<p>I don't get the UCSD thing... I thought it was really ugly when I saw it (my Dad lives in San Diego, so I'm in the area quite a lot). The area is beautiful, sure, but not the school itself.</p>
<p>Tulane is really pretty, as is (parts of) Loyola New Orleans next door.</p>
<p>JHU surprised me. I wouldn't say it was the prettiest, but I wasn't expecting something so nice.</p>
<p>I loved Duke. (I love gothic architecture, what can I say?)</p>
<p>But, when I visited WashU, I was BLOWN away with how gorgeous the school was. Of all the schools I've seen (and I've seen a fair amount), WashU wins hands down.</p>
<p>I have got to think the only reason Washington and Lee isn't number one is that most people haven't been there. I was there a couple of weeks ago when the dogwoods and azaleas were in bloom and I couldn't concentrate for the beauty. The gorgeous Federal style buildings with massive white columns surrounded with incredible foliage were breathtaking. The buildings are all beautiful (well, except for the library, what were they thinking??) For crying out loud, the gym looks like the Parthenon!</p>
<p>Son did not like Stanford's campus. Too much pavement. No obvious campus center. He admits that his concept of a beautiful campus is based on his brother's attending Notre Dame. He ended up picking Princeton which I've not seen but is said to be attractive, though son thinks it is a bit claustrophobic compared to ND.</p>
<p>From a recent trip down South:
- I liked the "stately" look at W&L; even the gym fit the architecture scheme
- Davidson had a good vibe - Chambers was a really impressive building
- Richmond was in a really nice area of the city and had an appealing, almost "woodsy" look with the large pond.
- Obviously the Rotunda and Academic Village at UVA were inspiring
- Wake Forest's campus was attractive, yet somewhat boring - it was almost too clean-cut.
- As the previous poster said, William and Mary is beautiful, although I wasn't a huge fan of Williamsburg as a "college town"</p>