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Secret ninja courtyard: Also known as the Atomic Courtyard, this space is bordered on all sides by Buildings 6, 6C, 4, and 2, and is only accessible through basement tunnels.

Underground tunnels: Much of the MIT campus is connected by a subterranean network of tunnels, including the Stata Center and MIT Medical. Try taking an “alternate” mode of transportation down this long ramp in Buildi...

Zesiger Center: Behind a wall mural containing abstract images and equations lies the Z-Center’s olympic-sized swimming pool.

Maja Wiehrowska ’13 (left) and Laura Royden ’13 (right) dance in liquid nitrogen during the CPW Festival on Thursday. The liquid nitrogen ice cream, provided by East Campus, is an icon of MIT student culture.

Steam Café: Located on the fourth floor of building 7, Steam is the result of a collaboration between the School of Architecture and Planning, MIT Dining, and Sodexho Corporation. The cafe serves mainly organic and nu...

Colored walkway: The spectacular walkway between Buildings 6C and 8 reflects colors in the afternoon. Building 6C was completed in 2007. It houses physics and materials science labs.

Jungle mural: A variety of tropical animals greet visitors to MIT’s Hayden Memorial Library in Building 14.

Barker Engineering Library: Located directly beneath the Great Dome, the engineering library offers a place to sit, study, or snooze.

Prospective freshmen (from left) Lucia Wang, Kaixi Wang and Staphanie Chiang enjoy snacks at McCormick’s NONLINEAR CHAOS (Games Night!!!) held at the East Penthouse on Thursday.

Giuseppe Zingales, a prospective freshman, plays Jenga on Thursday at McCormick.

Wile E. Coyote mural: If you try walking between Building 7 and 9 on the third floor, you’ll find you may meet the same fate as the beloved coyote. What’s on the other side of the tunnel? You could use TNT to find out.

The Media Lab: The $90 million extension to MIT’s world-famous research center was designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Fumihiko Maki, and is a definite sight to see — and see through!

For Campus Preview Weekend 2010, hackers installed a high-class lounge (complete with pool table, sleeping cat, whiskey, and hack plans) upside down on the Media Lab Arch on Thursday morning.

A member of the MIT Sport Taekwondo team holds a pad while a prospective freshman gives it a solid kick.

Kresge organ: This pipe organ sits in the loft near the stage of Kresge Auditorium. The ceiling of Kresge features “clouds” that absorb and direct sound, making the auditorium well known for its acoustics.

Sound benches: The parabolic benches outside of Building 18 are a popular place to study when the weather is nice. Try standing at the focal point of either parabola and making a sound!