New Canaan (Connecticut)

town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

New Canaan is a town in Connecticut. The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.

Understand

Get in

By train

New Canaan has two Metro-North railroad stations: 🌍 New Canaan station and 🌍 Talmadge Hill station, both on the New Canaan Branch of the New Haven Line. Travel time to Grand Central Terminal in New York City is approximately one hour.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 New Canaan Nature Center. 
  • 🌍 Waveny Park, South Avenue. developed in 1912 by Lewis Lapham on what had been Prospect Farm, an early summer estate. In 1967 the Town acquired the 'castle' and 300 acres of surrounding parkland. 
  • Silvermine Guild Art Center, 1037 Silvermine Road. The arts center brings in all different kinds of artists and performers. Class can also be taken by many different kinds of professionals. 

Do

Buy

Eat

  • SE Uncorked, 15 Elm Street, ☏ +1 203 920-1212, . Tuesday-Saturday 11:30AM-11:00PM, Monday 5:00PM-9:00PM, Sunday 11:00AM-9:00PM. This is a restaurant in New Canaan that has a cocktail menu and there is an outdoor patio, there is a bar that's open all the time, and there pretty nice seating. (updated Mar 2020)

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Go next

  • Stamford – A city 45 minutes away via Merritt Parkway or Metro North
Routes through New Canaan
New Haven ← Norwalk ←  N  S  → Stamford → New York City
New York City ← Merges into New Haven (red) line ← Stamford ←  SW  NE  → END


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