CTMQ’s Guide to Danbury

Everything Danbury

I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Danbury… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of CTMQ.

The D-Block

What do you know about the city which is most famous for making a lot of hats back in the day? You can scroll down for my list of things to do in town. Or, as always, you can click on the town’s tag to see what I’ve done.

If I’ve missed anything in town or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.

All The CTMQ Danbury Stuff

Links take you to my reports

Museums

Charles Ives Birthplace Museum (Closed… but Re-Opening!)
John & Mary Rider House
Danbury Railway Museum
Dodd Hat Shop
Higgins Hall Art Gallery at WCSU
Huntington Hall
Little Red & Old King Street Schoolhouses
Marian Anderson Studio
WCSU Observatories and Planetarium
Military Museum of Southern New England
The Museum in the Streets
Old Quarry Nature Center
Richter House & Gallery (Future Museum)
Still River Editions Art Gallery
Tarrywile Mansion
Trailer Box Project

Military Museum of Southern New England

Hikes/Paddles

Ives Trail (Danbury Section)
Wooster Mountain State Park
Westside Nature Preserve

Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust Trails (Intro)

Danbury’s Town Trails (Intro)

Still River Paddle

Food & Drink

Roadfood’s Eat Before You Die: Texas Red Hots at JK’s
Roadfood’s Eat Before You Die: Karl Ehmer’s Quality Meats Summer Sausage Sandwich
International Food Tour (Hungarian): The Goulash Place
Homemade Ice Cream: Il Bacio
Homemade Ice Cream: Dubl Twister
Charter Oak Brewing
Shelter Rock Winery
Cross Culture Kombucha Taproom

Other Stuff, Often the Best Stuff

ASME Landmark: Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter
Lake Candlewood
Morefar Back O’Beyond Golf Course
Concept of Freedom Trail (2): Marian Anderson House & Studio
CT Carousel Trail: Danbury Fair Mall Carousel
Largest in World: Stew Leonard’s
Oldest in US: St. James Episcopal Church’s Carillion
CT College Football Tour: WCSU game
Meeker’s Hardware (RIP) and Pepsi sign
Old Bridge Lane Covered Bridge
Covered Bridge Condominiums Covered Bridge
Statue of “Teen Girl Paul Revere”
Dog Rock
The Danbury Chamber
ET Sign at WCSU
Hearthstone Castle in Tarrywile
The Story of the Danbury Trashers
David Letterman’s Ferraris
Two Womens’ Prison Memoirs (Orange is the New Black & Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again)