New Haven
The New Haven Pizza Trail
Connecticut’s most famous food experience — coal-fired “apizza” on historic Wooster Street, minutes from Yale.
Near YaleConnecticut may be small, but it’s packed with iconic food, history and natural beauty — most of it a short drive from a campus. Here are the highlights worth building into your visit.
Mystic
Mystic Seaport & Coast
Tall ships, a living maritime museum and a charming waterfront town — the perfect finale to an eastern-CT campus tour.
Near Conn College
Storrs
UConn Dairy Bar
Ice cream made on campus from UConn’s own herd — a beloved tradition and an essential Storrs stop.
At UConn
Statewide
Fall Foliage Drives
Time your visit for late September–October to see Connecticut’s universities framed by spectacular autumn color.
Best in fall
Hartford
Hartford Museums & Capitol
The Wadsworth Atheneum, Mark Twain House and the golden-domed State Capitol — a cultural base near Trinity College.
Near Trinity
Hamden
Sleeping Giant State Park
Iconic hiking trails and a stone tower with sweeping views — right beside the Quinnipiac campus.
Near Quinnipiac
