Tours, tickets and day trips in Cambridge
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Public Library | 960,423 | 2016 |
| Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site | 0 | 2000 |
The busiest is Cambridge Public Library at 960,423 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Cambridge
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge to Lowell | United States | 34 km (21 mi) | about 33 min |
| Cambridge to Worcester | United States | 59 km (36 mi) | about 57 min |
| Cambridge to Providence | United States | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Cambridge to Manchester | United States | 75 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Cambridge to New Bedford | United States | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Cambridge to Springfield | United States | 126 km (78 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Cambridge to Hartford | United States | 147 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Cambridge to Waterbury | United States | 185 km (115 mi) | about 3 h |
| Cambridge to Queens | United States | 295 km (183 mi) | about 4 h 48 min |
| Cambridge to Manhattan | United States | 297 km (184 mi) | about 4 h 49 min |
| Cambridge to The Bronx | United States | 285 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 39 min |
| Cambridge to Yonkers | United States | 282 km (175 mi) | about 4 h 35 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Cambridge?
Cambridge Public Library, with 960,423 visitors in 2016 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.