Pasadena
Caltech campus tour: a visitor's guide to a small science campus
What to see at Caltech in Pasadena: Millikan Library and its pond, Beckman Auditorium, the Athenaeum, the Olive Walk, the student houses and Old Pasadena.
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Universities in the United States
Campus guides to 16 universities in the United States (Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Berkeley, Cambridge, Chicago, Durham, Ithaca, Los Angeles, New Haven, New York City, Palo Alt
New York City
Columbia campus tour: a real campus in the middle of Manhattan
Visiting Columbia University in Morningside Heights: Low Library, Alma Mater, Butler Library, College Walk, the neighbourhood, and how to plan the day in New York.
Ithaca
Cornell campus tour: gorges, the Arts Quad and views over Cayuga Lake
Planning a visit to Cornell in Ithaca? The Arts Quad, McGraw Tower, Libe Slope, the gorges, where students live, getting to Ithaca and where families stay.
Durham
Duke campus tour: Duke Chapel, the Gardens and East and West Campus
A guide to visiting Duke University in Durham: the Chapel and West Campus, Duke Gardens, the first-year East Campus, Cameron Indoor Stadium and practical planning.
Cambridge
Harvard campus tour: what to see on a visit to Harvard Yard and beyond
A visitor's guide to Harvard's campus in Cambridge: Harvard Yard, Widener Library, the river Houses, the museums, Harvard Square, and how to plan a visit.
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins campus tour: the Homewood campus and Baltimore
What to see on a visit to Johns Hopkins University: Gilman Hall, the Beach, the libraries, Homewood Museum, the neighbourhood, and how to plan a Baltimore trip.
Cambridge
MIT campus tour: the Great Dome, Stata Center and what else to see
Planning a visit to MIT in Cambridge? The Great Dome, the Infinite Corridor, the Stata Center, Saarinen's chapel, student life and how tours work.
New York City
NYU campus tour: what to see around Washington Square
Visiting New York University in Greenwich Village: Washington Square Park and its arch, Bobst Library, Stern, Tisch, NYU Tandon in Brooklyn, and how to plan the day.
Philadelphia
Penn campus tour: Locust Walk, the Quad and University City
A visitor's guide to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia: College Hall, Locust Walk, Fisher Fine Arts Library, the Quad, the Penn Museum and getting there.
Princeton
Princeton campus tour: Nassau Hall, Blair Arch and the lake
How to visit Princeton University: Nassau Hall, Blair Arch, the Chapel, Firestone Library, the residential colleges, Lake Carnegie and getting to town by train.
Palo Alto
Stanford campus tour: what to see on a visit to Stanford
Plan a visit to Stanford: Palm Drive and the Oval, the Main Quad, Memorial Church, Hoover Tower, the Rodin garden, the Dish trail and where families stay.
Berkeley
UC Berkeley campus tour: the Campanile, Sproul Plaza and more
A visitor's guide to UC Berkeley: Sather Tower, Sather Gate and Sproul Plaza, Doe Library, Memorial Stadium, Telegraph Avenue, BART and where to stay.
Los Angeles
UCLA campus tour: Royce Hall, the Janss Steps and Westwood
Visiting UCLA? A guide to Royce Hall, Powell Library, the Janss Steps, Pauley Pavilion, the Hill and Westwood Village, plus how to get there and where to stay.
Chicago
University of Chicago campus tour: Hyde Park, Gothic quads and the lake
Plan a visit to UChicago: Hull Gate and the Main Quadrangle, Harper Library, Rockefeller Chapel, Mansueto Library, the Midway, Robie House and where to stay.
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan campus tour: the Diag, the Big House and Ann Arbor
How to visit the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor: the Diag, the Law Quad, the Union and Burton Tower, Michigan Stadium, the Arb, getting there and where to stay.
New Haven
Yale campus tour: Old Campus, the libraries and the colleges
A practical guide to visiting Yale in New Haven: Old Campus, Harkness Tower, Sterling and Beinecke libraries, the residential colleges and planning the day.
All United States campus guides
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, California
- Columbia University, New York City, New York
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
- New York University (NYU), New York City, New York
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
- Stanford University, Stanford, California, next to Palo Alto
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut