West Haven Information: Tickets, Venues, Events and More

The city of West Haven is located in the state of Connecticut, United States. West Haven lies in the New Haven County and its population, according to the 2006 Census Bureau estimates, stands at 52,721. The city has three and a half miles of publicly accessible beaches, which is nearly one-fourth of the total amount of publicly accessible beaches in the entire state of Connecticut. The city is surrounded by the Oyster River, New Haven, West River, the New Haven Harbor and the Long Island Sound.

One of the best tourist attractions of the city is the 'Savin Rock Amusement Park'. The Savin Rock Amusement Park opened in the late 19th century as a seaside resort and later evolved into a general amusement park in the 20th century. It ran along the west side of the New Haven Harbor beachfront. Although it is presently defunct, tourists often go through the entire structure either with bike or on foot. The Jimmies of Savin Rock, is a local restaurant located here,

The prestigous 'University of New Haven' is also located in this city. Some other important structures in the city are the U.S. Veterans Affairs hospital, the Yale Field and the Yale Bowl. Whereas the former is a baseball park for all Yale University teams and has also been the home-turf of many Minor League baseball teams, the latter is football ground on the borders of New Haven and West Haven.

The city has five structures on the National Register of Historic Places, namely the 'Old West Haven High School', the 'Union School', the 'Ward-Heitman House', the 'West Haven Green Historic District' and the 'American Mills Web Shop'.