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Stockholm, Sweden

The Anti-Saxophone Sign at SSE

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.
The prairie after it's semi-annual mowing
Norman, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Centennial Prairie

A small section of native wilderness on a university campus
The GW Hippo
Washington, D.C.

George Washington University's River Horse

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
science

Podcast: Blurred Lines with Stacy Horn

Where does science end?
The Podcast Team March 16, 2023
What happens when you press "the button."
Amherst, Massachusetts

The Rausch Mineral Gallery

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.
Taxidermied butterflies.
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Entomology Collection

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.
Spektrum-Weg
Potsdam, Germany

Spektrum-Weg

This spectrum of a star was observed by one of the world's most accurate spectrographs. 
Atomei (Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz I) in 2012
Garching bei München, Germany

Atomei

This "Atomic Egg" appears on the city of Garching's coat of arms.
Rat Grave marker
Washington, D.C.

Rat Graves

Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.
Peter the Anteater
Irvine, California

Peter the Anteater Statue

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.
The Native Strain: Guillermo Tolentino and Aurelio Alvero
Quezon City, Philippines

Vargas Museum

Philippine art and culture are on display at this university museum.
UP College of Engineering sundial
Quezon City, Philippines

College of Engineering Sundial

A series of increasingly larger sundials have grown with this school.
Ganz Hall
Chicago, Illinois

Rudolph Ganz Memorial Hall

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.
Suzzallo Library Reading Room
Seattle, Washington

Suzzallo Library Reading Room

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.
A guillotine and an iron maiden (replica).
Tokyo, Japan

Meiji University Museum’s Criminal Materials Department

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.
Copenhagen, Denmark

Heisenberg's Bathtub

Did he come up with a theory of cosmic-ray showers while sitting in this bath?
David and Mabel's graves visible on the right side of the cemetary path.
Amherst, Massachusetts

Graves of David and Mabel Todd

One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.
Leuven, Belgium

'Renée'

This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.