University of Chicago Main Campus, Chicago

One of the world's great universities, the University of Chicago's Gothic campus exudes academic rigor and intellectual intensity, known to students as 'the place where fun comes to die.' Its imposing gray buildings make it a must-see for architecture fans

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University of Chicago Main Campus, Chicago

One of the world's great universities, the University of Chicago's Gothic campus exudes academic rigor and intellectual intensity, known to students as 'the place where fun comes to die.' Its imposing gray buildings make it a must-see for architecture fans.

One of the world's great universities, the University of Chicago's Gothic campus exudes academic rigor and intellectual intensity, known to students as 'the place where fun comes to die.' Its imposing gray buildings make it a must-see for architecture fans. Even if you are not a prospective student, you can take advantage of its free campus tours.

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About University of Chicago Main Campus

 5801 S Ellis Ave

University of Chicago Main Campus and Nearby Sights on Map

The Renaissance Society

A small gallery of avant-garde painting, which will appeal greatly to aficionados, less so to casual visitors

Nuclear Energy Statue

This Henry Moore statue marks the area where Enrico Fermi and his team of scientists successfully produced the first controlled nuclear chain reaction

Regenstein Library

If you are not a student and are not on a tour, you can't enter the gigantic collection of over 4

Smart Museum of Art

The Smart museum is small, but has an excellent collection, thoughtfully exhibited

Oriental Institute Museum

The University of Chicago Oriental Institute has one of the best collections of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern archeology in the world, which is moreover free, small, very well exhibited, and basically started by Indiana Jones

Court Theatre

Excellent dramatic theater on the University campus

Midway Plaisance Park

University of Chicago Presents

The University of Chicago Presents hosts numerous classical music performances in Hyde Park, usually featuring big-name national and international performers for relatively low prices

Robie House

This fabulously impractical house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the world's most famous examples of the Midwestern 'Prairie School' of architecture, which aimed to create buildings with prominent horizontal lines evocative of the prairie landscape

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

This giant Gothic church is named for the University founder, John D