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New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth-oldest college in the United States, predating the American Revolution.
The Rutgers Gardens, spanning 180 acres, is one of the few botanical gardens in the country that is entirely student-run.
Rutgers played against Princeton in the first-ever intercollegiate football game on November 6, 1869, marking the birth of college football.
The Zimmerli Art Museum houses over 60,000 works, making it one of the largest university art museums in the United States.
The Rutgers Ecological Preserve is a 316-acre natural area on the Livingston Campus, offering trails and a glimpse into New Jersey's native ecosystems.
Established in 1872, the Rutgers Geology Museum is one of the oldest collegiate geology museums in the country, featuring dinosaur fossils and minerals.
The university's New Brunswick campus was a stop on the Underground Railroad, providing refuge to those escaping slavery.
