Travel North from New Haven to Cheshire and learn about plans to connect the former rail trail to Northampton, MA. Visit historic Locks 12 and 14 before returning to New Haven. A representative of ECG will lead the ride and provide information and background on the trail.
Distance: 18 miles OR 26 miles
A walking tour of New Haven’s “Tudor Capital”! Beaver Hills is one of New Haven’s earliest planned and developed neighborhoods, and is home to some of the best examples of unique and well-preserved Tudor revival houses in the city. We will explore the heart of this neighborhood and talk in detail about a number of representative examples, chat with some homeowners about their houses, and discuss...
The Witness Stones Project aims to bring attention to the history of slavery with the goal of fostering a deeper understanding of the past and its impact on the present. By researching and commemorating the lives of enslaved individuals, the project seeks to create meaningful connections between history, memory and contemporary conversations about race and equality.
To date 260 stones have...
Now is your chance to test out New Haven's e-bike share. Learn the ins and outs of how the program works and take a test ride yourself. Test rides will be free of charge.
Distance: 10 miles
A bridge to Long Island? An « emerald necklace » for the Elm City? A heliport in Wooster Square? Since the 17th century, New Haven’s dreamers, schemers, and planners have taken Daniel Burnham’s dictum — « make no little plans » — to heart. But big plans don’t always pan out. On this tour, we’ll see the sites that might have been.
Distance: 10 miles
Join Gallery staff for spotlight talks on displays across the museum. Brooke Krancer, Senior Curatorial Assistant, Yale Center for British Art, reflects on the exhibition Romney: Brilliant Contrasts in Georgian England. Daniel Menzo, the Marcia Brady Tucker Fellow, Department of Photography, discusses the exhibition David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive. Miranda Saylor, the Alice and Allan Kaplan...
Step back in time to 1804 when America was 17 states stong, the Townshend family built their landmark home in New Haven. Generations of Townshend's lived in the estate until recently when it was loving restored to the original opulensce. The Estate is now an event space. This tour will tour both the house and the grounds.
Distance: 8 miles
Learn about the treatment processes we use to take the water from the Lake Whitney reservoir and turn it into reliable, high-quality drinking water.
New Haven has it's share of mixed surfaces often creating a challenge for even the most seasoned rider. Learn techniques from one of New Haven's most prolific riders and skilled educators on the subject.
Distance: 15 miles
Travel South on the East Coast Greenway to Silver Sands State Park in Milford. This section of the ECG incorporates the Vision Trail, the Harbor side trail, the Long Wharf Nature Preserve, and the Savin Rock Trail. representative of ECG will lead the ride and provide information and background on the trails.
Distance: 18 miles OR 28 miles
The borough of Fair Haven East, incorporated in 1872, represents the city’s one (and only) experiment with this semi-autonomous form of local government. With much of the waterfront already built out for the oystering trade, residents sought a different approach to developing the steep, wooded hills to the east of the village. By directly electing their neighbors to serve as government officials...
City of Floating Sounds is an invitation to connect with our surroundings and each other. Experience a shifting soundscape as you journey through the city. Can you find other audience members to create a richer sound?
Pushing the boundaries of classical music performance, City of Floating Sounds uses cutting-edge creative technology to take music out into the city. Guided by a bespoke mobile...
Ever wonder about those mysterious buildings in New Haven with a grandiose façade but no windows? Chances are you are looking at a secret society. Learn about the origins of secret societies, their impact on America’s history and how they influence modern society.
Distance: 10 miles
Take a walking tour of Downtown New Haven, but seen through a queer lens. Discover a hidden history—four centuries in the making—among the nine squares in the country’s first planned city. See where Cole Porter got his kick from champagne…Doors’ front man Jim Morrison was bloodied and arrested…Bette Davis had a bumpy night…Judy and Liza played on parallel streets…Jodi Foster’s hang out the night...
A renaissance is unfolding in Fair Haven and one of its exciting outcomes is the rediscovery of mural and other forms of public air. Some of these art works were created decades ago, while others emerged within the past three years. Local artists contributed many of these pieces, but nationally and internationally recognized figures also left their mark. Regardless of their creator's origins,...
An introduction to the Grove Street Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark and the nation's first publicly chartered burial ground organized with streets and family plots, established in 1797. This tour will focus on the lives and legacies of Black New Haveners including William Grimes and family; John, Vashti, and Courtland Creed; Bias and Margaret Stanley; Mary Ann Goodman; the Park and Bassett...
Join visual artist Serena Scapagnini and scientist Florian Carle for a walking tour of New Haven to discover Serena’s original artworks created during her residency at the Yale Quantum Institute. The stops include installations on the New Haven Green, at the Robert B Haas Family Arts Library, and at the Yale Quantum Institute. The artworks are site-specific, composed of copper plates encapsulated...
Inaugurated in 1867, Street Hall—today part of the Yale University Art Gallery—housed the first collegiate school of art in the country. Its curriculum permitted students from a variety of disciplines to sketch from live models and original works of art. Take part in this centuries-old practice by joining us for an evening of guided sketching. Offered in conjunction with the International...
The New Haven Picnic Basket: Bring your appetite for a bike tour picnic extravaganza. Visit local food manufacturers and proprietors to see where your food originates and to collect your perfect meal. A picnic in a local park concludes the ride.
Distance: 10 miles
Get to know the CAES through this guided tour of the grounds and explore this renowned scientific institution! The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), established in 1875 (turning 150 years old this year!), is the first agricultural experiment station in the United States. The main mission of the CAES is research. The CAES programs exist to educate the public and to transfer new...
Step into MakeHaven, New Haven’s community workshop where creativity meets cutting-edge technology. Explore a space designed for artists, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists, equipped with tools for woodworking, metalworking, textiles, 3D printing, laser cutting, and more. See firsthand how materials transform—from wood cut with precision lasers to metal shaped by water. Learn how our members bring...
Did you ever wish there was a way to travel Eastward on the shoreline by bike? The Shoreline Greenway Trail shares that vision to build a 25-mile trail for bikers, walkers and outdoor enthusiasts. Learn of the plans to connect the East Coast Greenway to the Shorline Greenway trail and ride the East Haven and Branford sections of the Shoreline Greenway Trail
Distance: 25 miles
Solve the unsolvable murder mystery in New Haven. Or just come along for the ride. Prizes for solving the murder.
Distance: 15 miles
The first third of the 20th century is known as the era of “The Comfortable House,” a time when technological improvements and ongoing traditional styles helped bring the lifestyle of the growing American suburbs to more and more people. Designer-contractor Alice Washburn (1870-1958) was only one of many creators whose Tudors and Bungalows and Colonials in many ways still shape what we think of...
