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The school building.
Ashikaga, Japan

Ashikaga School

The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.
Real Meridian for the Academic Quarter
Stockholm, Sweden

Meridianen för den Akademiska Kvarten (The Real Meridian for the Academic Quarter)

A response to the wrongly placed meridian of the same name.
Glenwood Institute
Matawan, New Jersey

Glenwood Institute

A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.
Holly, Colorado

Pleasant Hill Memorial

A monument at the site of the Towner School Bus Tragedy, which lead to changes in school bus safety.
Yakuimon Gate.
Mito, Japan

Mito Daiichi High School

An old-fashioned school with interesting grounds and deep history, including the original Mito Castle gate.
Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Fairhaven High School

A castle on a hill once named "the most beautiful high school in Massachusetts."
‘La Leçon’ (‘The Lesson’)
Montreal, Québec

‘La Leçon’ (‘The Lesson’)

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.
Wellesley Fudge Cake dates back to 19th-century school shenanigans.
universities

The Gastro Obscura Guide to Cooking School-Lunch Classics

You're the lunch lady now.
Anne Ewbank May 6, 2020
Prague, Czechia

J.A. Comenius Museum

Dedicated to the "father of modern education," this museum documents the history of education in Czechia.
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schools

Easy Ways for Teachers and Parents to Use Atlas Obscura at Home

"What 8th grader doesn’t want to look at the weird stuff?"
Atlas Obscura April 20, 2020
Benemérita y Centenaria Escuela Normal Oficial de Guanajuato.
Guanajuato, Mexico

Teaching School of Guanajuato

One of the city's most imposing Neoclassical buildings is also one of its most prestigious schools.
Torrance High School.
Torrance, California

Torrance High School

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.
Mexico City, Mexico

National Center for the Arts (CENART)

This architectural wonder of Mexico City houses several art schools and national research centers.
Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse
Kinderhook, New York

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
The lock-up.
Tartu, Estonia

Tartu Student Lock-Up

Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.
The pincushion is still pierced by eight little pins inserted around the edge.
objects of intrigue

For Sale: A 19th-Century Silk Map of North America, Tiny Enough to Fit on a Pincushion

The cartographic curio was probably an educational tool.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 27, 2019
Portland, Oregon

Bart Simpson Etching

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.
Elsinore Naval and Military School.
Lake Elsinore, California

Elsinore Naval and Military School

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.