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eddie964 t1_jbl318k wrote

So I'm going to be blunt.

You drove all the way here, but it sounds like the only research you did was to look up "Yale" on Google Maps.

Even a little bit of planning would have gotten you to the Sterling Library, Beineke, Woolsey Hall, the Grove Street Cemetery, the Yale Art Gallery, the Center for British Art, and half a dozen other places within a couple blocks where of where you were. And that's not even counting non-Yale destinations like Louis Lunch, Wooster Street, and East Rock Park.

Hope you come back, but next time, maybe read up a little first.

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MazenGreen t1_jbl6n6j wrote

What if you’re not into art? Then those galleries wouldn’t matter. being a tourist and seeing a cemetery that’s not Arlington National cemetery? Not quite exciting.

Louis lunch is also not good, at all

People here are offended, but as someone who went to SCSU for 4 years, and been all over New Haven, he’s right, it’s not that great of a city. Has good restaurants and some night life, but not something I’d recommend people to visit. Other than trying the few pizza spots, nothing stands out Vs better cities around us like NYC, Boston, Newport

OP was right it’s not that great for tourists…

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eddie964 t1_jblhld9 wrote

They could have learned that from 5 minutes of research as well. What I'm getting at is that it seems like they didn't even do the bare minimum research required to locate the main thing they were apparently looking for, the Yale campus.

It's like they Googled New York City, found themselves in Staten Island, and complained there's nothing to see.

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MazenGreen t1_jbli6h8 wrote

They said they did see Yale, so it looks like they did find it, I think they were overall just not impressed with the city, which is acceptable, outside of a few things it’s not all that impressive

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green_lemonade t1_jblkm0x wrote

You can hate on the town its pretty normal but you don't need to go out of your way to apologize for OP lol

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green_lemonade t1_jbl9ks9 wrote

It's a town of 150k, of course it does not have the cultural amenities of NYC or Boston, and it's not loaded with old money like Newport. You don't go to what is essentially a small college town and expect the world.

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MazenGreen t1_jblcbnz wrote

Yes and that’s why I’m saying, it’s not great for tourists. OP isn’t wrong, it’s not very exciting. Crazy that people in this sun get offended when people dont like/hate on our state. It’s a great place to live, but can’t deny it’s one of the less exciting states…

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green_lemonade t1_jbleso1 wrote

If they drove an hour to see Yale and New Haven they could have easily walked another 100yds to wall and york st, walked down it to see the libraries, law building, beineke, a couple secret societies tombs, a lively quad, then continued on to the green and onto crown street. I have no sympathy.

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MazenGreen t1_jblftfd wrote

Seems like they randomly stopped by spontaneously. And that’s just it, New Haven isn’t great for that. You need to pre plan, can’t just roam around and find cool stuff like other cities. Everything you’re suggest is cool to see for a bit, but not engaging for a tourist.

You’re suggesting to look at a quad and buildings, doesn’t that sound kinda said compared to what other cities have?

I’ve been going to new haven for years, and went to college there, it’s a good city, but not great for tourists

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green_lemonade t1_jblgzlu wrote

They said they were in the Berkshires, thats at least an hour away.

Again, college town. Yale has museums that are better than most university's. Other than that most colleges are just nice famous buildings and old architecture. They're the ones who wanted to see Yale.

No one said it was a tourist hotspot, but if you want to stop by, walk around a pleasant campus, and experience a dense, walkable colonial era downtown you could do a lot worse than New Haven.

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MazenGreen t1_jblhi7h wrote

Yes, I understand they were far away, that’s why I’m saying they spontaneously camped in New Haven and it’s just not a great city to go to spontaneously. You can’t just wander around and find cool stuff everywhere

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green_lemonade t1_jblju8a wrote

I disagree, you can absolutely spontaneously stop by and have a nice time for an afternoon or evening. If you're expecting hours of urban wandering you're gonna be disappointed but you could've saved yourself the trouble by just looking at a map.

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MazenGreen t1_jblptc5 wrote

Obviously not, see the post we are commenting on. If you live in the area, sure. But not as easy as when you’re a tourist

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green_lemonade t1_jbn204a wrote

You keep on saying "its not so easy if youre a tourist", like a mantra as if tourists are all brainless shambling zombies. Then again OP was unable to find Yale despite being within clear line of sight to a couple tall Yale buildings and presumably around plenty of townies who could point them in the right direction, yet failed to find it, so who knows maybe youre right.

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MazenGreen t1_jbo2xw1 wrote

Maybe some people are shy and don’t feel comfortable asking strangers for help? What I am saying is New Haven isn’t just a city where you can just walk around Lake, New York city or Boston and find some cool stuff, you walk in the wrong area New Haven then you’re done for. Obviously, this is what they did. They walked around and found the worst part, they could’ve kept walking towards Yellen found something better, but I think the point is New Haven is ignite city for people who live here, but not that great for tourists.

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Slave_IV t1_jbpoohb wrote

They took way more initiative in creating their post than they did during their time here. They had a 90 minute drive to look up one of the many recently articles from the NYT about what there is to do here, let alone from a local publication. Instead they wanted to complain. Sorry that locals aren’t satisfied with that.

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