Mary A. Rackham Institute

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, when the streets around Mary A. Rackham Institute were quiet and empty, a delivery driver noticed an unusual light flickering in one of the windows. Curious, he approached the window and saw only a lone doctor, hunched over a laptop with a strange smile on his face. Turns out, he’d been working on a new recipe for chicken soup—his patients loved it so much they called it ‘miracle broth.’

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the Mary A. Rackham Institute. The neon sign flickered ominously as his dog, usually calm, began barking frantically in the backseat. As he approached the entrance, a voice from inside called out: ‘Hey, deliverer! We’re closed!’ Startled, the driver looked around and saw only shadows. Then, from behind him, his dog yanked open the car door and ran inside, barking madly. The next morning, everyone found out that the institute’s security guard had been on vacation for weeks.