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New Haven Info
As a center for business and higher education and a mecca for the arts, New Haven is known as a city of innovation, culture and prosperity. Approximately 20 square miles with nearly 130,000 residents and center of a municipal area of almost 600,000, New Haven is conveniently located between Boston and New York. The town was founded in 1638 and became the first planned city in the United States, with a Nine-Square Grid Plan that has been recognized as a National Historic Landmark. The central "square" of the Nine Squares is the expansive and historic New Haven Green, which has not changed in appearance for centuries and is surrounded by historic buildings. Form there it's a short walk to the Yale University splendid gothic-style campus with its many museums and libraries, as it has been home to Yale University for the past 300 years.
Main attractions on campus are the Yale University Art Gallery, the University’s Center for British Art, and the Stirling Main Library, located in a cathedral-like gothic building that is the centerpiece of one of the world’s largest library systems. The walls of Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library are lined by Vermont marble panels that appear on the outside almost white in color, while on the inside, these panels are translucent and allow subdued light to come in.
New Haven has a rich restaurant scene, mainly located right in downtown. Whether you are interested in American, French, Italian, Spanish, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Malaysian, Ethiopian, or Turkish ethnic food, or long for steaks, seafood, pizza, or burgers, New Haven has it all in walking distance. For example, Louis’ Lunch is where you get a burger from the place that claims to have invented it in 1895 (but don’t ask for ketchup!). Due to a rich Italian heritage, the city is also renowned for its pizza, being home for some of the oldest (and best-regarded) pizza parlors in the United States. Also, New Haven is a very green city with several parks nearby worth a visit, such as Lighthouse Point Park, a recreation area and nature preserve along Long Island Sound, and East Rock Park and West Rock Ridge State Park, which are two distinct ridge formations located in city neighborhoods about a 10 minute drive from the downtown. New Haven is also a unique place to see theatre plays, musicals, and concerts. Venues include the 1600-seat Shubert Theatre, home to many world premieres (including My Fair Lady, The King and I, The Sound of Music, and A Streetcar Named Desire, to name a few), the Yale Repertory Theater, and the Long Wharf Theater.
Tips for travelling to New Haven by plane, train, bus, or car can be found here. For more general information about New Haven, please go to www.infonewhaven.com. In addition, various New Haven restaurant guides can be found at: Restaurant Listings at Info New Haven Web Site
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