No stranger to innovation, Waltham gave birth to the Industrial Revolution with the invention of America's first power loom. This reputation thrives today: Waltham is part of the "Route 128" complex, one of the nation's major centers of innovation in investment management, computers, telecommunications, and biotechnology.
Nostalgically known as the "The Watch City" for the Waltham Watch Company of the 1800s, Waltham offers students several affordable residential neighborhoods within walking distance of Brandeis. Like Cambridge and Boston, Waltham is situated on the banks of the Charles River, where students can also enjoy walks and canoe trips. A train line connects Brandeis and Waltham directly to Boston and Cambridge.
Waltham's central business district has undergone a wave of renewal. Its heart today is an area locals call "Restaurant Row," one of the Boston area's best collections of small, inventive restaurants that offer foods from every corner of the world, a brewpub, and more.
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