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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Center of the Universe

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Groningen, Netherlands

Groningen University Museum

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.
The buzz on Broughton
Savannah, Georgia

Jen Library Bee

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.
science

Podcast: Forbes Pigment Collection

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 16, 2021
Urbana, Illinois

John Milton Gregory's Grave

The inconspicuous grave of the University of Illinois' first president is just steps from the main quadrangle.
bridges

Podcast: Harvard Bridge Smoots

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 8, 2021
Free Expression Tunnel
Raleigh, North Carolina

Free Expression Tunnel

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.
The south side of the castle.
Glenside, Pennsylvania

Grey Towers Castle

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.
Genge used drone shots of the Scottish countryside to provide a field-like experience.
geology

Using Video Game Tech to Teach Field-Starved Geology Students

A couple of enterprising professors started with Italy and Scotland, and then took to the stars.
Robin George Andrews April 30, 2021
The stone sitting outside the 1100 North University Ave. Building
List

15 On-Campus Oddities and Treasures

There's a lot to learn beyond the classroom, if you know where to look.
Jonathan Carey April 2, 2021
Porto, Portugal

Museum of the Central Hospital of Porto

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Merchiston Tower
Edinburgh, Scotland

Merchiston Tower

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.
Meridianen för den Akademiska Kvarten
Lund, Sweden

Meridianen för den Akademiska Kvarten (Meridian for the Academic Quarter)

The marker that allows students all over the world to be late for class.
The Xu Zhimo Memorial.
Cambridge, England

Xu Zhimo Memorial

A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.
‘La Leçon’ (‘The Lesson’)
Montreal, Québec

‘La Leçon’ (‘The Lesson’)

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.
Wellesley Fudge Cake dates back to 19th-century school shenanigans.
universities

The Gastro Obscura Guide to Cooking School-Lunch Classics

You're the lunch lady now.
Anne Ewbank May 6, 2020
View from center field
Mobile, Alabama

Stan Galle Field

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.
Some of the buildings which form the Palace Green Library
Durham, England

Palace Green Library

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.