Take I-90 West to exit #20 for Brighton/Cambridge. See below. From west of Boston: Take I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to exit #18 for Allston/Cambridge. See below. From north and south of Boston: ...

Cambridge, which sits about 3 miles northwest of Boston's city center, is home to both Harvard University and MIT, but there's more to see in Cambridge than just the schools themselves.