Art & History Made Here!

Discover New Haven’s Cultural Treasures

An art, architecture & history-lover’s paradise

Regular Attractions

1. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History – Dinosaurs, rocks, dioramas, natural history,  Native American Cultures, Birds of Connecticut and much more.; 170 Whitney Ave.
2. Yale University Art Gallery - Experience the recently restored modernist masterpiece by Louis Kahn together with the finest combination of European, Contemporary and African art in Connecticut. Van Gogh’s epic The Starry Night coming to town Sunday June 15, 2008!  1111 Chapel St.
3. Knights of Columbus Museum – Learn about Father Michael McGiveney, the founding of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic experience in America – a state of the art history museum that features changing exhibitions from international collections, currently "Etchings of the Eternal City: Piranesi's Rome."
4. Grove Street Cemetery – Connecticut’s only National Historic Landmark cemetery – a veritable museum without walls containing folk art, monuments, statuary and family plots associated with some the great names in Connecticut, Yale and New Haven History including Eli Whitney, Noah Webster, Gen. David Humphreys, Roger Sherman, Charles Goodyear, Walter Camp and Bart Giamatti. Guided tours Saturday at 11am
5. Yale Center for British Art – Finest collection of British art in North America, current exhibitions include “Joseph Wright of  Derby in Liverpool,” masterpieces by Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Turner & Stubbs -all situated in one of the most admired museum spaces in America.
6. The Crypt under First Church & New Haven Green contains tombstones dating back to 1687 and protected from the elements for almost 200 years. A unique experience. Open Saturday 11am-1pm
7. Yale Tours & Visitor Center, 149 Elm Street – Campus tours Saturdays at 1:30; history of the university exhibition, self-guided Yale Public Art tour.
8. Rotunda War Memorial at Woolsey Hall – An inspiration for the design of the famous Vietnam Memorial in Washington, these marble walls are engraved with the names of hundreds of Yale graduates who gave their lives for their country in every war from Colonial times to the present, reminding us that freedom is not free.
9. Louis’ Lunch – 261 Crown Street, birthplace of the hamburger and a Connecticut legend. 203-562-5507
10. Pepe’s Pizzeria - 157 Wooster St. – like an Italian Sturbridge Village – Connecticut’s most famous pizza served with old world charm using the tools and technology of another age - (203) 865-5762
11. New Haven Museum (founded 1862), the Elm City’s premiere civic museum and research center, provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and art of greater New Haven with changing and permanent exhibitions on New Haven Illustrated, the Federal Art Project in New Haven, Amistad, New Haven & the Sea – www.newhavenmuseum.org
12. Amistad America’s Freedom Schooner – when at port, this is a sailing classroom for the study of the Atlantic slave trade and especially Connecticut’s role in a pivotal event in leading the end of slavery in America.
13. Ethnic Heritage Center, ctethnichc@yahoo.com  (203) 392-6126, M-F, 9-3, Sun 2-4, appt.
14. East Rock & West Rock Parks – Walk or drive – these are two of the most stories and important historic sites in Connecticut and fabulous views. East Rock is site of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument and Pardee Rose Garden and West Rock with its famous Judges Cave once one of the most photographed sites in New England.
15. Architecture, Architecture, Architecture - New Haven Preservation Trust  tours and programs  (203) 562-5919 – www.nhpt.org  Historic Neighborhoods: Wooster Square, City Point, St. Ronans, Yale
16. Yale Art + Architecture Gallery,  32 Edgewood Ave., M-F, 9-5, Sat – 10-5, www.architecture.yale.edu
17. Lighthouse Point Carousel & Lighthouse – Lighthouse Point Rd., East Shore of New Haven, Sat & Sun, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 203-946-8327

For general tourist information contact  http://www.infonewhaven.com  or http://www.newhavencvb.org/base/index.cfm