Famous COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

The word “university” derives from the Latin phrase universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly translates as a “community of teachers and scholars”. These institutions of higher (or tertiary) learning and research … More

Summit Avenue

Summit Avenue is a street in St. Paul, Minnesota, known for having the longest stretch of Victorian homes in the country. It … More

The Best of CHINA: The East

Over 1000 years ago, Eastern China was the main terminus of the Maritime Silk Road, trading extensively with Japan, Korea, Southeast … More

The Best of Manhattan

The territory of Manhattan traces its origins to a trading post founded in 1624 by Dutch colonists. Originally known as … More

Nanchang University

Nanchang University (NCU) is a public research university located in Jiangxi, China that has also been recognized as one of the Top … More

The Wolfsonian

The Wolfsonian, named for Mitchell Wolfson Jr. (a local collector and expert on modern design, architecture, and the decorative arts), is … More

Travel Topic #57.6 (America’s Favorite Architecture)

The list of America’s Favorite Architecture from #71 – #90 runs as follows: 71. Hearst Tower – New York City, … More

Eastman School of Music

Established in 1921 by the industrialist/philanthropist George Eastman, the Eastman School of Music is the school of music of the … More

Travel Topic #57.0 (America’s Favorite Architecture)

A public poll conducted by The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Harris Interactive was used to compile a list … More

Caltech

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), located in Pasadena, California, is a private research university and one of just a … More

Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium (aka the “Brick House”) was an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and … More

Various MN Educational Institutions, Pt 1

1. Minnesota State University (Mankato; above): Known informally as MSU, this University was established in 1858 as the 2nd State … More

Rochester Institute of Technology

Founded in 1829, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), located in the town of Henrietta in upstate New York, is a … More

Xiamen University

Originally established in 1921 as Amoy University, this public research university is located in southeast China’s coastal Fujian Province. Today, it … More

Hawaii State Flag

Officially adopted in 1845, the state flag of Hawaii, having previously been used by the Kingdom, Protectorate, Republic, and Territory of Hawaii, … More

University of Virginia, Part 3: Franlin Museum of Art

The University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art, named in honor of Cynthia and W. Heywood Fralin in 2012 after … More

University of Virginia, Part 2: Academical Village

The unique Jeffersonian architecture of the Academical Village at The University of Virginia, together with Jefferson’s home at Monticello, combine … More

University of Virginia, Part 1: Libraries & Research Park

The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university located in Charlottesville. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas … More

Fuzimiao

First constructed in the year 1034 AD along the banks of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, the current area of … More

Metropolitan State University

Metropolitan State University was founded in 1971 as “Minnesota Metropolitan State College”. In 1972, with a class of 50 students, … More

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private research university in Washington, D.C. Initially founded as Georgetown College in 1789 by Bishop John … More

University of St. Thomas

The University of St. Thomas is a private, liberal arts university located in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Founded in 1885 … More

Winona State University

Winona State University (WSU) is a public university in southeastern Minnesota. It was originally a four-room building founded in 1858 as First State … More

St. Mary’s College

Founded in 1912 as a men’s college by Bishop Heffron and operated by the Winona Catholic Diocese, Saint Mary’s University of … More

Lied Center of Kansas

Opened in Sep. 1993, the Lied Center of Kansas is a performing arts center located on the University of Kansas main campus, serving as … More

Spencer Museum of Art

Established in 1928, based on a gifted collection of some 7,500 art objects by Kansas City art collector Sallie Casey Thayer in … More

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas (aka KU), is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas. It also … More

Joseph Bond Chapel

Opened in 1926 with a design by the architects Coolidge and Hodgdon at the end of the American Gothic revival … More

Hertford Bridge

Completed in 1914, Hertford Bridge (often called Oxford’s “Bridge of Sighs“, evoking images either of amorous students, emitting “sighs of love”, … More

Columbia University

Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university, located in Upper Manhattan. Having been established in 1754 as one of nine colonial colleges, prior to … More

Hamline University

First founded in 1854, Hamline University was the first institution of higher learning in Minnesota, since the University of Minnesota, though chartered earlier in … More