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Johnson Museum of Art

I. M. Pei's concrete museum of 1973 on the edge of Fall Creek gorge, nicknamed the sewing machine, with a fifth-floor gallery of Asian art and the best view of the lake on campus.

Guide's tip. Free, closed Mondays.

On a walking tour. Stop 9 of 11 on the walking tour Cornell, the Arts Quad and the slope, every stop on a map in walking order.

about 60 min for a visit