Dartmouth College, United States

Off the Beaten Path in Dartmouth College

The real Dartmouth College lives beyond the tourist trail. In the neighborhoods where locals actually spend their time, you'll find the authentic character, the unmarked restaurants, and the quiet corners that make a city worth knowing.

The smallest Ivy, set in the woods of rural New Hampshire — a campus built around a storied green where Daniel Webster once studied.

Top Off the Beaten Path Spots

•Baker-Berry Library — the main library with a 200-foot bell tower and José Clemente Orozco's 'Epic of American Civilization' frescoes inside
•Dartmouth Green — the central lawn framed by Dartmouth Hall and Baker Library, the heart of campus since 1770
•Hopkins Center for the Arts — Wallace Harrison's 1962 performing arts center, a prototype for his later Lincoln Center design

Hidden Off the Beaten Path Gems

•Orozco Murals — José Clemente Orozco's powerful 1932-34 fresco cycle in the basement of Baker Library, covering 3,200 square feet
•The Dartmouth Organic Farm — a student-run farm on the edge of campus with greenhouses and community plots

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