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New Haven Visitor Information

Home to Yale University, this quaint city has much to offer and the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale puts you near everything.  If it’s culture you seek, New Haven has multiple museums, galleries and theatre groups. 

With a rich history spanning more than 350 years, there’s a broad heritage is preserved in New Haven’s architecture, cuisine and cultural events.  The area’s scenery is stunning in the fall when the leaves turn, while summertime is ideally spent along the shoreline or in one of the area’s many parks. Enjoy.

Arts & Culture
Shubert Performing Arts Center – 1 block
Palace Theatre – 1 block
Yale University Art Gallery – 2 blocks
Yale Repertory Theatre – 3 blocks
New Haven Symphony Orchestra – 3 blocks
Yale Center for British Arts – 4 blocks
Knights of Columbus Museum – 4 blocks
Connecticut Children’s Museum – 6 blocks
Peabody Museum of Natural History – 8 blocks
Shoreline Trolley Museum – 8 miles
P.T. Barnum Museum – 18 miles

Attractions
New Haven Green – 2 blocks
Downtown New Haven – 2 blocks
Yale University Visitor’s Center – 4 blocks
Long Wharf Harbor – 2 miles
Beardsley Zoo – 18 miles
Maritime Aquarium – 28 miles
Mohegan Sun Casino – 50 miles
Mystic Aquarium – 60 miles
Foxwoods Casino – 65 miles

Shopping
Yale University – 2 blocks
Shops on Chapel Street – 2 blocks
IKEA – 1 mile
Westfield Shopping Town Mall – 18 miles
Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets – 25 miles
Tanger Outlet Center – 28 miles
Mystic Seaport – 60 miles
Outdoor Recreation
Public beaches, sailing and boat charters on the Long Island Sound – 10-15 miles
Lighthouse Point Park – 5 miles
Milford Lighthouse Point public beaches – 5 miles
West Haven Town beaches – 5 miles
Hammonasset Beach State Park – 20 miles

Sports
Yale Bowl – 2 miles
Connecticut Tennis Center – 4.5 miles

Universities
Yale University-2 blocks
Southern Connecticut State University – 4 miles

Dining & Entertainment
Del Monaco (Italian cuisine) – ½ block N
Playwright Irish Pub – ½ block N
Diva Restaurant (Italian contemporary) – ½ block N
Sahara (Mediterranean cuisine) – 1 block NE
Samurai Japanese Restaurant – 1 block W
Richter’s, The Taft Tab Room (American cuisine) – 1 block NW
Bentara (Malaysian cuisine) – 2 blocks SE
Bru Room at Bar (brewery/oven pizza) – 2 blocks W
Ibiza (Spanish cuisine) – 2 blocks NW
Villa Del Sol (Mexican cuisine) – 2 blocks W
Istanbul Café (Turkish cuisine) – 2 blocks W
Louis’ Lunch (casual) – 2 blocks W
Bangkok Garden Restaurant (Thai cuisine) – 3 blocks NW
Zaroka (Indian cuisine) – 3 blocks NW
Royal Palace (Chinese cuisine) – 4 blocks SE
Tre Scalini (fine dining) – 1 mile

Transportation
Union Station with train connections to Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. – 1 mile

Nearby Businesses & Corporations
Temple Medical – 2 blocks SW
United Illuminating – 2 blocks NW
CT Financial Center – 2 blocks N
Wiggin & Dana – 2 blocks NW
SBC SNET – 6 blocks NW
Yale Medical Center – 8 blocks
Hospital of Saint Raphael’s – 10 blocks W
Maritime Center – 1.5 miles
DSL.net – 1.5 miles
Children’s Hospital of Yale – 2 miles
Southern CT State University – 2.5 miles
Sargent/ASSA ABLOY – 3 miles
BIC Corporation – 3.5 miles
Bayer Pharmaceuticals – 4 miles
VA Hospital – 4 miles
Blue Cross Blue Shield of CT – 5 miles
Bristol Myers Squibb – 15 miles
Phillips Medical Corp. – 10 miles
Schick/Warner Lambert – 10 miles
Pratt Whitney – 14 miles
US Surgical – 32 miles

For more information, visit the Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau or Yale University.

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