Things to do in New Haven, CT
2 public spots on the record in New Haven — great views — each one field-checked and pinned with exact coordinates. No listicle filler: if it's here, someone actually went.
From the field journal
The city with trap-rock bookends — summits on both sides of town you can reach without leaving the bus map, and harbor views the highway never shows you.

Great Views
Lighthouse Point Park
A New Haven city park at the mouth of the harbor with a historic lighthouse, a working antique carousel, and a wide stone pier jutting into…

Great Views
West Rock Ridge State Park
Dramatic traprock ridgeline overlooking New Haven and Long Island Sound on clear days. The ridge stretches for miles with multiple…
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