A must-see in Greenwich. Locals call it The Ave and instead of traffic lights there are cops at every block directing traffic. Just be careful not to jay-walk at a cross walk or you'll be reprimanded!
1mile one-way street with shops and restaurants that's the main drag in Greenwich. Start at the top and walk your way down (Train station and Delamar hotel are at the bottom).
Beach in Old Greenwich. Beach and car passes are needed and can be purchased only on weekdays at the following locations (cannot be purchased at the beach). There are bathrooms and a snack bar. It's also a park so it's a great place to walk or run. Park pass $7/person, beach parking pass $35/car.
Eastern Greenwich Civic Center - 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. M-F 9am-6pm
Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center - 449 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. M-F 9:30am-6:00pm
Take a ferry from Roger Sherman Baldwin Park off Arch Street (near Delamar Hotel). Parking is available across Arch Street. In addition to the ferry tickets, park passes must be purchased in advance at one of the following locations and are only available for purchase on weekdays. Park passes are $7/person and feery tickets are $12/person (children under 5 are free).
Eastern Greenwich Civic Center - 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. M-F 9am-6pm
Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center - 449 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. M-F 9:30am-6:00pm
Local museum near the Delamar and the train station that offers both science and art exhibits. Its wide array of holdings include items related to anthropology, natural history, decorative art, and fine art.
A unique presentation provides visitors with two distinct time periods: the New Nation(1790-1825) and the Cos Cob Art Colony (1890-1920). Eight evocative, well-documented rooms tell a story of change over time, while the historic buildings, landscape and gardens evoke the turn of the twentieth century when Cos Cob became the first art colony in Connnecticut, a cradle of American Impressionism.
Audubon Greenwich encompasses seven nature sanctuaries and a vibrant education center and nature store
25 minute drive from Greenwich. Weekend tickets sell out very fast and start at $75.
The Glass House, built between 1949 and 1995 by architect Philip Johnson, is a National Trust Historic Site located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The pastoral 49-acre landscape comprises fourteen structures, including the Glass House (1949), and features a permanent collection of 20th-century painting and sculpture, along with temporary exhibitions. Tours of the site are available.
Less than an hour train ride NYC has unlimited options. For recommendations email kendallandteddy@gmail.com.