arts culture
Bruce Museum
📍 Greenwich
Art and natural history museum with free parking, for all ages.
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Bruce Museum: Free Tuesdays
📍 Greenwich
Art and natural history museum in Greenwich, free for everyone on Tuesdays. Free parking on site. 1 Museum Dr.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
East Rock Park
📍 New Haven
Red-rock cliffs with a summit view over New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound; trails up from the park.
Official site ↗family kids
Maritime Aquarium
📍 Norwalk
Long Island Sound aquarium with seals, sharks, jellyfish and a 4D theater. Good for families and all ages.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Mianus River Park
📍 Stamford
Wooded river trails on the Stamford–Greenwich line, about 10 miles of paths.
Official site ↗arts culture
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
📍 Stamford
Farm animals at Heckscher Farm, 80 acres of trails, a nature playground and galleries. Family friendly.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Yale Center for British Art
📍 New Haven
The largest collection of British art outside the UK, in Louis Kahn's last building. Free. 1080 Chapel St.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Yale Peabody Museum
📍 New Haven
Dinosaur hall with a Brontosaurus and Torosaurus, plus minerals and ancient worlds. Free, no tickets. 170 Whitney Ave.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Yale University Art Gallery
📍 New Haven
America's oldest university art museum — Van Gogh's Night Café, Trumbull's Declaration of Independence. Free, no tickets. 1111 Chapel St.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
BAR (New Haven)
📍 New Haven (Crown St)
New Haven brewpub famous for brick-oven mashed-potato pizza, with house beer and a dance floor.
Official site ↗music nightlife
Barcade New Haven
📍 New Haven (Crown St)
Arcade bar with classic cabinets and pinball. 21+.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Calf Pasture Beach
📍 Norwalk
Norwalk's Long Island Sound beach and walking path, with views of the Norwalk Islands.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
Cutting Edge Axe Throwing
📍 Stamford
Axe throwing with coaching, plus knife and big-axe add-ons. Walk-ins welcome when lanes are free.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana (Wooster St)
📍 New Haven
New Haven-style coal-fired apizza from the 1925 original. A classic stop before or after.
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