From historic reading rooms to high-tech research spaces, UB has something of interest for everyone. Here are a few of our favorite spots.

Baird Point’s columns once graced the facade of Buffalo’s Federal Reserve Bank. Now they tower over Lake LaSalle, a serene 60-acre lake in the middle of North Campus.

A handcarved mantelpiece. Antique chandeliers. Custom woodwork from the company that furnished the White House. Harry Potter called: He wants his common room back.

All kinds of performances take place in this multidisciplinary arts venue, some of the most dramatic under the CFA lobby’s two-story vaulted skylight.

This stately bovid in front of the CFA, a favorite spot for taking photos and leaving messages, was modeled after a beloved original that stood in Buffalo’s historic Central Terminal.

UB’s largest solar array, covering more than 24 acres and comprising 16,770 solar panels, is the ideal place to see the university’s climate commitment in action.

At any hour of day or night, passersby can observe researchers hard at work creating next-gen nanodevices and other high-tech gizmos in this state-of-the-art cleanroom.

Alumna Harumo Sato’s bold artwork on the ceiling of UB’s One World Café offers a feast for the eyes for diners noshing on dishes from around the globe. 

From 19th-century asylum to ultramodern home for UB’s architecture school, this national landmark boasts a remarkable history. Its iconic clock tower rings every 15 minutes.

The medical school’s six-story, light-filled atrium is a breathtaking sight. If your stomach can take it, it’s even more impressive viewed from one of the connecting bridges five stories up.

At 24,000 square feet, this enclosed drone-testing facility outside Crofts Hall is one of the largest in the nation, and will help solidify UB’s leading role in this key 21st-century technology.