Directions to the Holbrook Lab

By MBTA (subway & bus system):

From Logan Airport- Take the Silver Line (SL1) shuttle bus from any airport terminal to South Station.

Amtrak and Bus Terminal (South Station)- At South Station, transfer to the Red Line subway OUTBOUND towards Alewife and get off the train at the Harvard Square stop. Upon exiting the train, take a right and follow the signs for the Church Street exit.

Church Street exit sign

When going through the turnstiles at the exit, take a left and go up the stairs to the street level. This will put you directly in front of Harvard’s Johnson Gate. Enter the yard and walk diagonally to the left which will put you between Memorial Hall and the Science Center. Just past the Science Center is the intersection of Kirkland and Oxford streets. Walk east on Kirkland Street and take a left onto Divinity Ave. The Bio Labs will be on your right, almost at the end of the short street.

By Cab/ Uber: Ask the driver to take you to 16 Divinity Avenue. It is near the intersection of Quincy and Kirkland Streets. The Bio Labs will be on your right, almost at the end of the short street.

By Car: *Please note that there is no parking available on Divinity Avenue. There are meters on Oxford Street, although they are often full. There is a parking garage at Everett and Oxfords Streets, but a parking permit must be purchased prior to entering. A permit may be purchased online at: https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_553x5nUqvgV6kzb by indicating the Oxford parking garage.

From the North- Take route 93 or 1 south towards Boston. Exit at Storrow Drive--Cambridge. Follow Storrow Drive west for approximately 4 miles. After approximately 2 miles Storrow Drive becomes Soldiers Field Road. You will not notice any change. Stay in the right-hand lane to avoid the many left-hand exits off Storrow Drive until you reach the right-hand exit marked Harvard Square/Cambridge. Take the exit and go over the Charles River to the traffic lights at Memorial Drive. Go straight ahead on John F. Kennedy Street. You will pass through Harvard Square. Bear right, continuing north on Massachusetts Ave. Go approximately 2/10 of a mile to Everett Street. Turn right and go to the next set of lights at Oxford Street. Turn right on Oxford Street and continue until you are forced to turn left onto Kirkland Street. Take the first left onto Divinity Avenue; the Bio Labs will be on your left near the end of the short street.*

From the South- Take route 3 (South East Expressway) north and follow the above directions for Storrow Drive west.

From the West- Take route 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) east. Get off at the left-hand Cambridge/Allston exit and follow signs for Cambridge. As you come off the Turnpike exit, a 10-story hotel is on your right. Begin to move to the left lane as you pass the hotel. There is a traffic light at the corner of the hotel. Go through this light, but be prepared to make a left, before the bridge. Do not cross over the bridge. You will be on an entrance ramp leading onto Storrow Drive with very rapid traffic. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 1/2 mile to the Harvard Square/Cambridge exit on your right. Follow the directions given for coming from the north starting with "....Take the exit and go over the Charles River."

 

Walking Map to the Biological Labs Building