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  • Made in the shade

    In the midday sun today, this tour group found shade where it could on Beinecke Plaza. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 17 2024 09:50am

  • When clouds are the silver lining

    Thank goodness for clouds! The overcast sky makes it a little more bearable in the heat and humidity. We're sure this lunchtime tour group on Old... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 10 2024 01:19am

  • Seeing the sights

    Summertime is tour time. Alums, did you take a tour before deciding to go to Yale? What sealed the deal for you? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 12 2024 06:36am

  • Just visiting

    The campus is quiet this week as most students are away on spring break, but tours continue to draw a crowd. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 12 2024 04:53am

  • Perfectly normal

    It's 50 degrees and sunny today; if anyone in the tour group asks, tell them that's typical for February. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 9 2024 08:50am

  • But hey, free poncho

    Rain didn't deter tour groups from their appointed rounds yesterday. What was the weather like when you toured Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 8 2023 09:15am

  • And on your left . . .

    ’Tis the season for campus tours. We counted four tour groups within sight of Sterling Memorial Library yesterday afternoon. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 15 2023 03:30pm

  • Rain check

    Sorry, Thursday tour group. For what it's worth, Wednesday was absolutely beautiful. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 20 2023 08:00am

  • Duck tour

    Yesterday was not an ideal day for a campus tour, complimentary poncho notwithstanding. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2022 08:00am

  • Do not believe the tour guides

    Before big lies went mainstream in politics, they were pioneered by Yale student tour guides. Just last week, for the umpteenth time, we heard a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 24 2022 08:12am

  • Pitter patter

    A light rain was not enough to deter a handful of visitors on a campus tour yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 6 2022 08:31am

  • See Yale first

    In-person campus tours for prospective students and their families are back in business. Alums, what do you remember most about your campus tour? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 30 2022 08:18am

  • And on your left . . .

    This month, the admissions office and the Visitor Center began offering in-person tours for prospective students again for the first time since the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 13 2021 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: the ghost of tours past

    One of the many things we miss right now is the steady stream of tourists following student guides around the campus, a ritual that looks much the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 2 2020 07:50am

  • Guiding principles

    Can you walk backwards effortlessly? Can you keep a straight face while relating campus legends of dubious veracity? Recruiters are out on Cross... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 24 2020 02:35pm

  • See the campus shimmer

    A few hardy sightseers braved the rain to take this morning’s campus tour. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 9 2019 11:22am

  • Para sol

    There’s barely a cloud in the sky today, but sun-shy tourists on Cross Campus at midday are making good use of their umbrellas. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 2 2019 01:28pm

  • See Yale first

    It must be peak campus tour season: we counted five separate groups on Cross Campus at lunchtime today. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 16 2019 02:18pm

  • Cooling off

    Sterling Memorial Library is always a popular stop on summer campus tours, especially now that it is air-conditioned. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 10 2018 08:32am