Top rated Tourist attractions in New Haven

Experience the best that New Haven has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 36 places from Tourist attraction category.

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St. Mary's Church
Catholic church
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Attended a wedding there. Inspiring service. Beautiful architecture. Nice for taking pics.
4.90 (219 reviews)
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Pinckney Bend Distillery
Distillery
πŸ‘πŸ‘ The staff makes sure the tastings are an entertaining experience, even for non-spirit drinkers like my wife. You can choose between a whiskey or gin flight. They take the time to tell you how each is made and offer lots of facts about the process. Each tasting ends with one of their signature gin an...
4.90 (151 reviews)
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Edgerton Park Conservancy
Community garden
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Beautiful, quiet park with many grassy open spaces dappled with trees. The greenhouse and gardens are very impressive. They sell plants and have a very friendly greenhouse cat.
4.90 (42 reviews)
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Yale University Art Gallery
Art museum
Museum showcasing art from many regions & centuries housed in a Louis I. Kahn building & others.
4.80 (2.3K reviews)
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
University library
Yale University's architecturally unique library with a vast collection of rare books & manuscripts.
4.80 (194 reviews)
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Harkness Tower
Cultural landmark
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Amazing bells if you catch them at the right time. Beautiful part of the Yale campus right across from the original old campus area. It was fun to listen to the 3min musical performance from the tower πŸ””
4.80 (92 reviews)
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Trinity on the Green
Episcopal church
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Trinity Church on the Green by almost a decade, is indeed the first Gothic Style Church in America with a huge organ! Beauteous architecture and stained glass, lovely to visit.
4.80 (70 reviews)
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Edgerton Park
Park
25-acre storied estate converted to a public park with community gardens, greenhouses & events.
4.70 (579 reviews)
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Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center (formerly Knights of Columbus Museum)
History museum
πŸ‘πŸ‘ A wonderful museum for the whole family. Set up excellent! There is an awesome gift shop on the first floor.The staff are very friendly and well informed about exhibitions. It's a gem in the city of New Haven Free parking under the building with elevators to the museum and benches throughout the mus...
4.70 (285 reviews)
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument
War memorial
😠 7/15/22 I've tried on several occasions recently to take the drive up to the summit parking at the monument atop East Rock Park. Apparently all the PAVED roads leading up there are closed to vehicular traffic. I cannot find any explanation for these closures Whatever reason the city had for closing...
4.70 (232 reviews)
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It Adventure Ropes Course
Amusement center
πŸ‘ The ropes course here was really fun! It had a good variety of levels and challenges to offer. The light display and zip lines were also really cool. However, for the part where you jump off from the top, there was only one platform open even when it got busy. Ended up waiting almost a half an hour...
4.60 (1.3K reviews)
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West Rock Ridge State Park
State park
A 627-ft. ridge offers views of New Haven Harbor & Long Island Sound, with hiking, fishing & more.
4.60 (805 reviews)
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Fort Nathan Hale
Historical landmark
πŸ‘ I love that it's a historical site, and one where people fought for our independence but.... for it to be closed on Memorial Day weekend and no flags flying is just wrong! This place is flanked on one side by a U.S. Coast Guard Station and on the other by a U.S. Armed Services Reserve Center which s...
4.60 (744 reviews)
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The Mead Visitor Center
Visitor center
πŸ‘πŸ‘ I lived near Yale my entire life and never took a drive to visit the campus until last weekend. The general guided tour was fun, insightful and definitely worth it. The tour took a little less than an hour. Be sure to wear your walking shoes since you’ll be walking and standing the whole time. I was...
4.60 (538 reviews)
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
Park
πŸ‘ A sunny afternoon, I walked the long wharf drive until the memorial and the preserve area. It a very beautiful memorial but the place around isn't cleaned and I felt alone. It should be enhanced.
4.60 (176 reviews)
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New Haven Museum
Local history museum
Refined museum showcasing exhibits, research documents & artifacts pertaining to the area’s history.
4.60 (99 reviews)
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Grove St Cemetery
Cemetery
The first chartered U.S. burial ground, this 18th-century cemetery boasts many notable grave sites.
4.60 (34 reviews)
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Lighthouse Point Park
City park
An 1847 lighthouse anchors this beachfront that is popular with swimmers & a prime birding spot.
4.50 (3K reviews)
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Long Wharf Park
Park
Narrow area on the water offering walking paths, benches & a pier with historic schooner replicas.
4.50 (1.5K reviews)
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Kentucky Railway Museum
Rail museum
Train-related exhibits & events (including children's activities) highlighting Kentucky railroads.
4.50 (668 reviews)
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