Museum of Science
$25–$50Live lightning shows, dinosaurs, a planetarium and hundreds of hands-on exhibits spanning the Charles River.
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A two-level shopping mall near Kendall Square with stores like Apple and Zara and a waterfront food hall on the canal.
100 CambridgeSide Pl · Cambridge, MA
CambridgeSide is an enclosed mall in East Cambridge that opened in 1990, a short walk from Kendall Square. You shop two levels of stores including Zara, Apple, Sephora and lululemon. CanalSide Food + Drink gathers local eateries and a central bar with waterfront views, and the mall hosts rotating attractions such as a walk-through dinosaur exhibit. The Kimpton Marlowe Hotel is attached to the building.
CambridgeSide brochure · PDF
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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