Cambridge is one of the most exciting cities in the world, with a dazzling variety of recreation and culture packed in to a very convenient 7.14 square miles.

Over the course of its 350 years of history, Cambridge has welcomed different populations. The result is a rich collection of neighborhoods, many of them might be called “urban villages”, providing attractive housing of every kind, from Colonial mansions to town houses to riverfront high rises, for a wide range of budgets. A powerful sense of history and community serves to tie neighborhoods and families together.

Cambridge is also a “walker’s city”, where most shopping and major cultural attractions are no more than a short walk from home, and where a European-style café culture makes every afternoon a pleasure.

Few of America’s largest cities offer as much cultural enrichment as Cambridge. There are twelve major museums, including Harvard’s Fogg Museum and the Museum of Science.

The Cambridge Public Schools are the cornerstone of the City’s tradition of continuous innovation. Cambridge’s exceptional public elementary schools and comprehensive high schools tailor their curricula to a diverse range of learning styles and interest.

Just a bridge away from Boston, Cambridge is a different world altogether. People from around the world are drawn here to the social atmosphere, the climate, and the two world class universities, Harvard and MIT.

Visit any one of the City’s many “squares” and you will find that Cambridge has a contagious vibrancy that transcends borders and cultures. Harvard Square is a hub of activity with everything from bookstores, boutiques, sidewalk cafes, and ethnic restaurants, to street performers, and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s home. It may be the most interesting place in America for people watching.

Central Square, home to more international restaurants than any other of the City, is a constant multicultural festival. Porter Square is a mecca of antique shops and is the region’s largest concentration of Japanese eateries.

Inman Square offers restaurants of unparalleled diversity while Kendall Square home to MIT is the heart of Massachusetts’ high tech and biotech industries.