This Ivy League school is one of the oldest and most distinguished institutions of higher learning in the US. The university was founded in 1701 by a group of Puritan clergymen who wished to provide Connecticut with an institution where young men cou..

This gallery was founded in 1832 with a gift of about 100 works of art from American artist John Trumbull (1756-1843). Today the gallery comprises three interconnected structures—the Gothic-style Swarthout Building, the 1866 Street Hall, and the rece..

The Yale Center for British Art is housed in a concrete, steel and glass building (1977, Louis Kahn) that allows natural light to filter down three- and four-story open courts to display areas. The holdings-the most comprehensive collection of Britis..

The exterior walls of this library (1961, Gordon Bunshaft) are composed of a granite framework fitted with translucent marble panels. Enter the library and observe the unusual effect produced by the sunlight streaming through the marble slabs. A Gute..

When New Haven was a Puritan colony, the town was laid out as a large square subdivided into nine smaller squares. Now a National Historic Landmark, the center square, or green, was reserved for the use of the entire community as pastureland, parade ..

One of the most distinguished collegiate hockey facilities in the country, this lantern-shaped rink (1958) was designed for Yale by the Finnish-born architect Eero Saarinen. Its 300ft-long curved, arched roof accounts for its nickname, the Yale Whale..

A Federal-style church, whose steeple has been replicated in churches across the country.

At first glance, Yale's main library, with its stained-glass windows, frescoes and archways, resembles a cathedral. The Cross Campus Library, located beneath Cross Campus, was built underground to allow the green to remain intact.

Established in 1900, this rare collection assembles more than 800 fine and decorative musical instruments documenting the European music tradition from 1550 to 1900. Here you'll find violins by Jakob Stainer (1661) and Stradivari (1736) and an outsta..

Most of the beautiful mansions on this street were built in the 19C by wealthy industrialists and merchants and are now owned by Yale University. Architectural styles represented include Greek Revival (no. 46), High Victorian Gothic (no. 43), Beaux-A..

The first Gothic-Revival church built in the US; built in 1752.

Recounting 300 years of New Haven's history, exhibits in 11 galleries here display antique pewter, china and toys dating from the period of the New Haven Colony, among other items. The society also preserves notable artifacts, including an original m..

Endowed in 1866 by financier George Peabody, Yale's natural history museum showcases more than 11 million specimens. In the first-floor Great Hall, you'll find the Peabody's famous collection of dinosaurs, featuring the first Stegosaurus ever mounted..

New Haven's oldest park features walking trails, a road to the summit of East Rock, and the Giant Steps up the cliff, as well as a rose garden and athletic fields. From the summit of this basalt ridge stretches a view of the New Haven area with Long ..