Colby College, Waterville

Name: Colby College
Address: 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr, Waterville, United States

#19 among attractions in Waterville

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Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner Colby saw the institution renamed again to Colby University before settling on its current title, reflecting its liberal arts college curriculum. Approximately 2,000 students from more than 60 countries are enrolled annually. The college offers 54 major fields of study and 30 minors. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1813 (211 years ago)Coordinates: 44°33'53"N, 69°39'42"W

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4000 Mayflower Hill DrWaterville United States

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Nearby attractions include: Colby College Museum of Art, Two Cent Bridge, Waterville Opera House and City Hall, Perkins Arboretum.

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Museum, Art museum
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville
2 min walk • The Colby College Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
2 miSE
Bridge
Two Cent Bridge, Waterville
51 min walk • The Ticonic Footbridge, popularly known as the Two Cent Bridge or the Two Penny Bridge, is a suspension bridge that spans the Kennebec River between the city of Waterville and the town of Winslow in Kennebec County, Maine.
1.9 miSE
Performing arts, City hall
Waterville Opera House and City Hall, Waterville
49 min walk • The Waterville Opera House and City Hall is a historic civic building at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville, Maine. Built at the turn of the 20th century, it is one of a small number of multifunction civic buildings, housing both a live performance venue and municipal facilities, functions it continues to perform today.
0.7 miSE
Botanical garden
Perkins Arboretum, Waterville
17 min walk • The Perkins Arboretum is the Colby College arboretum, located at 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive in Waterville, Maine, United States. It is used for teaching and research, but its trails are also open to the public. The Arboretum was established in 1946, later dedicated to the memory of Professor and Mrs.
1.8 miSE
Museum, History museum
Redington Museum, Waterville
47 min walk • The Redington Museum or Redington House is a historic house and museum in Waterville, Maine that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is the headquarters of the Waterville Historical Society. Built in 1814, it is one of the best-preserved houses of the period in the city.
2.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Halifax, Winslow
67 min walk • Fort Halifax is a former British colonial outpost on the banks of the Sebasticook River, just above its mouth at the Kennebec River, in Winslow, Maine.
1.8 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Universalist-Unitarian Church, Waterville
46 min walk • The Universalist Unitarian Church is a historic church on Silver Street and Elm Street in Waterville, Maine in the United States.
2.3 miS
44°31'54"N • 69°39'48"W
Pine Ridge Golf Course, Waterville
59 min walk • Golf
1.9 miSE
44°32'58"N • 69°37'46"W
Common Street Arts, Waterville
49 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
1.7 miSE
Library
Waterville Public Library, Waterville
45 min walk • The Waterville Public Library is the public library serving Waterville, Maine.
3.2 miSW
Memorial
Memorial Hall, Oakland
81 min walk • Memorial Hall is a historic civic building at Church and West School Streets in Oakland, Maine. It was built in 1870 as a memorial to the community's American Civil War dead.