The Mead Visitor Center — Attraction in New Haven

I lived near Yale my entire life and never took a drive to visit the campus until last weekend. The general guided tour was fun, insightful and definitely worth it. The tour took a little less than an hour. Be sure to wear your walking shoes since you’ll be walking and standing the whole time. I was blown away by the architecture (especially the library) and Yale’s history. We brought our 18 month child on the tour and I wish we brought our stroller. I would recommend taking a stroller with you for any small kiddos so you don’t have to carry them the whole time or chase them down.

The tour starts at the visitor center and ends near the campus bookstore. Parking is easy to find in front of the visitor center on the street. There are plenty of restaurants near where the tour ends so be sure to check that out and to grab a Yale shirt at the campus bookstore or the local store that sell Yale...

Beautiful campus, very nice walking tour, and a great student tour guide made the short experience of visiting Yale create a desire to search out more of its beauty and history on your own afterwards. Our small group asked a lot of questions and received some personal insight pertaining to the overall college life experience and expectations of many hopeful applicants. Do prepare for whatever weather you may encounter. It gets cold and wet even in April so dress accordingly. A small backpack can help hold a bottle of water an extra layer of clothing, a jacket, sweater, hat, gloves and an umbrella conveniently. If your hungry, directly across the park from the visitor's center on Elm St. (Where your tour begins) you will find plenty of good...

The young woman who led our tour spent more time talking about herself in her own personal interests and she did anything about the history of Yale or even the buildings or where we were. At one point an underground library was mentioned and when someone asked why they built the underground Library the response was why not? When it seems quite obvious that if you don't know something you should just tell people. Very disappointing tour that lasts about 20 minutes and only goes to five spots. And one of those spots the last one is close to the bookstore and you are prompted to go there to take advantage of a discount you get for taking the tour....