The Kresge Auditorium
48 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02139
MIT will run a shuttle bus in the morning and again in the afternoon and evening, through the Innovation Showcase. The shuttle will pick up at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel.
Boston Marriott Cambridge (Shuttle Stop)
2 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
(617) 494-6600
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
(617) 492-1234
Le Méridien Cambridge-MIT (formerly [email protected])
20 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 577-0200
Hotel Marlowe
25 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA
(617) 868-8000
Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston/Cambridge
40 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA
(617) 806-4200
Additional hotels available in the Back Bay, Copley Square and Theater District of Boston are accessible via T or cab.
Driving from South:
Follow Rt. 3N or I-95N to I-93N. Take exit 26 for Storrow Dr West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt.2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge.
At second light, turn left into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.
Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.
Driving from West:
I-90 East (Mass Pike) to Exit 18,Cambridge/Somerville. Straight over bridge, turn right onto Memorial Drive. Turn left into Aubrey
Street, just past the Hyatt Hotel. Turn right onto Vassar Street. Continue to Massachusetts Ave. Turn right onto Massachusetts
Avenue. Turn right into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.
Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.
Driving from North:
Follow I-95S to I-93S. Take exit 26 for Storrow Dr West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt.2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge.
At second light, turn left into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.
Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.
Driving from Logan International Airport:
Follow signs through Sumner tunnel to Storrow Dr. West, to the Massachusetts Ave., Rt.2A/N exit. Go right off of exit, over bridge.
At second light, turn left into Amherst Alley. Kresge Auditorium is to your right.
Please be aware that there is no parking directly at the venue. See below for parking options.
Via Public Transportation
From Subway Red Line:
From Boston or South: Take the Red Line to Kendall/MIT Square Station. Exit to street level and walk through the Marriott lobby
to take the MIT shuttle to Kresge Auditorium. You may also take the CT2 Ruggles via MIT/Kendall bus to 77 Massachusetts Ave.
Kresge Auditorium will be on your right. Alternatively, you may walk by continuing on Main until Vassar Street. Turn Left,
walk to Massachusetts Avenue. Turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Turn right into campus at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.
Kresge Auditorium is across the open grass space on your left. It is a 10-12 minute walk.
From Harvard or Alewife Stations:
Take the Red Line to Central Square Station. Exit to street level. Take the CT1 BU Medical Center or the #1 Dudley Station via
Mass Ave bus to 77 Massachusetts Avenue. Kresge Auditorium will be on your right.
From Subway Green Line:
Take the Green Line B, C or D trains to Hynes Convention Center/Massachusetts Ave stop. Exit the station and at the street take
the #1 Harvard via Mass Ave bus or the CT1 Central Square Cambridge bus toward Cambridge and across the Mass Ave/Harvard Bridge
to 77 Massachusetts Ave. Kresge Auditorium will be on your left.
Additional information about taking public transportation may be found at http://www.mbta.com/.
Parking near the MIT campus
We encourage arriving by public transportation if possible, but if you wish to drive, the following public parking facilities are in the MIT area and may be used by visitors at MIT. Since rates are subject to change, please call for current rates.
Parking
Four Cambridge Center, Kinney System (Shuttle Stop)
(Entrance on Ames St. or Broadway)
617-492-1956
We have made arrangements for a special $12.00 parking rate at the 4 Cambridge Center Garage. Entrances are located on Ames St and Broadway. If using Google, MapQuest or GPS, the closest building is 90 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. This will bring you to the corner of Ames St. & Broadway.
Parking rate at the garage is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The rate is not available for overnight or valet parking.
Details on the parking process at the 4 Cambridge Street Garage
(Please note these instructions carefully.)
Instructions for payment The garage has an automated payment system. Credit/debit card or exact change will speed your transaction.
Additional Parking Options
Public parking is available at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (575 Memorial Drive). Rates are approximately $20 per day.
Mass. Ave. & Vassar St. Lot
139 Mass. Ave.
617-258-8232
10 Cambridge Center, Kinney System
Binney St. off Broadway
617-621-3115
University Park
Green St. & Sidney St.
617-621-8023
MIT Facilities has more information and a list of local parking facilities HERE.
Visit the MIT Museum; get in free with your symposium badge on May 19 only.
Attend an MIT+150 Event
Take a tour of the MIT campus
Visit one of our many other museums such as:
Visit the New England Aquarium
Visit the John F. Kennedy Library
See the Red Sox play at the historic Fenway Park
Go on a Duck Tour of the city and Charles River
Take a Trolley Tour of Boston and Cambridge
Attend a Boston Pops concert
Check out the Visiting MIT or the Boston.com Events page for more ideas of things to do.
