“I was extremely lucky to get Nourse. It's a hundred years old, it's beautiful (old wood and old brick and old glass), it has interesting secret nooks (I haven't used the forbidden secret tunnel entrance, because it's forbidden, but I know where it is), and it has a reputation for having very nice people.”

The Tavern is a cozy restaurant tucked into the lower level of the Archer House, a beautiful 4-story 1877 hotel that's just a stone's throw from campus.

The Chapel is the heart of religious and spiritual life at Carleton, serving as a place of worship and interfaith dialogue for both campus and community. In a typical week, the chapel may host a centering prayer and meditation, a Torah study group, a Christian vespers service, Buddhist meditation, a Labyrinth walk, and an interfaith social justice meeting.

You'll find the distinctive Scoville Hall on the National Register of Historic Buildings--and inside its stone walls you'll find plenty of student support. Scoville houses the Academic Support Center, with tutoring in college-level writing and speaking; the Office of Intercultural Life; and the Gender and Sexuality Center. It's also home to the Cinema and Media Studies department and their media labs.

Built in the late 1890s, Goodsell Observatory houses three historic telescopes (all more than 110 years old) as well as modern telescopes used for classes and open houses. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.