University of Virginia

The Lawn at the University of Virginia on a sunny winter afternoon, looking up the green to Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda with the pavilions lining either side. Jefferson designed this terraced green as an "academical village," with 10 pavilions where deans and faculty live and 54 student rooms between them. Those rooms still go to selected seniors, so the most famous view on campus is also somebody's front porch. The Rotunda was built as the library, and the Lawn is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.