![]() Stowe’s Seafood Source: Stowe's Seafood / facebook Stowe’s SeafoodĪt the east end of the Savin Rock Trail you’ll happen upon a beachfront shack with a forecourt adorned with rigging, nets, buoys, Jolly Rogers and pirate characters. The factory store is special, selling dispensers and PEZ flavours that you’ve never sampled before. There are interactive games and weird and wonderful exhibits like the world’s largest PEZ dispenser and a PEZ themed motorcycle designed by TV’s Orange County Chopper.Ī window lets you see what’s happening on the production floor, while decades of PEZ accessories are neatly presented in glass display cases. You don’t need to be a PEZ devotee to get a kick out of their visitor centre, which has the largest collection of PEZ memorabilia in the world. ![]() The Austrian candy brand, PEZ, has its American headquarters in Orange, under ten minutes from downtown West Haven. PEZ Visitor Center Source: Sean Wandzilak / shutterstock PEZ Visitor Center ![]() In summer you can learn about what came before at the Savin Rock Museum, documenting the amusement park with personal accounts, photos, footage and the “Silver Fox”, one of the carousel horses. On these days the boardwalk is full of life.Ĭampbell Avenue and Captain Thomas Boulevard are in easy reach and have a wide variety of restaurants, whether you’re up for ramen, sushi, Italian, Chinese or sandwiches with roasted meats (Savin Rock Roasting Co.). With those days long gone, Savin Rock Park is now more oriented to relaxation and gentle strolls along the boardwalk.īoth the sandy public beach and the newly landscaped green space behind are well looked-after, and together with neighbouring Oak Street Beach there will be live music on weekends. Savin Rock Park Source: Mark Battista / shutterstock Savin Rock Parkįrom the end of the 19th century to 1966, West Haven had its own version of Coney Island in the Savin Rock Amusement Park, which drew in people from across the Northeast. This is the longest stretch of publicly accessible shoreline in Connecticut, and these four miles make up almost a quarter of the state’s stock of public beaches.Īt the easternmost end sits the ecologically important Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary, a nesting place for colonies of terns and plovers. West Haven shines for its continuous sandy shoreline, bordered for most of its length by a lush, grassy foreshore and interspersed with little piers. At West Haven’s lovely historic green you’re only a few miles south-west of the youthful city of New Haven, enriched with the Gothic architecture of Yale University and a slew of big-hitting museums. Best experienced with a few pals on a weekend, and maybe with glow-in-the-dark bowling after.The city of West Haven is a low-key but likeable sort of place, formerly known for shipping and manufacturing, as well as a historic amusement park that closed down in 1966. Lucky for us (and you), that’s exactly what you can expect at West Coast Mini-Putt, since 9 holes here are glow-in-the-dark. It would be impossible to write a list and not include the classic indoor blacklight option. If you need a spot to beat the summer heat, this is the one. Where: 3993 Sunnyside Boulevard, Cultus LakeĬost: Free with admission to the waterpark ($18+) West Coast Mini-Putt And, like Sweet Escape, it’s just one of many activities to check out when you visit! Here, you’ll find a course inspired by a cartoon mountain lumber camp. It’s only fair that we include the equally outrageous Giggle Ridge at Cultus Lake Adventure Park. With 18 holes ranging from 40 to 100 yards, and first-come-first-serve tee times – this is a great spontaneous option if you’re walking around Stanley & considering switching things up.Ĭost: $15.59 for adults Giggle Ridge Adventure Golf A post shared by Oliver Tubb starting off this list with the quintessential putt-putt spot in Vancouver: Stanley Park’s beloved Pitch & Putt.
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