Video: Berkeley student Sarah Gold shows us Sproul Plaza, an exciting scene where the passions of today's students take Berkeley's history of student activism in new directions.
Self-Guided tours
Can't make our tour times, or simply want to explore the campus on your own? We offer several ways to make the most out of your time.
Podcast tours: Download our video podcast tour in English or Spanish onto your iPhone, iPod or other MP3 player, or home computer. (A limited number of iPods are available on loan at the Visitor Center.) Simply go to Berkeley on iTunes U, and click on Campus Life/Explore Cal.
Tour by cell phone: Need a quicker tour? Download this special map (PDF) of 12 key campus sites, then use your cell phone to dial up information on each when you get there.
Self-guided walking tour: Allow two hours for this comprehensive look at the physical campus, which you can start at the Visitor Center or at any point along the tour. The brochure (2.1 MB PDF) includes a campus map and key. Or you can download just the map components:
• Map and key (1.8 MB PDF)
• Quadrant A (943 KB PDF)
• Quadrant B (1 MB PDF)
• Quadrant C (936 KB PDF)
• Quadrant D (875 KB PDF)
• Quadrants A, B, C and D (3.7 MB PDF)