Come Before, Stay After

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New Haven abounds with possibilities for historical and archival interactions in the community. We believe participants may want to plan to come a day or two before or stay a day or two after the conference. What is there to do? Scroll to the bottom of the page to see sample activities that could be done over a half-day, full-day or even two-days.

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Travel to the Conference

CAR

• Set GPS to 230 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06511.

TRAIN

• Union Station served by Metro-North (train service between New Haven and New York City) and Amtrak (train service from Vermont, Providence, and Boston to the north, and Washington, D.C. to the south) at prices competitive with air travel. Local taxi service (taxi stand at station), Uber or local shuttle and bus services available for travel between Union Station and the Green.

​BUS

• Union Station is a Greyhound (203.772.2470) and Peter Pan (800.343.9999) bus terminal. Local taxi service (taxi stand at station), Uber or local shuttle and bus services available for travel between Union Station and the Green.

PLANE

• Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) is small regional airport which is convenient, but often with higher ticket fares. We suggest local taxi service or Uber for travel to the Green.
• Bradley International Airport (BDL) is the closest major airport (about an hour away). Shuttle services are available through Connecticut Limousine (800.472.5466) and GO Airport Shuttle (866.284.3247). Please be sure to make reservations for shuttle services well in advance.

Housing

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Ticket to Ride Information: Places to Go in a Three-Hour Land Transport Radius

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1-2 hours

​Litchfield, CT

• historic green & architecture
• White Flower Farm

Hartford, CT

• Wadsworth Atheneum
• Old State House
• State Capitol

Kent, CT

• Appalachian Trail
• Bull Run, bridge and waterfall

Essex, CT

• Steam Train
• CT River Museum
• Gillette Castle

Lebanon, CT

• Trumbull House Museums
• Lebanon Historical Museum

Mystic, CT

• Mystic Seaport
• Mystic Aquarium

Providence, RI

• Cathedral of St. John, Center for Reconciliation
• historic downtown & architecture

2-3 hours

New York City, NY

• 9/11 Memorial & Museum
• Trinity Wall Street
• General Theological Seminary
• Union Theological Seminary
• Cathedral of St. John the Divine​
  

Newport, RI

• historic house museums
• Truro Synagogue

Plymouth, MA

• Plimouth Plantation

Sturbridge, MA

• Sturbridge Village

Lenox, MA

• Tanglewood Music Festival
• Edith Wharton House

Hancock, MA

• Hancock Shaker Village

3-4 hours

Boston, MA

• Society of St. John the Evangelist
• Boston Museum of Fine Arts
• Harvard Peabody Museum
• Faneuil Hall
• Trinity, Copley Square

Lowell, MA

• Lowell National Park

Brattleboro, VT

• Madame Sherri Forest
• historic downtown
• Grafton Cheese Company

Walpole & Dublin, NH

• beautiful New England towns

Lexington & Concord, NH

• American Revolution history

Portsmouth, NH

• Strawberry Banke Museum

Prout’s Neck, ME

• coastal beauty
• Winslow Homer Studio

Portland, ME

• Portland Museum of Art

Philadelphia, PA

• Independence Hall
• Constitution Square
• National Constitution Center
• St. Peter’s Church, Society Hill

Historians, archivists and anyone interested in ways in which New Haven, CT may be understood as a launch pad for visiting our region will enjoy the fact that economically-speaking our local history finds itself based on the history of the shipping, carriage and rail trades. Our lists below may also help you decide which city to fly in and out of, if that is how you are getting to the 2018 NEHA Conference. At the very least, our lists may prove to be the incentive you need to take time before and/or after the conference to explore our region! Transport was naturally instrumental, we might add, to the growth of Anglican and Episcopal spheres of influence on this side of the pond. Tickets to Ride have always been a part of us here in New Haven!

Below please find our starter guide for your travel planning, based on hours driving from New Haven by car. Hours to traverse may vary by train or bus. For starters, you might want to take a look at www.ctvisit.com and www.connecticutmag.com (particularly their summer issues). Now it’s in your hands: Go explore on the internet and plan your extended stay!