Campus
Perennially ranked among the top three universities in the country, the University of California at Berkeley has much to offer visitors as well as students: museums, libraries, superb views from the campanile, public lectures by Nobel laureates, world-class entertainment and NCAA sports. The main campus is situated with a compact elegance at the base of the rugged hills that are home to the Strawberry Canyon recreational area and the Lawrence Hall of Science. Campus life for Cal's 35,000 students centers (inasmuch as it centers at all) on Sproul Plaza and Sather Gate. In the sunny plaza in front of the administration building, you can find dozens of student organizations staffing tables at lunchtime. Though nowadays you will be far more likely to see the Christian Students Ministry recruiting undergraduates than the Spartacist Youth League, a plaque on the stairs in front of Sproul Hall (which marks the spot where Mario Savio launched the Free Speech movement in 1964) serves as a reminder of Berkeley's place in American social history.Nightlife
University of California, Berkeley
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Auditorium
Attractions
University of California, Berkeley
Hearst Museum of Anthropology (Kroeber Hall)
Restaurants
