What’s New & Notable in

Greater New Haven?

PEZ Visitor Center

35 Prindle Hill Rd., Orange203-795-0531www.pez.com

•Opening fall of 2011

•4000 square feet

•Largest, most comprehensive collection of PEZ memorabilia on public display in the world

•PEZ motorcycle custom build by Orange County Choppers

•World’s largest PEZ dispenser

•Interactive kids space

•Name that PEZ game

•Factory store

•Interactive time line

New Haven Green

College, Chapel, Church & Elm Sts., New Haven203-773-9494

www.infonewhaven.com

•A National Historic Landmark. One of the nine squares in the city’s 1638 village plan.

• United Congregational Church, ( North Church - Federal), it was built by David Hoadley between 1812-1815.

•First Church of Christ, (Center Church -Georgian), it was built by Ithiel Town between 1812-1815. Includes crypt bearing tombstones that date back to 1687.

•Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green (1752). Current building on the New Haven Green is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival in America.

Yale University Tours

149 Elm St., New Haven203-432-2300

www.yale.edu/visitor

•The center welcomes visitors and offers daily guided tours.

•Tour guides are students.

•Architecture tours and foreign language tours are available for a fee by appointment.

•Free. Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Weekends: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tours: Monday-Friday: 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Weekends: 1:30 p.m.

Yale University Art Gallery

1111 Chapel St., New Haven203-432-0600

www.artgallery.yale.edu

•The Yale University Art Gallery, America’s oldest and one of its most important university art museums was founded in 1832.

•The Gallery’s collections number over 185,000 objects spanning the globe and ranging in date from ancient times to the present day.

•Degas

•Picasso

•Mondrian

•Manet

•Free. Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 p.m., September-June; Sunday: 1-6 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Beinecke Rare Books & Manuscripts Library

121 Wall St., New Haven203-432-2977

www. library.yale.edu/beinecke

•The Beinecke Library contains the principal rare books and manuscripts of Yale University, including an original Gutenberg Bible.

•The exhibition gallery of this marble, granite, bronze, and glass building showcases rotating exhibits.

• Free. Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday: noon-5 p.m.

Grove Street Cemetery

227 Grove St., New Haven203-787-1443

www.grovestreetcemetery.org

•National Historic Landmark, the cemetery was established in 1796, and is the first chartered burial ground in the country.

•Eminent people buried there include Noah Webster, Gen. David Humphreys, Roger Sherman, Charles Goodyear, Walter Camp and Bart Giamatti.

•A self-guided touring map identifying many of the eminent buried in the cemetery is available from the cemetery office, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., daily.

Quinnipiack Schooner

Depart 389 Long Wharf Pier, New Haven203-865-1737

www.schoonerinc.org

•Sail duration is approximately 2 hours

•Harbor Discover Sails are $25 adult, $20 senior, $15 child

•Family Pirate Sail: $40 adult, $20 senior, $15 child

•Additional Family cruises: Sunset and Sunday Brunch

•Adult cruises: Adult Pirate & Chantey and Ale

•Schedule varies

Shore Line Trolley•Ride our antique streetcars along a scenic, 110 year-old trolley line through woods and nature preserves. See 14 restored trolleys. Special events throughout the year.

•$8 adults, $6 seniors, $4 children (ages 2-15).

•Museum hours: May & September, weekends and holidays. Memorial Day to Labor Day, daily: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Special hours for Halloween and Christmas.

17 River St., East Haven203-467-6927www.bera.org

Thimble Island Cruises

Thimble Island Cruises - SEA MIST, Stony Creek Dock, 203-488-8905, www.thimbleislandcruise.com

Thimble Island Cruises - Volsunga IV, Stony Creek Dock, 203-481-3345, www.thimbleislands.com

•May – October (special cruises in March for seal migration)

•$10 adult, $9 senior, $5 child

•Sea Mist departs at a quarter past every hour from 10:15 – 4:15

•Volsunga IV departs hourly from 11:00 –5:00

•Narrated cruise with interesting facts as well as stories past and present

Silver Sands State Park•Saltwater fishing & swimming

•Free admission & parking

•Daily: 8 a.m. - sunset

I-95, exit 35, Milford203-735-4311

www.ct.gov/dep

Henry Whitfield State Museum (1639)

•Guilford founder and minister Henry Whitfield and his family lived in this unusual stone house built in 1639

•Today visitors can tour its three floors filled with antiques. Adjacent visitor center has changing exhibits, gallery and gift shop.

•$8 adults, $6 seniors, $5 youth, 5 and under free.

•Check website for current hours

248 Old Whitfield St., Guilford203-453-2457

www.whitfieldmuseum.com

Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets

•20 minutes north of New Haven.

•Stroll through our charming village-like setting, where you will find 70 designer and name-brand outlets, all offering savings of 25%-65% every day.

•Daily, hours vary by season.

20-A Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton860-664-0700

www.premiumoutlets.com/clinton

Paradise Hills Vineyards & Winery

15 Wind Swept Hill Rd., Wallingford203-284-0123

www.paradisehillsvineyard.com

•Newest addition to the Connecticut Wine Trail

•Set amongst rolling hills and hay fields, Paradise Hills is a small family owned and operated vineyard and winery.

•Intimate Tuscan styled tasting room, with hand crafted copper bar, decorative chandeliers, and mahogany tables provide a romantic setting, to relax and enjoy the countryside with a fine glass of wine.

•Thursday-Saturday: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Lyman Orchards•A year-round destination featuring pick-your-own fruit, Apple Barrel Market, Connecticut’s Best Apple Pie, two public golf courses, plus fun-filled family-oriented events and activities.

•Frisbee golf

•Daily: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; additional hours at harvest time.

3 Lyman Rd., Middlefield860-349-1793 (main) or 860-349-6015 (PYO),

www.lymanorchards.com