Historic Grove Street Cemetery
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plus over 100 restaurants within walk-
ing distance of the property, the hotel
offers the convenience of a city with
New England ambiance.
Need innovative ideas? Why not gain
inspiration from inventor Eli Whitney?
Established in Eli Whitney's restored
gun factory (where mass production
originated), the Eli Whitney Museum in
Hamden features programs, lectures
and workshops designed to demon-
strate and teach the principles behind
machinery and technology. It has the
capacity to accommodate up to 250
for a reception.
Since its opening in 1914, the 1,600-
seat Shubert Theater has earned the
title"BirthplaceoftheNation'sGreatest
Hits" like Oklahoma and South Pacific.
Now a not-for-profit full-service per-
forming arts institution, it presents the
bestofBroadwaydancemusiccabaret
and family entertainment. Backstage
tours are available by appointment.
WHAT TO DO
No visit to New Haven is complete
without taking the Yale University Tour.
Departing from the Yale Visitors Center,
student led tours provide an entertain-
ing and informative glimpse into the
history, architecture and day-to-day life
at the university. After this overview,
delve into Yale’s world-class museums,
including the Yale University Art Gallery,
the Yale Center for British Art and Yale
PeabodyMuseum. TheBeineckeRare
Book and Manuscript Library houses
one of the few original, remaining
Gutenberg Bibles and features a
sunken sculpture garden and translu-
cent marble "windows." The Library examples of Gothic, Federal, and Long Wharf. There are number of trails
contains over 600,000 volumes and Georgian design. The New Haven
within the region, including those
several million manuscripts. crypt is located under the First Church
of Christ on the New Haven Green
located at Sleeping Giant State Park,
TheKnightsofColumbusMuseumfea- bearing tombstones dating back to
Silver Sand State Park and
tures both special exhibits of religious 1687.
Hammonasset Beach State Park. The
art and history. Exhibits from the
Farmington Canal Trail now stretches
Vatican often have their only U.S. dis- Near the New Haven Green and Yale’s
from New Haven to Northhampton,
play at the museum. Payne Whitney Gym, is the Grove
Massachusetts.
Street Cemetery. This cemetery was
The New Haven Green, which was one established in 1796, the first chartered
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of the nine squares in the city's 1638 burial ground in the country.
village plan, still serves as a popular
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