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CTMQ > CTMQ Town Guides > CTMQ’s Guide to Danbury

CTMQ’s Guide to Danbury

September 15, 2017 by Steve 3 Comments

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.


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

Explore Connecticut’s Danbury Outdoor Guide

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 & Blendery
CT Wine Trail: Shelter Rock Winery
CT Kombucha Trail: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 Tallest: Uncle Sam
World’s Largest: Dairy Store
US Oldest: Carillion
Connecticut Freedom Trail: Marian Anderson House & Studio
Lake Candlewood
Dog Rock
Hearthstone Castle in Tarrywile
Statue of “Teen Girl Paul Revere”
Covered Bridge & Crown Court Condominiums Covered Bridges
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 at TBD

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Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Danbury, Fairfield County

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Comments

  1. Charlene says

    September 26, 2017 at 11:44 pm

    “Texas Hot Wieners” at JKs, or just “weiners”, not red hots.

  2. Charlene says

    December 30, 2018 at 11:24 am

    Love it when I go to comment on what I think is an inaccuracy, and I already have!

  3. Steve says

    December 30, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    @ Charlene – LOL, okay, okay, I’ve fixed it. Thank you!

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