A fascinating place to visit and learn, Friends of the Elephant Hospital is not just a local institution, it is a national treasure since it is the first elephant hospital in the world. It gives free care to the elephants and runs solely on donations. It has been important to the training of students of veterinary medicine and world veterinarians, especially with amputations due to landmines still in the ground in Thailand and Burma. It has been a repository of learning for the development of prostheses to help elephants walk again. It is a respite and place of healing for the elephants with diseases, infections and intestinal stoppages. Perhaps more important the caregivers are a voice to the plights of elephants, making it an important institution not just to Thailand, but to the world. Here landmine victim Mosha is whispered into a nap by the sing-song voice of founder Soraida Sawala, while Mosha's dedicated caregiver watches over her.

Upon entering Thompson Library, you are greeted with a mix of classical and utilitarian design, with the glass-enclosed book stacks rising up through the middle of different study spaces, drawing your eye up to the eleventh floor. From the top, there's an impressive view of campus and Columbus in general. Lower floors are more for students and provide an array of study environments; from the West Reading Room, surrounded by great glass windows and bathed in natural light, to the silent Grand Reading Room where students are supervised by a replica of Winged Victory.