John Harvard Statue, Massachusetts, United States

4.0 (319 reviews) Spent Ranking #12 in Cambridge Monuments & Statues

Who Was John Harvard?

The John Harvard statue is most certainly the most photographed at the University. You will even see crowds waiting for their chance to stand in front of the statue. It is easy to find located just inside the gates to the Harvard Yard. The campus is beautiful so you may want to expand your walking tour to see some of the other sites including a very impressive library where you may be able to determine who John Harvard actual was or was not.
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Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138

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http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/boston-tours/walking-tours/cambridge-and-harvard

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3jill387 5:00 PM Jul 1, 2022
Going to the John
It's a statue. The more amusing story is that from what I've heard they're not sure what John Harvard looked like since there were no images of him, and this statue was essentially a guess. Today students pee all over it. Then try to get unsuspecting people to touch the foot for "luck" when really it's a joke. I don't remember how or why they started but it's continued forever and coined the term "going to the John. Do NOT touch that statue. If you must, immediately wash and sanitize your hands.
3kcchin 5:00 PM Jan 6, 2020
BEWARE of rubbing his foot !
Students urinate on his foot as a joke on the tourists that insist on rubbing his foot ! It has been told to me that he is NOT the founder of Harvard University as many assume to be true. He was just a LARGE contributor. Located in the middle of many school buildings. Good to walk around and feel what it's like to walk on the grounds of a prestigious university.