MBTAgifts — Local services in Cambridge

I think like a lot of people who grew up in Boston AND rode the MBTA frequently AND are huge train fans, I have the same reaction: "How the heck am I JUST NOW making it to this store?!" First, note that the ACTUAL name of the store is WardMaps, but so many people know it by the website "MBTAgifts.com" that it basically goes by that name.

Anyway, it's chock-full of just about all the MBTA memorabilia you could ask for-- from old schedules to big former actual train signs to, my favorite, train stop magnets, to, in "honor" of the COVID-19 pandemic, face mask with pictures of the various rapid transit trains on them. Since it's TECHNICALLY a maps store, it ALSO has some cool, mostly older maps of the Boston Area, plus some branded merchandise of the NYC Subway.

Back to the magnets--WOW, CHEAP at $3.50! Where I've gotten them previously, Newbury Comics, charges $4.99, and the CambridgeSide Galleria cart on the second floor charges a whopping $5.99--and both their selections are limited to boot! I wouldn't be surprised if they had someone from each location just stops by WardMaps once a month and buys a handful and jacks up the price!!

Cashier was really friendly and...

This is just an incredible store, especially for transit and map nerds. They have a huge selection of vintage maps, plus all the MBTA-brand apparel and knickknacks you could think of. They’ve even got old signs pulled straight out of stations and trains. A great stop if you’re visiting Harvard Square, which is just a few minutes south by car...

If there is one place I could visit in all of Boston before I left Boston, it would be this store! It has the most hidden gems - ranging from transit merch to vintage maps about almost every place you can think of! It also doubles up as a great used books store! This place feels more like a museum than a store, and truly is the collection...