Submitted by eggheadslut t3_11ga6qj in newhaven
I have decided for my spring break that I’m going to spend 4 days being a tourist in the city that I have lived in for over a year. I haven’t done anything in New Haven and want to experience it all. Any recommendations are welcome
https://www.centerchurchonthegreen.org/history/crypt/
>Crypt tours are offered on the third Sunday of each month directly following worship services at 11:00am.
Grove Street Cemetery tours begin in April: https://grovestreetcemetery.org/explore/visiting/tours
The Cherry Blossom Festival in Wooster Square is Sunday, April 16 from noon to 4:30 p.m.: https://historicwoostersquare.org/cherry-blossom-festival-2023
Lol thank you, I was typing quickly and couldn't remember the correct wording!
West rock is a better hike IMO.
I didn't say hike hahaha, just look ☺️
Okay? Im just offering my opinion for OP.
Sorry, making a joke, the problem of text...
Get a drink at the top of the Omni hotel (John Davenport’s). The view is nicer during the day.
Pop into the Yale Art museum and chill out for a bit in the courtyard at ground level. One of my favorite spots to relax because you feel like you’re in a quiet little fortress.
While we are sticking with Yale things, pop into the Rare Book & Manuscript library.
Go to Trinity in the morning to watch a soccer game and drink. I am not a Liverpool fan but they have the strongest following in the city and it makes for a neat spectacle as a neutral.
Edit: adding a weird one, get a panini and a coffee from owl shop in the afternoon. The place is usually dead at this time, so you don’t have to deal with smoke if that’s not your thing, and they seriously make a great sandwich/coffee. It’s a really unique space and worth considering for your staycation checklist.
-Yale Center for British Art - largest collection of british art outside UK
-Get a lobster roll at Stowe's in West Haven and walk the beach boardwalk or go to Silver Sands in Milford
-Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport
-Obligatory pizza at Pepe's/Sally's or burger at Louis Lunch
- Concert at Westville Music Bowl
- Brunch at Bella's in Westville
- Fried chicken at Sandra's
The Yale Center for British Art is closed for renovations, I believe
Oh bummer! You're right. Looks like they've got an exhibition from their collection up at the Yale University Art Gallery: https://britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-programs/new-light-paintings-yale-center-british-art
I live in westville and let me tell you. Bella’s is top notch. I’ve also been to Louis lunch and it’s mid
Louis lunch is way less than mid!
Visit Elm City Games, they’re a New Haven staple that doesn’t get nearly as much love as it deserves (and it’s beloved!)
Aww thanks!
(And I think we get lots of love from New Haven, but even more is always nice!)
Exactly, was trying to say that and still plug that y’all deserve more 😂
We demand love to feed our insatiable appetite!
Edgarton Park
Hang out at Armada Brewing or Cafe Nine. Check out an exhibition at NXTHVN, Artspace, or Ely Center of Art, see local music at cozy Neverending Books or at the State House. Grand prize if you do the Rock to Rock ride, or do a Taste of New Haven food tour (expensive). Also check Daily Nutmeg on Monday mornings.
New Haven To echo what others have said
Here is what I’ll add :
Visit the Cushing center (brain museum) - open to public! https://library.medicine.yale.edu/cushingcenter
I’ve done this one. OP be forewarned this is super small, it’s essentially just a room, but they let you wander around the med school for a bit. When I went, around the time of the new semester, they had the library jazzed up to look like a Hogwart’s sorting hat ceremony.
If you've got a bicycle id honestly recommend just cycling around to the different neighborhoods in the city. There is so many little interesting stores, restaurants, parks, & architecture, to see.
Head on down to long warf and smell the stinky harbour, and food trucks.
4 days seems like a lot for just New Haven. have you thought about a day in NYC? There’s a ton more to do, and easy to get to
Yeah, it is a lot. I have other towns in CT that I want to visit during those 4 days too
You, but I still stand by the New York City option, unless you’ve already been and done things down there, and fire, someone who’s lived in Connecticut in the New Haven area all their life that’s just not as exciting as your on a budget then it makes sense if you want to just travel around here
Climb buildings on campus and get drunk on rooftops
If I went to Yale, I would
? This is what I do as a townie. Why would going to yale make it better? Been climbing yales fancy buildings for 20 years
Anyones in particular lol ?
I lived in New Haven in 2011 now I’m back at my parents in somers
Don’t get shot 😭🤷🏾♂️
DeskFan203 t1_janngzv wrote
Are you a Yale student? If not, go on the official tour.
New Haven museum
The church tour where you can see the underground graveyard
Lookout from top of East Rock