DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

This private university is part of the Ivy League, which includes the eight oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. Founded before the American Revolution in 1769, it has seen future American governors, Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners sit on its benches. You can walk around its campus, among the 6,500 students who wander among its Georgian Colonial architecture buildings. Better yet, take a student-led tour to learn about the campus and the history of the university.