How to Visit New Haven like a Gilmore Girl, New Haven, Connecticut
My first trip (and my second) to Connecticut as a Gilmore Girls fan was just to visit the small towns that inspired Stars Hollow. But on my third trip to the state, I realized there was so much more to see, so I planned a Gilmore Girls road trip across the state!
One necessary stop on the Gilmore Girls Connecticut road trip is New Haven, home of the illustrious Yale University (which is also a great stop for Harry Potter fans!). So here are all the best things to do in New Haven, where to stay and what to eat for Gilmore Girls fans (or anybody) who wants to visit Yale and New Haven.
- Pssst: If you love Gilmore Girls, check out my favorite GG themed merch (they make great photo props)!
New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut, with a population of just over 135,000. It was first established as a city in 1638, and is the first “planned” city in America, having been designed around the central town green.
New Haven is located on the Long Island Sound, and is not far from New York City, about a 2 1/2 hour drive to downtown.
It is also the home of Ivy League Yale University, founded in 1701 as the “Collegiate School” in Branford, Connecticut. The school, founded to train ministers, moved to Saybrook in 1703, before eventually moving to New Haven in 1716, and soon after being renamed after a rich donor, Elihu Yale. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
One necessary stop on the Gilmore Girls Connecticut road trip is New Haven, home of the illustrious Yale University (which is also a great stop for Harry Potter fans!). So here are all the best things to do in New Haven, where to stay and what to eat for Gilmore Girls fans (or anybody) who wants to visit Yale and New Haven.
- Pssst: If you love Gilmore Girls, check out my favorite GG themed merch (they make great photo props)!
New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut, with a population of just over 135,000. It was first established as a city in 1638, and is the first “planned” city in America, having been designed around the central town green.
New Haven is located on the Long Island Sound, and is not far from New York City, about a 2 1/2 hour drive to downtown.
It is also the home of Ivy League Yale University, founded in 1701 as the “Collegiate School” in Branford, Connecticut. The school, founded to train ministers, moved to Saybrook in 1703, before eventually moving to New Haven in 1716, and soon after being renamed after a rich donor, Elihu Yale. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: How to Visit New Haven like a Gilmore Girl
Guide Location: USA » New Haven
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Julia Rexford
Read it on Author's Website: https://plannedwanderings.com/things-to-do-in-new-haven-ct/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: USA » New Haven
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Julia Rexford
Read it on Author's Website: https://plannedwanderings.com/things-to-do-in-new-haven-ct/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Yale Bookstore
- Yale University
- Yale Visitor Center
- Old Campus
- The statue of Theodore Dwight Woolsey
- Sterling Memorial Library
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Yale Symphony Orchestra
- Yale Repertory Theater
- Peabody Museum
- Center for British Art
- Yale Bowl
- Poindexter Coffee
- Pistachio Cafe
- Greymatter Books
- Book Trader Cafe
- The PEZ Visitor Center
- Frank Pepe Pizza
- Louis’ Lunch
- Long Wharf
- Sherkaan Indian Street Food
- Yale Commons Dining Hall
- Graduate New Haven
- New Haven Hotel
- Omni New Haven
- New Haven Village Suites
- Beinecke Rare Book Library
- Shops at Yale
- Atticus Bookstore Cafe
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