New Haven event weekends: what to do between sessions
Yale's city: Gothic colleges, free art museums and the famous apizza of Wooster Street, on the Connecticut shore.
Events we cover in New Haven
Arriving
New York airports are 1.5 to 2 hours; Metro-North trains from Grand Central take 2 hours. Bradley (BDL) is 1 hour.
Where to stay
| Budget | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | Milford and West Haven | Chains 15 minutes away. |
| Mid-range | Downtown New Haven | Walk to Yale. |
| Splurge | Graduate New Haven and The Study | Campus-edge boutique hotels. |
Three hotels we would book
- Budget: Hampton Inn New Haven
- Mid-range: Graduate New Haven
- Splurge: The Study at Yale
Tours
Where to eat
With kids
- Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Rainy-day backups
- Beinecke Rare Book Library (free).
- Peabody Museum.
Free things to do
- Yale University Art Gallery (free).
- Yale Center for British Art (free).
- East Rock Park summit view.
Getting around
- Downtown and campus are walkable. Hotels for commencement weekend often sell out a year ahead and require two- or three-night minimums. Book as soon as the date is posted.