New Haven
Freedom Schooner Amistad
This magnificent vessel is Connecticut’s ambassador for friendship and goodwill, traveling from its New Haven homeport to national and international ports promoting racial reconciliation, friendship and benevolence. Serving many different functions, the Amistad is a floating museum, Flagship for Connecticut and monument to the millions who were broken or lost in the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Located at Yale University discover millions of years of natural history. Tour the Great Hall of Dinosaurs, featuring a 67-foot Brontosaurus and some of the first skeletons collected in North America. Other galleries include Native American Culture, Ancient Egypt and special exhibitions.
Minimum Time Required: 2 hours
Yale Center for British Art
Founded in 1977, the Yale Center for British Art houses extensive collections outlining the development of English art, life and thought dating from the Elizabethan period. Enjoy British paintings, prints, sculpture, watercolors and other fine artifacts.
Minimum Time Required: 1 hour
Yale University Art Gallery
More than 185,000 objects grace the Art Gallery at Yale, dating from Ancient Egypt to the present. Founded in 1832, the Yale Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in North American, and houses one of the finest collections of American paintings and decorative arts. It is one of the nine Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail museums. Enjoy a gift shop, sculpture garden and more!
Minimum Time Required: 1 hour
Yale University Tours
Enjoy this historic center for learning as you explore the campus in a one-hour guided tour offered by the newly renovated Mead Visitor Center. The tour provides a glimpse into the history and architecture of the University, and includes the nostalgic places where men and women have studied for centuries.
Minimum Time Required: 1 hour
Knights of Columbus Museum
This truly unique museum is well worth a visit while in New Haven. Trace the history of formation and activities of the Knights of Columbus from 1882 to the present. Displays include fine and decorative arts, artifacts, rare book collection of Christopher Columbus, and a photography collection.
Minimum Time Required: 1 hour
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Located on the Yale campus, this unique destination is home to 600,000 of Yale’s most valuable books and original transcripts, including the Gutenburg Bible. The unusual 1963 building has translucent marble “windows” and a sunken sculpture garden. It is also home to many of African America’s literary treasures.
Minimum Time Required: 1 hour
New Haven Crypt
This unique historic crypt is located under the First Church of Christ on the New Haven Green, bearing tombstones that date back to 1687. A fabulous historic look at New Haven, and interesting stop for groups in the area.
Minimum Time Required: 1 hour
New Haven Burying Ground/Grove Street Cemetery
The first chartered burial ground in the United States, this burial site replaced the New Haven Green in 1797 after severe yellow fever epidemics in the 1790s made the Green too crowded. Famous people interred here include Noah Webster, Eli Whitney, and Lyman Beecher. It is one of only 60 National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut and is the ninth such landmark in New Haven. View gravesites of notable historic figures and learn of the cultural significance of this heritage landmark.
Minimum Time Required: 1 hour
International Festival of Arts and Ideas
This 16-day festival is an international display of talent, including theatre productions, music, dance, opera, puppets, speakers and a whole lot more. The festival takes place throughout New Haven each June.
