Places to Visit on Campus

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library inspires research through rare books and manuscripts and is open to the public.

The Cushing Center at Yale, honoring Dr. Harvey Cushing, holds 450+ specimen jars, surgical illustrations, diaries, and more.

The Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium, run by Yale’s Dept. of Astronomy, educates students and public with planetarium shows on Tuesdays.

The Marsh Botanical Garden at Yale showcases a variety of plants in greenhouses and gardens, providing educational opportunities for visitors.

The Morris Steinert Collection showcases musical instruments from all cultures and periods and supports education in arts and sciences.

Pathways students visit Yale Wright Lab for hands-on learning about nuclear, particle, and astrophysics. Researchers explore dark matter & neutrinos.

The Sterling Memorial Library at Yale houses 3M books on 16 floors in a Collegiate Gothic style resembling a cathedral.

Explore British art at the Yale Center, featuring a vast collection in a Louis Kahn-designed building. Free admission and programs for families.

The View from Here is a photography program in which high school students learn core principles using smartphones and host a spring photo exhibition.

Yale Peabody Museum tells the story of over 4.5 billion years of life on Earth through a robust collection of fossils, plants, minerals and animals.

Yale University Art Gallery contains over 4,000 works from diverse cultures and offers free admission, educational programs, and special exhibitions.

The Digital Humanities Lab at Yale University Library offers workshops for Pathways students to explore digital humanities research tools and topics.

The Yale University Visitor Center offers guided tours by students and virtual tours of the campus for visitors. Private tours are also available.