students - was founded in 1861. The remarkable

ensemble of functional modern architecture is located at Kendall Square in the East Cambridge working-class district.

The MIT campus stretches for 1 mile along the Charles River. Ironically, the Harvard Bridge leads directly into the heart of MIT.

The reason is simple: the bridge was built in 1891, while the MIT moved in 1916 to its present location. It is also known as the

Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. But unlike Harvard, MIT is quite modern with its glass, concrete and steel elements.

If you have time, then, like me, be sure to join the MIT tour which is guided by a real student.

At the heart of the campus is the Killian Court, home of the impressive Great Dome, lovingly referred to as the 'Center of the Universe' by alums and home to the school's engineering library.

I.M. Pei, a budding 20th century architect and MIT graduate, built three buildings here, including the Green Building, a concrete edifice where

researchers conduct cutting-edge meteorological assessments and radio communications in rooftop laboratories.

The MIT also has a vibrant Faculty of Fine Arts. There are numerous sculptures on campus, including works by Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso. The

Stata Center, designed by Frank Gehry, is also architecturally significant. Alexander Calder's "La Grande Voile" („The Big Sail") from 1965 is now

the emblem of the university and stands in front of the Green Building.

We return to Kendall Square and conclude your fantastic day right in the heart of Cambridge.