On campus at Michigan State University •
W. J. Beal Botanical Garden, is the oldest botanical garden in the United States •
Michigan State University Horticulture Gardens •
Beaumont Tower •
Red Cedar River •
Wharton Center for the Performing Arts (Great Hall and Pasant Theatre), the Fairchild Theatre, and the MSU Auditorium (Main Stage and Arena Theater) •
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum • Abrams Planetarium and the
MSU Observatory •
Spartan Stadium •
Breslin Center • MSU Forest Akers Golf Courses •
MSU Pavilion •
MSU Federal Credit Union, the largest university-based credit union in the world •
CATA Bus Station •
Sparty is the nickname of
The Spartan, a large statue representing the MSU mascot, a Spartan warrior. "Sparty" is frequently used as a landmark when giving directions on campus. •
The Rock is a large boulder, approximately five feet high, originally placed near Beaumont Tower by the Class of 1873, since relocated to a site northeast of the Farm Lane Bridge. It serves as a venue for student groups and is routinely
graffitied by those groups. •
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, formerly the
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Off campus • Hannah Community Center (originally built as East Lansing High School, and later used as the junior high school, and then a middle school) featuring the Albert A. White Performing Arts Theatre •
East Lansing Public Library • The "Habitrail", Hamster Cage, or Gerbil Cage, is a large multicolored
parking structure near campus that resembles a
Habitrail home for pet rodents. The controversial design resulted from the city's instructions to the architect that the building be "festive" and have "no brick". • Saper Galleries, an award-winning art gallery serving clients internationally since 1978, is in a contemporary gallery building in downtown East Lansing on Albert Avenue. •
Scene metrospace, the city sponsored art gallery located in the ground floor of the multicolored parking structure • East Lansing Family Aquatic Center • Trowbridge railroad junction (located near Trowbridge Road) and the nearby
Amtrak depot are popular spots with
railfans for train watching. At Trowbridge, the busy
Grand Trunk Western Railroad line connecting
Chicago to
Toronto intersects the former Pere Marquette Railroad (now
CSX line from
Detroit to
Grand Rapids). •
Coral Gables has undergone significant transformations throughout its rich history. It transitioned from a roadhouse in the 1920s, to a square-dance hall in the 1930s, to a big band showcase in the 1940s that attracted well-known musicians such as
Tommy Dorsey,
Sam Donahue,
Duke Ellington,
Stan Kenton,
Woody Herman and
The Ink Spots, to a rock ‘n’ roll diner in the late 1950s, and then to a family-owned restaurant in the late 1960s.
Outside East Lansing • The city of
Lansing is adjacent to East Lansing. Lansing has, among other things, the State Capitol, Hall of Justice (Supreme Court), and Michigan Library and Historical Center.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the nation's largest law school, is located in
downtown Lansing. Lansing also is the home of the
Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team. There is a
City Market in downtown Lansing, next to the
Grand River. •
Lake Lansing is nearby and is approximately in size. The lake has an outstanding beach, and is a summer favorite of swimmers, sunbathers, boaters and fishermen. The
Lansing Sailing Club and Michigan State University Sailing Club have facilities on Lake Lansing where sailing regattas are held throughout the summer months. •
Meridian Mall is located in the suburb of
Okemos, and
Eastwood Towne Center in
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