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| Princeton University,web.princeton.edu/sites/chapel/ 609-258-3603. Nassau Hall, built in 1756, was the site of an important Revolutionary War battle and the temporary home of the Continental Congress. Call to confirm, but the oldest university building is usually open weekdays and Sunday afternoons until 5 p.m., plus all day Saturdays. Guidebooks are available at Maclean House or the University Store. For the University Chapel (open daily to 11 p.m., Saturday to 8 p.m.) free pamphlets are available on site (www.princetoninfo.com/chapel.html. Orange Key Tours, www.princeton.edu/orangekey 609-258-4554. One-hour tours of the Princeton University campus leave daily at 10, 11, 1:30 and 3:30 (Sundays in afternoon only) from Frist Campus Center, off of
Washington Road. The tour includes Nassau Hall's historic Faculty Room.
The Art Museum, www.princetonartmuseum.org McCormick Hall, Princeton University, 609-258-3787. Picasso's "Head of a Woman" out front, and a collection ranging from East Asian treasures to French impressionist paintings. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 5, Sunday 1 to 5 p.m., free. Self-guided walking tours of the Putnam outdoor sculpture collection. Tours available by appointment. Museum shop.
Firestone Library, libweb.princeton.edu Corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road609-258-1470. The home of more than 4 million books, Firestone is the central research library for Princeton University. Three galleries -- the Milberg Gallery, the Rare Book Room, and the Cotsen Children's Library -- are open to the public, as is a replica of the College of New Jersey library
Cotsen Children's Library , www.princeton.edu/~cotsen/ Firestone Library, Princeton University, 609-258-2597. At this mini-museum children can explore fantastic sites of three favorite authors (C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, and E.B. White). An excellent family destination, open weekdays from 9 to 5 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 pm, but closed on holidays. (www.princetoninfo.com/cotsen.html).
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