John F Kennedy International Airport 1 hr 30
Lighthouse Point Park (16 min) An 1847 lighthouse anchors this beachfront that is popular with swimmers & a prime birding spot. East Rock Park (22 min) A 425-acre park offering scenic views of New Haven, wooded hiking trails, fields & picnic areas. Connecticut Children's Museum (10 min) Hands-on educational exhibits for kids in math, music, linguistics, nature & city environments. Yale Center for British Art (3 min) Museum designed by Louis I. Kahn housing the largest collection of British art outside the U.K. Knights of Columbus Museum (9 min) Mount Carmel (19 min) Forested mountain with hiking trails & an observation tower offering views of the Long Island Sound. Yale University Art Gallery (3 min) Museum showcasing art from many regions & centuries housed in a Louis I. Kahn building & others. Skull and Bones Society (3 min) Sleeping Giant State Park (17 min) State park with hiking trails up a ridgenwhose uneven profile is thought to evoke a sleeping giant. It Adventure Ropes Course (7 min) Zip line Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (7 min) Exhibits & dioramas on evolution, natural environments & human origins, with a regional focus. Silver Sands State Park (23 min) Wildlife thrives at this Long Island Sound beach park with fishing, swimming & a boardwalk. Beinecke Rare Book Library (8 min) Yale University's architecturally unique library with a vast collection of rare books & manuscripts. New Haven Green (8 min) Originally at the center of the Puritan colonist's settlement, this park hosts events & festivals. West Rock Ridge State Park (13 min) A 627-ft. ridge offers views of New Haven Harbor & Long Island Sound, with hiking, fishing & more. |