Here, you will find information and links on getting around, places to eat and socialize (both on and off campus), and living options.
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Getting around
Maps
- Medford-Somerville Campus Map
- Tufts Eco-Map — guide for sustainable living on Tufts campus!
Public Transport
- Joey schedule — shuttle from main campus to Davis Square (Red line) (free)
- MBTA — Boston’s public transit system includes the subway (T), buses, and commuter rail
- Boston Ave shuttle — shuttle from main campus to 200 Boston Ave (free)
- Amtrak train from Boston to other East Coast cities. Buses (Peterpan, Megabus , GoBus, Bolt bus, etc) are cheaper, but slower
- Zipcar — $8-12/hr plus monthly or annual fees, includes gas and insurance
- Campus Police will drive you home late at night, 617-627-3030
Parking
- FREE: 200 Boston Ave, Packard Ave below Talbot Ave
- Tufts commuter parking permits can be purchased and used for daytime parking at designated spots around campus
Where to Eat
On-Campus
*Note: you need the Mobile Order app to order food on campus this year! Instructions for how to download and use the app here.
- Kindlevan Café (Science and Engineering Complex) — snacks, breakfast, and lunch
- Mugar Cafe in the Fletcher school — breakfast or lunch
- Campus Center — sandwiches, paninis, snacks on Professor’s Row
- GCS lounge — cheap coffee, tea, soda, snacks and ramen
Off-Campus
- Whole Foods — (Mystic Ave) salad bar, sushi, soups, closest to 200 Boston Ave $$
- Starbucks — (inside Whole Foods) coffee $$$
- Tasty Gourmet — (Boston Ave & Winthrop) sandwiches $$
- Danish Pastry — (Boston Ave & Winthrop) boutique coffee shop with pastries, crepes, sandwiches, and soups
- Tenoch — (Medford Square and Davis Square) Mexican food
- Go to the North End for some Italian food, or Cannoli at Mike’s or Modern Pastry
- Picante — (Boston Ave) Mexican food $
- Kelly’s Diner — (Broadway) diner food $
- Tamper — (Boston Ave) coffee $
- Mike’s — (Davis Square) Italian food $
- Boston Burger — (Davis Square) great before Friday seminar! $$
- Semolina — (Boston Ave) Italian $$$
- Wegman’s — (Medford) grocery store $$
- Tu y yo — (Broadway) $6 enchiladas
- Masala — (Broadway) buffet Indian food lunch
- Goldilocks bagels — (Winthrop St)
- Pikaichi — (Boston Ave) ramen $
Free Food Possibilities
- Seminars on Fridays — chips and cookies before; beer and chips after
- Molecular Joint Meetings — breakfast/doughnuts every Thursday morning
- Lunch with Seminar Speaker on Fridays, usually pizza or sandwiches/salads
- GSC Meetings & Events — pizza during the GSC meeting on the first Monday of each month
- BUGS Events!
Hanging out
- Find the latest Boston news and events at Boston.com
- GSC lounge for cheap junk food, hang out space, etc
Outdoors & Sports
- Freedom Trail to see great historical places in Boston
- Tour John Adams’ house in Quincy Center
- Tour Fenway Park for $12 most days
- Go for a hike or mountain bike ride – Middlesex Fells (only a mile or two north of Tufts), Blue Hills
- Bike the Minuteman bike trail , you can start down in Davis Square
- Rent a kayak or canoe on the Charles River
- Indoor rock climbing at MetroRock in Everett
- In the fall, you can pick apples at Honey Pot Hill in Stowe, MA
- In the winter, cheap skating at Frog Pond on the Boston Common
- In the winter, you can get to winter sports at Wachusett Mountain by the Commuter Rail
- Get tickets to check out our Boston teams – Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and the Patriots
Educational
- Check out MIT Museum and Harvard Museum of Natural History
- The Boston Museum of Science always has new exhibits
- Free admission to the Coit Observatory at BU to learn some astronomy on Wednesday nights
- Museum of Fine Arts — you get in free with your Tufts ID!
- Isabella Gardner Museum — once again, free for Tufts students!
- New England Aquarium
- Learn a skill or take a class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Theatre & Music
- The Chapel — free concerts on several Thursdays throughout the year
- Discounted tickets for things to do around campus & Boston
- Check out Boston Symphony Orchestra or Boston Opera House — Look for discounted tickets in the GSC Lounge in West Hall
- Local events abound: check out Honk! in Davis Square and/or Fluff Festival in Union Square
Nightlife & Bars
- Paint Nite!
- Salsa dancing and lessons at the Havana Club in Central Square
- Check out Harpoon Brewery — tours cost $5 and include a beer tasting!
- Davis Sq — Mike’s, The Burren, Joshua Tree, Sligo’s, Foundry
- Porter Sq — Toad (live music nightly, no cover)
- Union Sq — Bantam Cider
- Harvard Sq — Grendel’s Den (half price food Sun-Thu w/ drink order)
- Inman Sq/Kendall Sq — Lord Hobo, Mead Hall, Cambridge Brewing Company, Flat Top Johnny’s (pool)
- Central Sq — Asgard (10 cent wings Mon)
Living Situation
On-Campus
There are 36 single occupancy rooms that are available first come-first serve for FIRST YEAR graduate students. To apply for on-campus housing, visit the Office of Residential Life online or in South Hall.
Off-Campus
- Tufts Off-Campus Housing — what to look for, neighborhoods nearby, cost, landlord issues, etc
- Craigslist — apartment, room, and cheap furniture listings
- Jumpoffcampus.com — contact landlords directly
- Padmapper.com — Craigslist ads aggregated on a map
- ApartmentList — pulls apartment listings from over 100 different sources
- Zumper — map-based search for apartment rentals (with real-time updates)
- Trulia — Tufts-specific rentals page with in-depth neighborhood information
- Zillow — Medford apartments page with listings close to campus