Rice University, United States

Off the Beaten Path in Rice University

The real Rice 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 compact, Mediterranean-style campus behind a canopy of live oaks in the heart of Houston's Museum District.

Top Off the Beaten Path Spots

•Lovett Hall — Ralph Adams Cram's 1912 Byzantine-Romanesque masterpiece with pink marble columns and a grand sallyport entrance
•Academic Quad — the main quadrangle shaded by massive live oaks, flanked by Fondren Library and Herzstein Hall
•James Turrell Twilight Epiphany Skyspace — a pyramidal light installation that transforms at sunrise and sunset with LED sequences

Hidden Off the Beaten Path Gems

•Sallyport — the arched passage through Lovett Hall, through which graduating seniors walk at commencement, a defining Rice tradition
•The Owl statue — 'Willy' the bronze owl statue near the academic quad, one of several owl sculptures scattered across campus

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How to explore Rice University like a local?+

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