Yale University
Old Campus, Sterling Library, and student-led tours.
New Haven and Yale
Yale's Gothic campus, two great free art museums, and the coal-fired white clam pizza that America's pizza fans argue over.
Yale's courtyards and the Beinecke's marble-walled rare book library, with its Gutenberg Bible, are splendid. Its University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art are both free. Wooster Street's Frank Pepe and Sally's are pizza pilgrimages.
- Best Time
- April–May and September–October
- Time Needed
- 1 day
- Cost Level
- $$$$
- Open
- Check before you go; hours vary by season
- Getting There
- About two hours by Metro-North train from New York City.
What to See
3 of 4 are freeYale's Art Museums
The University Art Gallery and Center for British Art.
New Haven Apizza
Pepe's white clam pie, since 1925.
New Haven Green
A colonial-era town square.
Know Before You Go
- The pizza lines are long, and worth it. Go at off-peak hours.
Where to Stay
Stay downtown.
Where to Eat
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Last checked 2026-11-02. Part of the Northeast list.