Yale University, United States

Off the Beaten Path in Yale University

The real Yale University lives beyond the tourist trail. In the neighborhoods where locals actually spend their time, you'll find the authentic character, the unmarked restaurants, and the quiet corners that make a city worth knowing.

A Gothic campus in the heart of New Haven where residential colleges modeled on Oxford and Cambridge surround courtyards you can glimpse through iron gates.

Top Off the Beaten Path Spots

•Sterling Memorial Library — a cathedral-like library with a 15-story tower, stained glass windows, and a nave-shaped reading room
•Harkness Tower — a 216-foot Gothic tower with a 54-bell carillon that plays daily concerts across campus
•Yale University Art Gallery — the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere, designed in part by Louis Kahn

Hidden Off the Beaten Path Gems

•Skull and Bones tomb — the windowless sandstone building of Yale's most famous secret society on High Street
•Cross Campus — the central green where students gather, framed by Sterling Library and the residential colleges

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