Cambridge
Quick Comments: Intellectual, University Students, Bars/Pubs, Expensive
Public Transportation: Red and Green Line trains, and buses
The incredible diversity of the shops, pubs, historical attractions, and restaurants make this city a desirable place to live or to visit. It is located next to Boston, across the Charles River.
Harvard Square, located around the historic brick walls of Harvard University, is a center for dining, shopping, books, and entertainment. Inman Square has many unique restaurants. Just a bridge away from Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, Kendall Square is home to MIT and the heart of Massachusetts' booming high-tech and biotechnology industries.
In north Cambridge, Porter Square boasts the region's largest concentration of Japanese eateries and shops. The Cambridge Side Galleria shopping center can be accessed by taking a short trip on the Green Line trains to Lechmere.
It is recommended that you rent/lease an apartment in this neighborhood after you arrive in the U.S. and can evaluate the area.