CTMQ’s Guide to Danbury

Everything Danbury

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

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

All The CTMQ Danbury Stuff

Museums

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

Hikes & Paddles

Wooster Mountain State Park
Ives Trail – Intro

Section 1: Bennetts Pond to Rt. 7
Section 2: Rt. 7 to Tarrywile Park/Ives House
Section 3: Tarrywile Park to Long Ridge Road
Section 4: Long Ridge Road to Side Cut Road

Candlewood Valley Regional Land Trust Trails – Intro

Schwab Preserve
Wick’s Manor

Danbury’s Town Trails – Intro

Bear Mountain Reservation
Farrington Woods
Old Quarry
Richter Park
Rogers Park
Still River Greenway Nature Trail
Tarrywile
Terre Haute
Westside Nature Preserve

Water Trails

Still River Water Trail

Food & Drink

Roadfood List: Texas Hot Wieners at JK’s
Roadfood List: Karl Ehmer’s Quality Meats Summer Sausage Sandwich
Roadfood List: Stanziato’s
CT World Food Tour, Hungary: The Goulash Place
CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail: Il Bacio
CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail: Dubl Twister
CT Beer Trail: Charter Oak Brewing Company
CT Beer Trail: Quirk Works Brewery and Blendery (Future brewery)
CT Wine Trail: Shelter Rock Winery
Cross Culture Kombucha Taproom

Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.

Everything Else

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail site
ASME Landmark: Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter
World’s Largest: Dairy Store
US Oldest: Carillion
Connecticut Freedom Trail: Marian Anderson House & Studio
Lake Candlewood
Dog Rock
The Danbury Chamber
Hearthstone Castle in Tarrywile
Statue of “Teen Girl Paul Revere”
Giant Uncle Sam Muffler Man
Old Bridge Lane Covered Bridge
Covered Bridge Condominiums Covered Bridge
John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant
Meeker’s Hardware (Closed)
CT Carousel Trail: Danbury Fair Mall Carousel
CT College Football Tour: WCSU game
Morefar Back O’Beyond Golf Course
The Story of the Danbury Trashers
David Letterman’s Ferraris
ET Sign at WCSU
Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman
Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again, Teresa Giudice

Danbury Wrap-Up

Completion Celebration TBD