The pedestrian plaza East of Benjamin Hall and South of Cole Student Activity Center along Campus Drive is home to two landmarks, Topiary Testudo and the Veteran’s Memorial Flag Court.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the northwest end of campus has a lovely and mostly well-known landscape. 

The Chemistry Courtyard is one of several recently-created areas in the Northeast Campus District that have transformed the section once referred to as the "industrial heartland" of campus.

What makes us choose to linger in one space or pass quickly through another?

The University of Maryland has a growing bond with China through liaison work and programs such as the Confucius Institute. Veteran Chinese artist Han Meilin, among other famous Chinese artists, designed sculptures to contribute to these international bonds.

The Garden of Reflection and Remembrance is located on the south side of Memorial Chapel and features an attractive array of woody and herbaceous plants nestled amidst a mature tree canopy.

A rain garden, also called a bioretention cell, is an engineered combination of specially selected plants, soils and mulch designed to collect, retain and cleanse rainwater that runs off impervious surfaces such as parking lots and rooftops.

The native plant gardens offer a glimpse of the diversity and beauty of plants naturally adapted to our local climate and soils. Our gardens were established for meadow, sun garden and shade garden plants.