Yale University, New Haven

Name: Yale University
Address: New Haven, United States
Telephone: +1 203 432 2300

#131 among attractions in New Haven

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Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1701 (323 years ago)Coordinates: 41°17'52"N, 72°56'45"W

Address

South New Haven (The Hill)New Haven United States

Contact

+1 203 432 2300

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Yale University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Yale School of Art, Branford College.

1.1 miNE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
28 min walk • The Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere. It houses a major encyclopedic collection of art in several interconnected buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
1 miNE
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
27 min walk • The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
1.1 miNE
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
29 min walk • The Yale School of Art is the art school of Yale University. Founded in 1869 as the first professional fine arts school in the United States, it grants Masters of Fine Arts degrees to students completing a two-year course in graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, or sculpture.
1.2 miNE
Park
Branford College, New Haven
30 min walk • Branford College is one of the 14 residential colleges at Yale University.
1.1 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Shubert Theatre, New Haven
27 min walk • The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally opened in 1914 by The Shubert Organization, it was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect and built by the H.E. Murdock Construction Company.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Chapel Street Historic District, New Haven
26 min walk • The Chapel Street Historic District is a 23-acre historic district in the Downtown New Haven area of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
1.2 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven
32 min walk • Long Wharf Theatre is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared.
1 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Theater
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven
27 min walk • Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented students.
1.2 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Tower
Harkness Tower, New Haven
30 min walk • Harkness Tower is a masonry tower at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Collegiate Gothic Memorial Quadrangle complex completed in 1922, it is named for Charles William Harkness, brother of Yale's largest benefactor, Edward Harkness.
1.1 miNE
41°18'25"N • 72°55'38"W
Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green, New Haven
30 min walk • Church, Sacred and religious sites
0.9 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven
25 min walk • Plymouth Congregational Church, also known as Plymouth Church or Temple Keser Israel, is a former late-nineteenth-century Congregational Church at 1469 Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Yale University?

Nearby attractions include Redfield & West Streets Historic District, New Haven (7 min walk), Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven (8 min walk), Ahavas Sholem Synagogue, New Haven (8 min walk), Beth Israel Synagogue, New Haven (8 min walk).

How to get to Yale University by public transport?

The nearest stations to Yale University:

Bus

Boyer Center/Hope • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Orange Line (Day) (18 min walk)
Amistad/Cedar • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (19 min walk)

Train

New Haven Union Station (26 min walk)