Emory University, United States

Off the Beaten Path in Emory University

The real Emory University 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.

A wooded campus in Atlanta's Druid Hills neighborhood, built in pink and gray Georgia marble with Italian Renaissance flourishes.

Top Off the Beaten Path Spots

•The Quadrangle — Emory's central quad in pink Georgia marble, anchored by the Candler Library with its classical colonnade
•Michael C. Carlos Museum — Michael Graves's postmodern building housing significant collections of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and pre-Columbian art
•Candler Library — the 1926 neoclassical library with a grand reading room, the architectural centerpiece of the Quad

Hidden Off the Beaten Path Gems

•Lullwater Preserve — a 185-acre forested preserve with walking trails, a suspension bridge, and a 1920s Tudor mansion on the estate's grounds
•Dooley — a skeleton mascot stored in the biology department who 'rules' Emory; look for the tradition's traces across campus buildings

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