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Old Campus

The quadrangle of first-year dormitories, elm trees and paths, where the college lived for its first two centuries. The statue of Theodore Dwight Woolsey, president in the 1850s, sits with a bright toe.

Guide's tip. Free, open in daylight. Tours from the visitor centre on Elm Street start near here.

On a walking tour. Stop 3 of 10 on the walking tour Yale, from the Old Campus to the libraries, every stop on a map in walking order.

about 15 min for a visit