Guidebook for New Haven
Food Scene
Delicious ice cream with lots of great flavors. Very close to Yale campus - fun to get ice cream and walk around!
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Arethusa Farm Dairy
1020 Chapel StDelicious ice cream with lots of great flavors. Very close to Yale campus - fun to get ice cream and walk around!
Authentic New Haven pizza. Highly recommend going early (before 6) if you don't want to wait in line, especially on a weekend.
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Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
157 Wooster StAuthentic New Haven pizza. Highly recommend going early (before 6) if you don't want to wait in line, especially on a weekend.
Ashley's Ice Cream
280 York StGreat ice cream, close to many other shops and Yale
Great little bookstore and cafe with sandwiches and salads. Walkable to Yale School of Art, Drama and Architecture.
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Atticus Bookstore Cafe
1082 Chapel StGreat little bookstore and cafe with sandwiches and salads. Walkable to Yale School of Art, Drama and Architecture.
Arts & Culture
Great collection of British art through the ages. Free and open to the public.
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Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel StGreat collection of British art through the ages. Free and open to the public.
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel StFree and open to the public
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
15 Hillhouse AveFree to see Yale's collection of various musical instruments.
Shopping
Get lost looking for one thing! Scandinavian candy bar and free childcare
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IKEA
450 Sargent DrGet lost looking for one thing! Scandinavian candy bar and free childcare
Campus Customs
57 BroadwayCheaper than the Yale book store to get all your Yale swag
Essentials
Stop & Shop
150 Whalley AveEasiest place to get groceries from our house
Costco Wholesale
1718 Boston Post RdCheapest gas around
Getting Around
Union Station
50 Union AveTrain station if you want to get to NYC
Parks & Nature
Nice beach with a walking path, playground on the sand, and cheap parking.
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Seabluff Beach
Nice beach with a walking path, playground on the sand, and cheap parking.
Fun beach with bathrooms and changing rooms. Can get crowded on the weekends, and parking can be expensive for cars without Connecticut license plates.
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Hammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post RdFun beach with bathrooms and changing rooms. Can get crowded on the weekends, and parking can be expensive for cars without Connecticut license plates.
East Rock Summit has many hiking trails (or drive to the parking lot at the top), a memorial and a great look out point. On a clear day you can see all of New Haven.
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East Rock
East Rock Summit has many hiking trails (or drive to the parking lot at the top), a memorial and a great look out point. On a clear day you can see all of New Haven.
Good park with a trail that goes to tennis courts, basketball courts and a duck pond. Best to go here during daylight hours.
Edgewood Park Pond
Good park with a trail that goes to tennis courts, basketball courts and a duck pond. Best to go here during daylight hours.
Nice beach with a splash pad and carousel. Parking can be expensive for non-residents.
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Lighthouse Point Park
2 Lighthouse RdNice beach with a splash pad and carousel. Parking can be expensive for non-residents.
Cosey Beach Park
165 Cosey Beach AveFun beach with a splash pad and free street parking.
Sightseeing
East Rock Park
41 Cold Spring StLookout point where you can see all of New Haven
Yale Campus tours offered Monday through Friday at 10:30 am, Saturdays at 11:30 am. I'd recommend checking the Yale campus tours website before visiting, since the hours are subject to change.
38 Hillhouse Ave
38 Hillhouse AvenueYale Campus tours offered Monday through Friday at 10:30 am, Saturdays at 11:30 am. I'd recommend checking the Yale campus tours website before visiting, since the hours are subject to change.