Mayo Clinic offers the following tours, which are free and open to patients and their guests. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The General Tour includes a 20 minute historical film about the Mayo Clinic, followed by a 1 ½ hour walking tour of the downtown Mayo campus. One general tour is offered at 10 a.m., Monday through Friday. The tour begins in Judd Auditorium located in the subway level of the Mayo Building. If you have questions, please call 507-538-0440.
An Art and Architecture tour is offered Monday through Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tours begin in Judd Auditorium located in the subway level of the Mayo Building. If you have questions, please call 507-284-1545.
A self-guided audio art tour is available to help patients and their guests enjoy the many examples of fine artwork displayed at the downtown campus. Audio hand-held devices and maps can be obtained at the Information Desk in the Gonda Building, lobby level, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Patients and their guests may take a self-guided tour of Saint Marys Hospital between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tour brochures are available at the Information Desks at the hospital.
Patients and their guests may tour the suite that includes the original offices of Drs. William J. and Charles H. Mayo. Located on the third floor of the Plummer Building, the suite is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. See the About Mayo section for more about Mayo history.
Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall, located in the Mathews Grand Lobby of the Mayo Building, presents multimedia displays that link Mayo's history with our current activities and our plans for the future. Heritage Hall is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, please call 507-284-8540.
Mayo Clinic has structured traditional high school tour requests into a more formal, career awareness program known as the High School Career Awareness/Educational Visit. The purpose of this program is to provide career awareness experience that matches student interests. For more information, please call 507-284-1496.