New Haven is one of 52 places around the world that travelers should visit, New York Times says

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New Haven is one of 52 places around the world that travelers should visit, New York Times says

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Published January 13, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST

A worker at Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana places a pizza into a coal oven during a weekday lunchtime rush. The restaurant was founded in 1925 by Italian immigrant Frank Pepe in New Haven, and has since opened locations across the Northeast. — A worker at Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana places a pizza into a coal oven during a weekday lunchtime rush. The restaurant was founded in 1925 by Italian immigrant Frank Pepe in New Haven and has since opened locations across the Northeast.

What does New Haven have in common with Fukuoka, Japan, and Guadalajara, Mexico?

They鈥檙e among the 52 places that The New York Times thinks you should visit this year.

The Times recently , 鈥�52 Places to Go in 2023,鈥� and gives New Haven a shoutout as 鈥渁 home to tinkerers and rebels, and a treasure trove of contemporary art and architecture.鈥�

The Times describes New Haven as a 鈥渉istoric, mostly walkable and bikeable seaside town with distinctive neighborhoods, an encyclopedic collection of great American architecture, a thriving cultural life and one of the best food scenes in the country for a city of its size.鈥�

The Times encourages readers to check out , the , and then have a meal at .

New Haven is feeling the love 鈥� and enjoying the attention.

鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful to see New Haven recognized as a premier world destination to visit and experience the arts, culture, food, distinctive neighborhoods, and so much more,鈥� Mayor Justin Elicker said in a statement.

Elicker added that 鈥渁nyone who walks, bikes, or buses through the streets or along the shoreline of New Haven will quickly notice the 鈥榯reasure trove鈥� of all there is to do and see and why we鈥檙e on the map with so many other extraordinary travel destinations from around the globe.鈥�

Which places are as cool as New Haven?

Here's a sampling of some of the places on :

Morioka, Japan
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Auckland, New Zealand
Accra, Ghana
Tromso, Norway
Kerala, India
The Alaska Railroad
Flores, Indonesia

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