THINGS TO DO!
LOCAL THINGS TO DO
It Adventure Ropes Course
40 Sargent DrFUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
PEZ Visitor Center
35 Prindle Hill RdConnecticut Science Center
250 Columbus BlvdPowder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort
99 Powder Hill RdMount Southington Ski Area
396 Mt Vernon RdSki Sundown
126 Ratlum RdJust 5 minutes from Making Waves! Guest Passes available upon request.
8 locals recommend
East Haven Town Beach
80-4 Cosey Beach AveJust 5 minutes from Making Waves! Guest Passes available upon request.
The Shops at Yale at 56 Broadway
56 BroadwayThis is a FREE, beautiful, handicapped accessible park less than 5 minutes from Making Waves with scenic walking trails along New Haven Harbor, ball fields, tennis courts and more!
Hannah’s Dream Playground
274 Woodward AvenueThis is a FREE, beautiful, handicapped accessible park less than 5 minutes from Making Waves with scenic walking trails along New Haven Harbor, ball fields, tennis courts and more!
FUNBOX NEW HAVEN COUNTY - MILFORD
Just 20 minutes from Making Waves!
Grey Goat Farmtique
Just 15 minutes from Making Waves.
Sightseeing
WE GO ON THIS TOUR EVERY YEAR!
IT NEVER GETS OLD.
9 locals recommend
M/V Islander - Thimble Island Cruise w/Capt. Dave
WE GO ON THIS TOUR EVERY YEAR!
IT NEVER GETS OLD.
The Thimbles
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
1 Railroad AveFor over 150 years, the Stony Creek Quarry in Branford, Connecticut, USA has served as the authentic source of Stony Creek Granite for hundreds of buildings, landscape projects, and iconic landmarks around the country including the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, The Smithsonian, and Columbia University.
First will be a look into the past to view the cavernous quarry that yielded the world-
famous Stony Creek granite for historic projects.
Unk DaRos and Carl Balestracci, both quarry historians and descendants of quarrymen, will share stories of the quarry’s history. They’ll describe the lives and work of the quarrymen and the dangers they faced on a daily basis. At their peak around 1900, the quarries along the Branford-Guilford shoreline employed over 1800 men. Builders used Stony Creek granite for The West Point Battle Monument and the steps of Yale’s Woolsey Hall, as well as parts of the Brooklyn Bridge and Grant’s Tomb.
Next, those on tour will ride a shuttle up to the current quarry site that now provides “pink” granite to the country’s top architects.
Parking will be available inside the quarry gates. Directions to the quarry from the Guilford Green: Rt. 146 for 4.2 miles, right on Quarry Rd. (in Branford) to the end. Directions from Stony Creek: Rt. 146 for .6 miles, left on Quarry Rd. I’m going
Stony Creek Quarry Corporation
For over 150 years, the Stony Creek Quarry in Branford, Connecticut, USA has served as the authentic source of Stony Creek Granite for hundreds of buildings, landscape projects, and iconic landmarks around the country including the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, The Smithsonian, and Columbia University.
First will be a look into the past to view the cavernous quarry that yielded the world-
famous Stony Creek granite for historic projects.
Unk DaRos and Carl Balestracci, both quarry historians and descendants of quarrymen, will share stories of the quarry’s history. They’ll describe the lives and work of the quarrymen and the dangers they faced on a daily basis. At their peak around 1900, the quarries along the Branford-Guilford shoreline employed over 1800 men. Builders used Stony Creek granite for The West Point Battle Monument and the steps of Yale’s Woolsey Hall, as well as parts of the Brooklyn Bridge and Grant’s Tomb.
Next, those on tour will ride a shuttle up to the current quarry site that now provides “pink” granite to the country’s top architects.
Parking will be available inside the quarry gates. Directions to the quarry from the Guilford Green: Rt. 146 for 4.2 miles, right on Quarry Rd. (in Branford) to the end. Directions from Stony Creek: Rt. 146 for .6 miles, left on Quarry Rd. I’m going
AQUARIUMS AND SEAPORTS
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville AveThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 N Water StConnecticut's Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble AveAMUSEMENT PARKS - WATER PARKS
Six Flags New England
1623 Main StGREAT WATER PARK
Lake Compounce
185 Enterprise DrGREAT WATER PARK
Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark
2132 Middlebury RdDinosaur State Park
400 West StThe Dinosaur Place
1650 Hartford-New London TurnpikeLighthouse Point Park
2 Lighthouse RdGREAT BEACH
FUNBOX NEW HAVEN COUNTY - MILFORD
Rte 80, East Haven, CT, USA
CASINOS
Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun BlvdFoxwoods Resort Casino
350 Trolley Line BlvdMUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel StMashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
110 Pequot TrailNew England Air Museum
36 Perimeter RdMystic Museum of Art
9 Water StThe Submarine Force Museum
1 Crystal Lake RdNew England Air Museum
36 Perimeter RdJust 20 minutes from Making Waves and Admission is FREE!
122 locals recommend
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney AveJust 20 minutes from Making Waves and Admission is FREE!
Movie Theaters
Cinemark North Haven 12
550 Universal DrConnecticut Post 14 and IMAX
1201 Boston Post Rd