Tours

The Visitor Center offers both in-person campus tours and virtual tours. These student-led tours include the Historical Tour of Harvard and the Harvard Women’s History Tour. Our virtual tours are also available for private groups for a fee, and offer an interactive experience with Harvard undergraduate student tour guides.

Please see our Eventbrite page for our tours schedule and registration.

For more information about Harvard College Admissions please visit their website https://college.harvard.edu/admissions. Their contact information can be found at https://college.harvard.edu/contact-us.

Registration for our in-person tours must be made in advance. Parties of up to 5 persons can register for a free in-person tour. Larger parties interested in a student-led tour are encouraged to submit a private tour request for our virtual tours.

The in-person Historical Tour of Harvard explores Harvard Yard. Tours depart from the The Visitor Center which is located at the front desk in the Smith Campus Center. Our address is 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.

• Registration must be made in advance. 
• Parties of up to 15 persons can register for a free in-person tour. Parties of 15 or more please contact us at visitor_center@harvard.edu. 
• Tour goers should arrive at the Visitor Center at least 15 minutes before your tour to check-in. 
• The Visitor Center is located within the Smith Campus Center Welcome Pavilion. The address is 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
• Tours depart from the Smith Campus Center and end in Harvard Yard. 
• Visitors and tour guides are required to wear masks for the duration of the tour

Tours are approximately 45 to 60 minutes long.

The tour is free of charge.

Public tours are free of charge. Virtual public tours are presented in a Zoom Webinar format. While the overall content of private tours is the same as their public tour counterpart, private tours offer features and special content that enhance the overall Harvard experience for private tour groups.

After registering for either the Historical Tour of Harvard or the Harvard Women’s History Tour on Eventbrite, you will be sent a secure link to access the tour via Zoom, a video conferencing platform. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please access Zoom’s website to learn more.

Audiences of all ages will enjoy the private Historical Tour of Harvard. Tours are offered to students from K-12, the Harvard community, professional groups and more.

Private tours can be scheduled Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. The private tour schedule is based on our student tour guides’ availability.

Private tours are conducted via Zoom Meetings. At this time we are not offering private in-person tours. Registration must be made in advance.

Private tours run for 45 to 60 minutes.

Private tours are offered at a flat rate. See the tour registration page for pricing.

Virtual private tour registration can be found on the registration page. Please note you will receive a confirmation email when your tour request has been approved.

We anticipate that we will offer private in-person tours in the Spring semester of 2022.