UMass Amherst Campus Planning develops innovative GIS mapping systems that help showcase the history of our campus. The maps and walking tours provided on Planning, Design & Construction's Maps & Tours help communicate with the public and are resources for our campus community. Browse the Map Gallery. Experience the Interactive Maps & Self-Guided Walking Tours.
Tour The Central Heating Plant
To visit the the Central Heating Plant (CHP) and learn about Steam Engineering, contact Darren Lenois, Plant Manager, Facilities Management at @email or 413-545-8986 or Jeremy Hill, Assistant Plant Manager, at 413-545-8065 or @email.
Tours of the CHP are by appointment. They are usually scheduled between 8am - 2pm weekdays. The CHP is located at 200 Mullins Way, Amherst, MA 01003.
Visitors from the university (professors and students) and community (high school students, teachers, plumbers) are welcome.
Enjoy The Waugh Arboretum
The Frank A. Waugh Arboretum, established in 1944, is a campus-wide collection of trees. It supports a landscape for learning, research and exploration. Visit the Arboretum anytime or on Arbor Day in April. See Events for dates. Take an in-person self-guided tour. Experience the arboretum remotely with our storymap walking tour. Identify trees using our interactive tree map.
Tributes: Keeping Remembrances Alive
UMass Amherst has over 500 tributes on campus that celebrate life, retirement, friendship and professional achievement - evident by the benches, gardens, trees and sculptures on campus. Tributes include unique creations of an artist to living treasures that keep a remembrance alive. Our earliest tribute is the Stockbridge House known as the University Club dedicated in 1728. We thank David and Lynne Adams, authors of the book "Massachusetts Memories - UMass Amherst History" for the list of "Campus Names" and associated memorials where much of information came from.
Please contact Jennifer Beane, Senior Director, Donor Engagement at (413) 727-2606 or @email if you are interested in making a tribute.
Tribute Bench Photo: Robert & Mary Ellen (Boland) Ames; Class of 1957 Gift