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Mystery Monday: who made it?

Today's mystery isn't where we found this sculpture—many of you will recognize the location as the Art Gallery sculpture garden—but who... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 6 2026 09:18am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: where could it B?

Today's mystery: where did we find this elaborate iron monogram? We'll give you a hint: It starts with a "B." Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 30 2026 07:10am
Mystery Monday: another round

Today's mystery location is a little off the beaten path for most Yalies, but a certain subset of alumni may recognize it. Any guesses? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 16 2026 05:37am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: Lux

Somewhere on campus we found this light fixture that is proudly wearing its varsity letter. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 8 2026 08:00am
Mystery Monday: signs and symbols

Today's mystery site is a small piece of a larger stone carving. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 2 2026 04:04am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: best wishes

Somewhere on campus, the quotation "I wish to be useful" is inscribed in stone. Where is it, and who said it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 23 2026 03:26am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: great outdoors

You'll find several balconies on buildings around campus, most of them strictly ornamental as far as we know. You'd have to squeeze through a pretty... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 16 2026 06:09am
Mystery Monday: in Lincoln's own words

Thursday is Lincoln's Birthday, which reminded us that there is a metal plaque containing the entirety of his Gettysburg Address somewhere in a Yale... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 9 2026 08:27am
Mystery Monday: a hard climb

A mystery for all you brutalism fans: Where on campus can you find these stairs? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 2 2026 08:10am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: kid stuff

Today's mystery: where did we find this carving of a goat with a handful of cash? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 22 2025 04:38am
Mystery Monday: up in the air

Scan the campus skyline of your memory and see if you can recall where this Georgian cupola is located. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2025 05:37am
Mystery Monday: We're fans of these vaults

We think this might be a tough one—not because it doesn't look familiar, but because it looks like a lot of ceilings at Yale. This is one a... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2025 05:55am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: academic altercation

Today's mystery is for Yale history buffs. What contentious episode from the university's past is portrayed in this stone carving in the nave of... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 8 2025 07:15am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: It's all Greek to us

Who can tell us where these characters are inscribed—and why? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 4 2025 08:56am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: big mouth

Most of Yale's grotesques and gargoyles are found on its Gothic buildings, but we spotted this one above a Georgian gateway. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 28 2025 07:20am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: what more could we ask?

Two questions for you today: who is depicted in this sculpture, and on what Yale-adjacent building did we find them? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 21 2025 05:26am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: Hippopotamus Yalensis

Bulldogs are a dime a dozen on Yale buildings, but where did we find this campus hippo? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2025 05:56am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: fossilized fauna

We're always on the lookout for animals carved into Yale's gothic walls. Does anyone know where we spotted this pair? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 23 2025 02:41am
Mystery Monday: Where did we find this B.S.?

Today's mystery: Can you identify the location of these initials rendered in wrought iron? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 16 2025 11:31am
Mystery Monday: some hardware

If you went to Yale, you almost certainly pulled on one of these door handles. Where are they? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 9 2025 08:47am

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