The Nightly Lion Inn

With a place as spectacular and amazing as Penn State, with its Big Ten champion teams, delicious ice cream, and stellar students, there has to be a place for people to stay whenever they come to visit.  Sure, people could stay in a hotel downtown, or with family nearby if they have any, but why not stay right on (or maybe just off) campus.  For many people that want to really become immersed into Penn State can stay on our very own hotel on the edge of campus, the Nittany Lion Inn.

The Nittany Lion Inn is a very impressive building.  It looks like a large mansion, and is bright white in color.  It could be considered Penn State's version of the White House, except President Barron doesn't live there, and it doesn't have a bowling alley (as far as I know).  At the entrance to Nittany Lion Inn are columns, that just add to the class of this building.  There are also countless windows all around the building, for all of the many rooms.  Throughout the Nittany Lion Inn's long history, many different people have looked out these windows to see the Penn State campus.

One of the things that stands out most about the Nittany Lion Inn is the color of the building.  Most of the buildings around campus are a reddish brick color, but the Nittany Lion Inn is a bright white.  This makes the Nittany Lion Inn Stand out in the night, from all of the other buildings.  This also leads visitors to swarm to the Inn like moths to a light.  The Nittany Lion Inn is the place for visitors to rest and relax on campus, while the explore all of the many different sites that Penn State has to offer.  However, people don't even really need to leave the Nittany Lion Inn to see the campus.

The Nittany Lion Inn is covered by windows on all of the sides of the building.  This allows the building to observe all of its many surroundings.  From the windows of the Nittany Lion Inn, many different places can be seen.  You can look at the Nittany Lion Shrine, different buildings full of classrooms, Atherton Street, the IST Bridge, and even a parking lot.  All of these interesting (and some not so exciting) sites around the Nittany Lion Inn allow people to venture out from the Inn, and look deeper into the Penn State "wilderness."  The windows of the Inn are not the only thing that invite people to explore.

The location of the Nittany Lion Inn is also very important.  Because the Inn is on the edge of campus, it is like a bridge for visitors from the "outside world" to come and visit the world of Penn State.  The Nittany Lion Inn is so inviting that it draws people into the Penn State community, so that they can begin to explore more deeply into it, and see how amazing it is.  Visiting the Nittany Lion Inn is, for some people, the first step in becoming a part of the Penn State community, and is also symbolic of the first step in becoming part of the community.

The Nittany Lion Inn is an impressive building on the edge of the Penn State campus.  The Nittany Lion Inn acts as an entrance for the many visitors to Penn State from around the world to begin to be a part of the Penn State community.  It not only draws in the people to the campus, but also helps to start them on their exploration of the Penn State campus.  Over the years, the Nittany Lion Inn has been the guide to show people what Penn State is, and will continue to act as one for many years to come.