Quinnipiac University
275 mount carmel ave, + 203 582 8200, (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/). located right across from the picturesque sleeping giant, quinnipiac university is a private university that offers 52 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate majors as well as the jd program. with it's modern brick style buildings and scenic grounds, quinnipiac provides it's students with the feel of a small, new england town.
The Eli Whitney Museum
915 Whitney Avenue
(203) 777-1833â
The Eli Whitney Museum is the site of the former Eli Whitney Armory, where muskets and rifles were produced during the 1800s. The Museum's main attraction is the Cotton Gin exhibit invented by Eli Whitney. The museum still houses the original water powered machinery used at the factory during the Industrial Revolution.