Downtown New Haven
A stroll through downtown New Haven is kaleidoscopic: a look back into early colonial history, then a hip new restaurant, then a glimpse of the monumental town green or the rising gothic towers of a great university. It's an easy walk, too.
Shoreline
Set aside a day for the shoreline of Greater New Haven. This strip of land somehow fits in historic homes, stylish restaurants, nature preserves – all within a few miles of the Long Island Sound and its countless opportunities for swimming, boating or casting a few lines.
Country
The countryside of Greater New Haven – the land away from the water – feels very far from the rumble of the shoreline's I-95. It's quiet, bucolic, happily rural, dotted with orchards and historic homes. The landscape rises and falls like a gentle wave.