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

CTMQ’s Guide to Darien

January 22, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Darien

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” Darien 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

Darien Nature Center
The Mather Homestead and Chilton Education Center
Museum of Darien

Hikes

Explore Connecticut’s Darien Outdoor Guide

Darien Land Trust – Intro

    Cherry Lawn
    Nearwater Lane
    Olson Woods
    Selleck’s and Dunlap Woods
    Tokeneke Preserve

Darien’s Town Trails – Intro

    Baker Park
    Cherry Lawn Park
    DCA Bird Sanctuary and Nature Trail
    Ox Ridge Field
    Selleck’s and Dunlap Woods
    Tilley Pond Park
    Woodland Park Nature Preserve

Food & Drink

CT Classic Diner Trail: Darien Diner
CT Classic Diner Trail: Sugar Bowl Luncheonette

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

Everything Else

National Historic Landmark: Stephen Tyng Mather House
Stony Brook Park Falls
Great Island
Ned Island
Darien Library
Wee Burn Lane
Traitor Neighborhood
CT Movie: Gentleman’s Agreement
CT Movie: The Stepford Wives (1975)
CT Movie: The Stepford Wives (2004)
Gentleman’s agreement, by Laura Z. Hobson
Saint of Circumstance, by Sheila Weller
Town Essay: Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous

Darien Wrap-Up

Completion Celebration and Meal @ TBD


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