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Tallest of its Gothic spires is Harkness Tower, from which a carillon peals at 392 Connecticut Coast New Haven Connecticut Coast New Haven 393 74.             75.          PLACES TO STAY 2 Holiday Inn New Haven at Yale 9 Three Chimneys Inn 10 The Colony 11 Hotel Duncan PLACES TO EAT 7 Yankee Doodle Sandwich Shop 18 Bangkok Gardens 20 Scoozzi Trattoria 21 Atticus Bookstore Cafe & Chapel Sweet Shoppe 23 Union League Cafe 24 Claire's 26 louis' Lunch 27 Caffe Adults 28 Tibwin Grill 32 Sallie's Pizza 33 Frank Pepe's OTHER 1 Peabody Museum of Natural History 3 Yale Co-Op 4 Toad's Place 5 Woolsey Hall 6 Council Travel 8 Sprague Memorial Hall 12 Yale University Art Gallery 13 Harkness Tower 14 Yale University Visitor Center 15 United Church 16 Center Church on the Green 17 Greater New Haven Convention &. Visitors Bureau 19 Yale Repertory Theatre, Yale University Theatre 22 Yale Center for British Art 25 Trinity Church 29 Shubert Performing Arts Center 30 Bru Rm at Bar 31 vale-New Haven Hospital New Haven Harbor appropriate moments throughout the day.

On the south side of the Oak St Connector is an extensive modern campus holding the Yale-New Haven Hospital and many other medical science buildings. Stop at the Visitor Information Office at Elm St and Temple St (see Information, above) and pick up a free campus map and a walking-tour brochure. For a free one-hour student-guided walking tour, arrive slightly before 10:30 am or 2 pm weekdays or at 1:30 pm weekends. Yale's museums have outstanding collections, and the art museums are free. Peabody Museum of Natural HistoryThe museum 170 Whitney Ave, five blocks northeast of the green along Temple St, has a vast collection of animal, vegetable and mineral specimens, including dinosaur fossils, wildlife dioramas, meteorites and minerals. It's open 10 am to 5 pm daily (noon to 5 pm Sunday). Admission costs $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and children from three to 15. Yale Center for British Art This museum, 1080 Chapel St, at the corner of High St a block west of the green, holds the most comprehensive collection of British art outside the UK.

The collections cover the period from Queen Elizabeth I to the present, with special emphasis on the period from Hogarth (born 1697) through Turner (died 1851). It's open 10 am to 5 pm (noon to 5 pm Sunday) and is closed Monday; admission is free. Yale University Art Gallery Masterworks by Frans Hals, Peter Paul Rubens, Manet, Picasso and van Gogh fill the Yale Gallery Chapel St between High and York, opposite the Yale Center for British Art. Besides the masterworks, there are important collections of American silver from the 18th century and art from Africa, Asia, the preand post-Colombian Americas and Europe: 75, 000 objects in all.

It's open 10 am to 4:45 pm (2 to 4:45 pm Sunday); closed Monday. Admission to the gallery is free. Places to Stay Camping There are no campgrounds near New Haven. The closest are 21 miles east along 1-95 near Clinton. Hammonasset Beach State Park on the coast between Madison and Clinton (1-95 exit 62), has 558 sites for $12 each and, despite its size, is often full in high summer. Private campgrounds are more expensive than state park campgrounds (such as Hammonasset Beach). The Riverdale Farm Campsites on River Rd in Clinton, has 250 sites open mid- April through September. The nearby River Road Campground has 50 sites that are open from mid- April to mid- October. Motels The Motel 6 New Haven 1-91 exit 8, is a few miles north of the city, with 58 rooms for $58 to $64. The Quality Inn & Conference Center, just off the Wilbur Cross Parkway (exit 59), several miles to the northeast, offers its 125 rooms for $99, Light breakfast included. Hotels & Inns Hotel Duncan Chapel StY, at York, is New Haven's classic hostelry, a period piece more than a century old.

The decor and facilities of fin-de-siecle New Haven have been preserved (rooms have fans rather than aircon). Prices also seem from an earlier time: $48 single, $68 double, $79 for a suite. Only a few steps from the Duncan is The Colony a modern ish hotel with 86 comfortable rooms within walking distance of everything, going for $99 single, $109 double. Ask about special discounted rates. Holiday Inn New Haven at Yale has 160 rooms (the higher rooms have good views) only a few minutes' walk from the green. Rooms are priced around $99, depending upon the exact date and room. Three Chimneys Inn Connecticut Coast New Haven at Howe, is an 1870 Victorian townhouse that's been well restored. The 10 rooms, decorated in period style (mostly Victorian), rent for $160 per night, lull breakfast included. Places to Eat For some reason, New Haven has one of the most changeable restaurant scenes in New England. Places pop up and go out of business rapidly. Cafes & Diners Atticus Bookstore Cafe  between High and York, has been serving coffee, soups, sandwiches and pastries amid-  the stacks for almost two decades. Mocking McDonald's, it proclaims 'Millions of scones served since 1981.' Prices are not low, and a slice of choice pastry or cheesecake might cost as much as $5, though there are things for less. The bookstore adjoins, and both are open true college-town hours: 8 am to mid- night daily. Louis' Lunch between College and High, claims to be the place where the hamburger was invented well, almost. Around 1900, when the vertically grilled ground beef sandwich was first introduced at Louis', the restaurant was in a different location. 

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The 23 buildings including a general store, workshops and a sawmill. There is also a model of an original Russian Mennonite village and a replica of an 1856 railway. To get to the site, go down King St, turn right on Fairway, left at Manitou St and left again at Homer Watson Blvd. Admission is $5, less for students, seniors and families. It's open daily from May through August and on weekdays during the winter. Special events are often held on weekends. The Centre in the Canada Square On the corner of Queen and Ellen St s is the performing arts complex, with an art gallery and a theatre. 

Homer Watson House & Gallery One of Canada's first notable landscape painters is the subject of this quite small, specialised museum. Watson once lived here, and there are various pieces relating to his life and work. The museum at 1754 Old Mill Rd is open every afternoon from April to December (but is closed Monday). Organised Tours For getting around to some of the area attractions like St Jacob's or Elora, consider the quite reasonably priced half and full day van trips offered by Visa Traveller.

Special Events Some of the major events held here are: May Mennonite Relief Sale It is a large sale of home-made foods and crafts and also includes a quilt auction. It's held on the last Saturday in May in New Hamburg, 19km west of Kitchener- Waterloo. June Summer Music Festival This festival is four days of free or low-cost outdoor music concerts held at the end of June at venues around the downtown area. August Busker Carnival An annual festival of street entertainers which takes place in late August. Some of these performers are very good and the whole thing is free. October- Octoberfest The event of the year, Oktoberfest, the biggest of its kind in North America and said to be the largest outside of Germany, attracts 500,000 people annually.

The nine-day festival starts in early to mid-October and includes 20 beer halls, German music and foods, and dancing. A huge parade wraps up the festivities on the last day. For more information, Upon arrival, visit one of the reception areas for a map, tickets, information and all the details on how to tie on your stein so you don't lose it. Reservations for accommodation during the festival should be made well in advance. For getting around, there is a free bus in addition to the usual city buses in Canada. Hostels Backpackers' has a basic hostel here, the Waterloo International Home Hostel Albert StY, very close to the University of Waterloo.