Soka University of America

Can you believe this fountain? It is right there in the central plaza next to the Founders Hall I posted in my first discovery. The detail is astounding.

[Note: I've posted a large gallery of shots on my blog, some of which will appear here on Trover. If you're looking for the full set, just follow this link: http://www.shootthesun.com/weblog/?p=2223]

Wood Canyon as seen from the rear gardens of the Aetheneum.

[Note: I've posted a large gallery of shots on my blog, some of which will appear here on Trover. If you're looking for the full set, just follow this link: http://www.shootthesun.com/weblog/?p=2223]

Soka University is probably the best-kept secret in all of Orange County, and probably all of California itself. You mention it to the locals and they just give you blank stares.

But it is the kind of place that will stick in your memory for the rest of your life. The grounds of the campus are situated at the ridge between Aliso and Wood Canyons, and command a view of the area that can only be described as staggeringly beautiful.

To say those canyons have competition from the scenery inside the grounds is to make the understatement of this young century.

Established just fifteen short years ago, the university seems to have spared no expense to build a campus worthy of its purpose. Here, you will find a delicate balance of architectural styles - heavily influenced by the very early European Renaissance, but containing elements of post-modernism, classical Greek, medieval Italian and even a hint of Empiric Spain.

But it isn't just a pretty face. The school has been consistently voted best in its treatment of its freshman class. It requires one semester study abroad, and has partnered with universities all over the world to make that a reality.

I'm afraid I didn't do too much looking into the academic side of the house. I was really too overwhelmed by its beauty.

And its calm. Come here on a weekend day and you'll spend most of the time in solitude. This was a welcome change from the parking lot called Highway 1, which took up the bulk of my late afternoon a day earlier.

I could breathe in this place, move from one astounding sight to another and just feel the calm descend over me.

That no-one in Southern California seems to know it exists is almost a comfort, really. It might mean that my second visit, whenever that may happen, will be as blissfully free of the tourist trappings as the first.

Either way, though, I just can't wait to go back.

I've posted a large gallery of shots on my blog, some of which will appear here on Trover. If you're looking for the full set, just follow this link: http://www.shootthesun.com/weblog/?p=2223

This is a view of the Athletic Center. That's right, the Athletic Center.

[Note: I've posted a large gallery of shots on my blog, some of which will appear here on Trover. If you're looking for the full set, just follow this link: http://www.shootthesun.com/weblog/?p=2223]

Kunjungi Soka University of America

Activities

Panduan Perjalanan di Aliso Viejo

Tempat populer untuk dikunjungi

Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park

Setelah mengunjungi Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, rencanakan untuk melihat pemandangan dan aktivitas lainnya di Aliso Viejo. Jalan-jalan di sepanjang pantai yang indah area ini, atau cukup nikmati kedai kopi yang menarik.

Woods Cove

Kenapa tidak menghabiskan sore dengan santai di Woods Cove selama perjalanan Anda ke Laguna Beach? Jalan-jalan di sepanjang tepi laut atau kunjungi toko di area ini.

Soka Performing Arts Center

Nikmati tamasya ke Soka Performing Arts Center selama Anda menginap di Aliso Viejo. Jalan-jalan di sepanjang tepi laut area ini, atau cukup nikmati restoran pemenang penghargaan.

Orange County Natural History Museum

Anda dapat meluangkan waktu sore hari mengunjungi pameran di Orange County Natural History Museum selama perjalanan Anda ke Laguna Niguel. Jalan-jalan di sepanjang tepi laut atau jelajahi matahari terbenam yang indah area ini.

Taman Alta Laguna

Taman Alta Laguna adalah salah satu tempat untuk dikunjungi di Laguna Beach, maka kenapa tidak menikmati hal lain untuk dijelajahi selama perjalanan Anda? Jalan-jalan di sepanjang tepi laut area ini atau nikmati galeri seni yang populer.

Laguna Niguel Regional Park Tennis Center

Hadiri acara di Laguna Niguel Regional Park Tennis Center selama perjalanan Anda ke Laguna Niguel. Jalan-jalan di sepanjang pantai atau jelajahi matahari terbenam area ini.

Opsi Penginapan Terbaik Dekat Soka University of America

Pacific Edge Hotel

647 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA

Homewood Suites by Hilton Aliso Viejo - Laguna Beach

110 Vantis Drive Aliso Viejo CA

Surf & Sand Laguna Beach

1555 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Renaissance ClubSport Aliso Viejo Laguna Beach Hotel

50 Enterprise Aliso Viejo CA

La Casa del Camino

1289 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Capri Laguna on the Beach

1441 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Casa Loma Beach Hotel (formerly The Inn at Laguna Beach)

211 N Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Laguna Beach House

475 N Pacific Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA

Laguna Cove Hotel

1661 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Lihat total 3.328 properti di Soka University of America

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