The Innovation Trail

Starting at $200 | 90 Minutes |

by Cambridge Historical Tours· Cambridge, MA
From$200

What to Expect

From the telephone to the microwave oven, ice cubes to anesthesia, Boston & Cambridge have participated in the invention of a surprising number of everyday innovations. Email, Radar, guidance chips, and the rubber firehose all came from the same ten-block radius that hosted the flagship of the Human Genome Project.

Discover why Kendall Square is called the most innovative square mile on the planet and how Boston was revolutionizing medicine as far back as the 1600s. Following the Innovation Trail, we'll walk past offices of Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, and the world’s most important research sites for genomics, cancer, and artificial intelligence as well as Boston's Ether Dome and the sites where Alexander Graham Bell made his first phone calls. Science geeks will be in heaven, and for those who don’t read science journals, prepare to have your mind blown. This tour delves into both our history and the cutting-edge of CURRENT science to show you what the history books will look like in twenty years.

Address

1400 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02138-3807

Pricing

90 Minute Tour · Cambridge Only. For groups larger than 10 please call!$200
3 Hour Tour · Full Trail. For groups larger than 10 please call!Free

Prices are typical; see the booking calendar for live availability and rates.

Cancellation Policy

Our tours run rain or shine, so if you're game, we are too. If you do need to cancel for any reason, we will provide a full refund as long as the cancellation is more than 48 hours in advance. After that, we will retain a 50% deposit to pay for the guides' time.

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