Dunn Woods

Scenic Dunn Woods provides an oasis of nature amid the bustling IU campus. Students, residents and visitors often use the space for studying, walking or just enjoying the scenery.

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IU Art Museum

The IU Art Museum was designed by the world-renowned architecture firm I.M. Pei and Partners. The museum's collection includes works by Claude Monet and Jackson Pollack as well as artifacts from Asia and Africa. The IU Art Museum is ranked as one of the top five university art museums along with Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.

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Outdoor Classroom

Classes and study groups can often be seen meeting outdoors in nice weather. The IU Campus was recognized by Thomas A. Gaines as one of the five most beautiful campuses in the nation in his book The Campus as a Work of Art.

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Herman B. Wells Statue

A sculpture of the university's eleventh president and first chancellor, Herman B Wells (1902-2000), is located in the Old Crescent area of campus. To celebrate his life and legacy, the university commissioned a sculpture shortly after Wells passed away in early 2000. The bronze sculpture was created by IU South Bend Professor Tuck Langland and was dedicated October 21, 2000. Robert F. LeBien, chair of the Herman B Wells Sculpture committee, says, "The sculpture represents Dr. Wells not as bigger than life but as part of life. It shows Dr. Wells as we all knew him -- as one of us."

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Indiana Memorial Union

The 500,000-square-foot Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) is the IU campus centerpiece. The IMU is a place where students go to study, relax, eat, bowl, watch movies, and shop. As one of the world’s largest college unions, it’s a gathering place for students, staff and faculty, alumni, and the Bloomington community. Each year, the IMU hosts over 17,000 events, such as speakers, student events, campus fairs and celebrations, and even weddings! The IMU is where all Hoosiers belong.

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Wylie House Museum

The home of the first president of Indiana University, Andrew Wylie, has been preserved to display and interpret the everyday life of the Wylie family in Bloomington in the 1840's. A blend of Federal and Georgian styles of architecture, the home is one of the few pre-1840 structures remaining in Bloomington.

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Cox Arboretum

An ideal place for relaxation and study, the Cox Arboretum is landscaped with hundreds of trees and surrounding greenery. A gazebo overlooks numerous walking/bicycle paths and a pond.

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View from the field

Football fans pack Memorial Stadium during the IU vs. Michigan game.

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Campus Picnic

IU students picnic on campus with the Rose Well House and Maxwell Hall in the background.

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Little 500 fans

Fans cheer on their favorite team at Indiana University's Little 500.

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Students in Dunn's Woods

Students walk through the historic Dunn's Woods on the Campus of Indiana University.

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Showalter Fountain in Fall

A view towards Showalter Fountain in between classes on IU campus.

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Sample Gates and IU Student Building

A student walks through the IU's iconic Sample Gates.

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Sample Gates

IU students exit campus through the Sample Gates looking down Kirkwood Ave (notice the courthouse dome in the distance).

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Looking down Kirkwood Ave.

Students converge near the IU campus before heading out for a night on the town.

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IU Football

Football fans pack Memorial Stadium during the IU vs. Michigan game.

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Mens Little 500

Cyclists race on a rainy spring day in Bloomington.

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Kirkwood Avenue

Looking down Kirkwood Avenue from the campus side of the Sample Gates.

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IU Auditorium - cropped

Host to an assortment of entertainers, musicians, lecturers, and off-Broadway shows each year, the IU Auditorium impresses guests with its grand lobby and multilevel 3,760-seat hall. The IU Auditorium is also home to 20 panels of Thomas Hart Benton's 1933 mural illustrating the history of Indiana, and the Roosevelt pipe organ, the largest in the US.