CAMPUS ITINERARY: BARD COLLEGE

Bard College stands on 1,000 scenic acres, which includes the Bard Arboretum, 19th-century walled Blithewood Garden and walking trails that reveal gorgeous views of the Catskill Mountains and Montgomery Place — the region’s only surviving Federal-era estate house. Architect Frank Gehry designed the striking Fisher Center at the heart of campus. Visit in the warmer months to experience the Bard Music Festival and SummerScape, an eight-week-long festival of contemporary dance, theatrical performances and concerts at the Fisher Center and inside the boisterous Spiegeltent.

Did you know? Rock band Steely Dan’s song “My Old School” is about founders Walter Becker and Donald Fagen’s experience attending Bard College in the late 1960s.