University of Colorado Boulder Campus Tour

Free University of Colorado Boulder Campus Tour with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro offers a free University of Colorado Boulder campus tour with audio narration. Explore The Flatirons, Norlin Quadrangle, Old Main, plus hidden spots like Varsity Lake and Henderson Building Observatory, at your own pace without booking a group tour.

• •The Flatirons — the iconic tilted sandstone formations rising 1,000+ feet directly behind campus, visible from nearly everywhere
• •Norlin Quadrangle — the central lawn surrounded by Klauder's sandstone-and-tile-roof buildings, with the Flatirons as a backdrop
• •Old Main — CU's oldest building (1876), a Victorian structure predating Klauder's unified sandstone style
• •Folsom Field — a 50,000-seat football stadium with unobstructed views of the Flatirons and Continental Divide from the stands

• •Old Main — The first campus building, completed in 1876; it once housed the entire university and now contains the Heritage Center museum.
• •Norlin Library — The main library, dedicated in 1939; its facade bears the inscription 'Who knows only his own generation remains always a child,' adapted from Cicero.
• •University Memorial Center (UMC) — The student union, opened in 1953; like much of campus it follows the 'Tuscan Vernacular' or 'Colorado style' of rough rural-Italian sandstone walls and red-tile roofs, a plan associated with architect Charles Klauder beginning in the 1920s.
• •Fiske Planetarium — One of the largest planetariums between Chicago and Los Angeles; reopened in 2013 with a 65-foot dome and full-dome digital projection.
• •Folsom Field — Outdoor football stadium opened in 1924, seating about 50,000; site of the Ralphie live-buffalo run before games.

• •Varsity Lake — a small man-made pond on the south side of campus surrounded by cottonwood trees, a quiet escape with mountain reflections
• •Henderson Building Observatory — the rooftop observatory used for public stargazing events, with clear mountain skies

• •The Hill, the commercial district just west of campus on University Hill, home to longtime spots like The Sink (a burger-and-pizza restaurant operating since 1949 where Robert Redford reportedly worked)
• •Pearl Street Mall, a four-block pedestrian downtown about a mile from campus with dozens of restaurants and cafes
• •Illegal Pete's, a Colorado-founded burrito chain (started in Boulder) popular with students, with a location on The Hill
• •Cosmo's Pizza on The Hill for late-night slices
• •The UMC food court on campus for quick between-class meals

Did you know? Much of the campus sandstone was quarried from nearby Colorado deposits, and a unified rural-Italian design code (rough sandstone walls and red-tile roofs) has kept the campus visually consistent for a century, since new buildings must still match the template. The live-buffalo Ralphie tradition began in 1934, and each Ralphie is female because female buffalo are smaller and faster than the larger males.

Prospective students book official campus visits through the Office of Admissions; options include an information session plus a student-led walking tour, typically offered on weekdays and select Saturdays. Register in advance via the CU Boulder admissions website, or reach the visit center at (303) 492-6301. Self-guided tours are also available. Visitor parking is paid; the Euclid AutoPark garage near the UMC at the center of campus is the most convenient public option, with metered street parking around University Hill. From Denver International Airport, the RTD AB1 bus runs directly to Boulder.