It's hard to give this a rating according to Stars. Harvard Square has many shops like convenience stores, bookstores, places to eat inside and outside, artwork throughout the square and is always bustling with a mixture of people of a wide range. Various cultures and all ages, genders. Some types of people your bound to see each visit are listed but isn't exhaustive: Street performers, gay and lesbian, gothic, hip hop. Businessmen, homeless people, families,tourists, students. Etc I'd say, more than almost any place in Boston area/ Cambridge, Harvard is the most eccentric and mixed in multiple mixes. There are busses leading multiple routes and the red line is directly in Harvard square. It's a lively and intriguing place to people watch. There are plenty of comfortable benches or grass areas that you can find and sit at on a nice day. It's not uncommon to see street performers freestyling or playing an instrument. It also seems like the guy that paints on canvases is always around best place to go if you just want to be visually amused or pop in and out of places or fly on the wall and just people watch. Additionally there's a little mall, a CVS and so much more more than likely you will have to pay for meter parking unless it's after 8:00 p.m. or on a sunday. There are also plenty of garages to park in that probably cost a few dollars an hour. Usually on street parking with meters but on a busy weekend night it may be tough to get a place directly in the square. Your options are walk a little if you can't find a closer spot, take public transportation, park in the garage