Sign up here for the tours.
- Facilities Tour, Friday
- “Ten Rare Chemistry Books” Beinecke Library Tour, Friday
- Science Hill Tour, Saturday
- West Campus Tour, Saturday
Add your name to the alumni contact list to meet up with other alumni.
FAQs
Visitor Parking Lots
The university provides limited visitor parking options on campus at $3 per hour via ParkMobile app. For Friday, the closest parking lots are:
- Lot 16, Gibbs Laboratory, 266 Whitney Avenue,
- Lot 26V, 200 Prospect Street, Ingalls Rink, and
- Lot 37, 80 Trumbull Street.
On Saturday, parking is free and guests can use:
- Prospect/Sachem garage,
- Lot 199, 195 Whitney Ave.,
- Lot 22, Yale Science Building, 260 Whitney Ave.
- Lot 16V, 260 Whitney Ave.
- Lot 37, 80 Trumbull Street, and
- Lot 26V, 200 Prospect Street, Ingalls Rink.
Public (Street) Parking
There is metered public parking on Prospect Street adjacent to the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory and on Sachem Street. Download the GoNewHaven app to pay from your phone.
- Prospect Street parking from Sachem to Edwards Streets allows all-day parking at $14.70.
- Sachem Street offers 5-hour parking.
Yes, we have limited parking passes for the Prospect/Sachem garage on May 10. Please let us know if you will need a pass, and we will provide you with a code to use upon entry. Please be aware every time the code is used regardless of how many times one goes in and out of the garage, the department is charged $20. The garage is free and open on May 11.
City Wide Taxi / Yellow Taxi / New Haven-Milford Taxi: 203-777-0007
Heritage Taxi:203-466-6666
Horizon Cab Company: 203-777-5555
Metro Taxi - Please note that Metro Taxi can accommodate people with disabilities through MetroAccess: 203-777-7777
Quick Taxi: 203-777-7778
Yellow Taxi: 203-777-7770
Unfortunately, we do not offer childcare services. There are a few activities geared toward children at the local museums, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Check out these and other activities in the For Families and Kids section on our Plan Your Visit page.
If you are interested in offsetting your travel to New Haven, you may contribute to the Yale Community Carbon Fund through the Sustainability Office, which uses donations to support the Urban Resources Initiative (URI). URI is a Yale-affiliated not-for-profit organization that plants trees in New Haven through GreenSkills, which provides paid training to high school students and adults with employment barriers.