By Terri Schwartz

The Massachusetts Avenue Bridge

“That bridge on the way to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in between Cambridge and Boston, where that guy from MIT measured it in his own height the whole way and invented his own unit of measurement [is one of my favorite places in the city]. Being on the middle of the bridge and looking back at Boston just might be the greatest feeling ever.

– Rich Dallojacono, sophomore entrepreneurship and small business management major

Brothers in the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity used freshman Oliver R. Smoot to measure the length of the bridge, according to an MIT website.

Boston Public Library

“It’s kind of a hidden treasure because one would think it’s only a building of books when really it’s a free museum with an amazing courtyard.”

– Deborah Goldfarb, middler geology major

The Central Library at 700 Boylston Street is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Trident Booksellers and Cafe

“It’s like a little cafe restaurant and a bookstore together. I go there a lot. It’s pretty fun. It’s definitely got a really unique atmosphere. … It would be a good place to go on a date. It’s very Boston.”

– Alison Smith, middler journalism major

Trident Booksellers ‘ Cafe is located at 338 Newbury Street and is open daily from 9 a.m. to midnight.