As I was planning for Boston, I decided I wanted to visit Harvard University and take the campus's historical tour. So, my cousin Joe and I visited Cambridge. I have a friend from Mizzou living near there, so we met her for lunch. Then we had a little extra time, so we walked around the area looking at the shops before the tour.
I liked Yale's campus better, but Harvard, of course, has plenty of history. And it was interesting to learn a bit about it. It also had its share of cool buildings.
The statue of John Harvard on campus is also known as the statue of three lies. 1. No one knew what he looked like, so it's really just a statue of some guy that was chosen as the model. 2. It calls him the founder but he actually was just the first benefactor. 3. The university was founded in 1636 but this says 1638.
During our meandering on campus before the tour, we discovered Adolphus Busch Hall. Yes, another Midwest connection. Busch gave a bunch of money to build the hall, of course.
Memorial Hall was a large building that was very cool on the outside and very beautiful on the inside.
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