Harvard Stadium
Harvard Stadium is a U-shaped college football stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Records date it to 1903. The pick nearby is Fenway Park, 2 mi off.
A stadium & arena inside Boston
You can stay in Boston
Harvard Stadium is inside Boston, which has 199 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1903
Harvard Stadium dates from 1903. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 62–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 6 miles away
Boston Logan (BOS) has airline service, about 6 miles from Harvard Stadium.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Harvard Stadium
Harvard Stadium is a U-shaped college football stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Owned and operated by Harvard University, it is home to the Harvard Crimson football program and can seat just over 25,000 spectators.
Opened in 1903, it is the oldest original stadium structure still in use for college football and the nation's oldest permanent concrete structure dedicated to intercollegiate athletics. While the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field (1895) is the oldest site in continuous use, its current stadium structure dates from a 1922 reconstruction.
- Type
- Stadium & arena
- Established
- 1903
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark (1987) · National Register of Historic Places (1987)
- Wikipedia readers
- 54K a year
Rooms near Harvard Stadium
Close by, places to stay are in Boston (199) and Cambridge (30).
- 1Fenway Park
- 2Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 3Gillette Stadium
- 4Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- 5Freedom Trail
- 6Boston Common
- 7Bunker Hill Monument
- 8Walden Pond
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Harvard Stadium | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | in town | — | 199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 672,973 | $732K | D |
| Cambridge | 1 mi northeast | — | 30 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 122,588 | $1,092K | D |
| Brookline | 3 mi south | 5 min | 19 10 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs | 63,414 | $1,247K | B+ |
| Newton | 5 mi southwest | 5 min | 16 9 hotels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 90,741 | $1,265K | A− |
| Waltham | 6 mi west | 10 min | 14 13 hotels · 1 campground | 65,037 | $749K | B− |
| Woburn | 9 mi north | 15 min | 16 16 hotels | 43,962 | $674K | B |
| Somerville | 2 mi northeast | 5 min | 9 7 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 84,211 | $911K | C+ |
| Revere | 8 mi northeast | 10 min | 12 10 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 60,141 | $597K | C |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Close to Harvard Stadium
These lie within 21 miles as the crow flies.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw22 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Big draw320 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
43 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a year
54 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
63 mi City parkBoston Common
73 mi MuseumBunker Hill Monument
812 mi LakeWalden PondPhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston Common: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 · Bunker Hill Monument: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Your questions on Harvard Stadium
Is Harvard Stadium in Boston?
Yes. It’s inside Boston, MA.
When is the best time to visit Harvard Stadium?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 62–82°.
What is the closest airport to Harvard Stadium?
Boston Logan (BOS), about 6 miles away.
Where should I stay near Harvard Stadium?
Boston (in town, 199 places to stay), Cambridge (1 mi, 30 places to stay) and Brookline (3 mi, 19 places to stay).
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