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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Gordon Bunshaft's windowless marble box of 1963. The walls are Vermont marble an inch and a quarter thick, thin enough to glow amber inside. A Gutenberg Bible and an Audubon are on show in the glass tower of books.

Guide's tip. Free, with an exhibition hall open most days. The sunken sculpture court outside is Noguchi's.

On a walking tour. Stop 9 of 10 on the walking tour Yale, from the Old Campus to the libraries, every stop on a map in walking order.

about 30 min for a visit