North Milledge Ave. A girls' school from the 1850s to the 1930s, this collection of historic buildings serves as the offices for the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government, one of the premier centers for research, studies, and analysis of government, governmental function, and governmental processes. This main thoroughfare, particularly between Five Points and Prince Avenue, is lined on either side with antebellum homes of varying architectural styles. Constructed in 1910, the theater hosted such notables as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith, and Louis Armstrong. The museum contains a collection of ship models, uniforms, naval artifacts, equipment, photographs, and other items of interest.
Archives are available for research.
Rated as the nation's best collegiate recreation center by Sports Illustrated magazine in 1997, the Ramsey Center provides a break from a rigorous academic environment. The stadium was also the site of Olympic soccer in the summer of 1996, where the largest crowd ever to view a women's sporting event watched the USA women's soccer team win the Gold. A 313-acre preserve set aside for the study and enjoyment of nature. Walking trails guide you through the state's indigenous flora, rose gardens, and other habitats, including a riverside environment. The Coliseum is actually two structures, the roof and the building beneath it.