DOG-FRIENDLY PARKS IN CAMBRIDGE, MA

Harvard and MIT define this city of 118,000, where academia infuses every neighborhood across the Charles River from Boston. Four distinct seasons bring variety—winter lows around 23°F with nor'easter snow, humid summers reaching low 80s—moderated by river and harbor proximity. The city's flat terrain allows dense development from river to Arlington line, with older neighborhoods giving way to modern research facilities. Technology companies cluster around universities, creating one of the world's most educated populations and astronomical housing costs.