Visit the Cotsen Children’s Library in Firestone. As you have probably already noticed, Princeton has many libraries, most of which are devoted to particular areas of study, and Cotsen is dedicated to children’s books. Located to your right after you walk in the main entrance of Firestone Library, the Cotsen Children’s Library has a large collection of children’s books, artwork and toys, some of which date back to the 15th century. Cotsen’s “Bookscape” reading space for children is full of life-sized storybook characters and other fantastical creatures and is certainly worth a visit.
Another place to visit while you’re on campus, particularly if your host lives in Forbes College, is the Graduate College, located on the Springdale Golf Course. It is a bit of a walk from most dormitories, but it is easily one of the most beautiful spaces on the campus, and time spent wandering the halls and courtyards of the Graduate College will not disappoint.
If your host lives toward the upper campus, ask him or her to take you into town, and not only to Thomas Sweet for ice cream. The town of Princeton is full of little boutiques, coffee shops, restaurants and more ice cream stores and barbershops than it seems one little town could possibly support. It even has one of the oldest and most historic cemeteries in the country, just across the street from the Princeton Public Library. Princeton is by no means a bustling metropolis, but it has a charm all of its own, and it is a great place to spend an afternoon.
If rock climbing sounds more appealing to you than a stroll in town, ask your host about the Outdoor Action climbing wall located in Princeton Stadium. Outdoor Action, the University’s outdoor club and popular pre-orientation program, has a complete rock-climbing wall that is open for free to all students, faculty and staff six days per week. If you get the chance to visit, it is a wonderful facility.
This list, of course, is hardly exhaustive — all the more reason to return for the rest of your college years.
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