Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Wichita Falls Midwestern State University Campus Most Beautiful In Texas


Saw this yesterday, via the Midwestern State University page on Facebook. A website called The Travel had named MSU the "Most Beautiful College Campus in Texas".

I went to The Travel website and scrolled and scrolled and scrolled and scrolled and scrolled down the entry page, and after an awful lot of scrolling I came to the entry about MSU and the school's beautiful campus, an article titled These Are The 10 Most Beautiful College Campuses In Texas.

What The Travel had to say about the MSU campus...

Despite being founded as a junior college in 1922, Midwestern State University has blossomed into a world-class university. It features tiled roofs on top of arched facades and signature maroon (red brick) exteriors.

The 255-acre campus has 70 buildings and notable attractions like the Sunwatcher, The Gates of Hercules, and a replica of the Liberty Bell.

Top attractions: The Sunwatcher, The Gates of Hercules, Castaway Cove Waterpark, The Family Fun Zone, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Kemp Center for the Arts, The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery, Jenny to Jet Exhibit, Kell House Museum, MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights, Museum of North Texas History, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum, etc.
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The article fails to mention the trail around Sikes Lake on the MSU campus. I was going to go to Sikes Lake this morning, but the walking plan has switched to Lucy Park.

I have been to a couple other Texas college campuses. Baylor University, in Waco, and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

TCU in Fort Worth is quite nice, slightly hilly. I do not remember much about Baylor.

In another of The Travel college campus lists, one listing the most beautiful college campuses on the west coast, the University of Washington, in Seattle, was one. The UW is a nice, scenic campus. Unlike MSU, the UW has a big football stadium on the campus. 

The MSU football stadium is miles away from the MSU campus, that being Memorial Stadium, a football venue MSU shares with the four Wichita Falls high schools.

Western Washington State University, in Bellingham, was not on The Travel's list of the 10 most beautiful west coast campuses. Methinks WWSU is as beautiful as the UW campus, being nestled up against Sehome Hill.

I can see why The Travel would have MSU as the most beautiful campus in Texas. I was impressed with it upon first seeing it. The MSU topography is totally flat. The buildings all sort of match, architecturally, with new buildings incorporating elements from the older buildings, which is quite aesthetically pleasing. 

Centennial Hall, the newest building on the MSU campus, is a good example of how MSU blends a modern building with the ones built in decades past.

I will be driving by the MSU campus in a few minutes....


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