{"id":289,"date":"2017-09-19T18:22:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T18:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/orientation\/bestofdanbury\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T21:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T21:20:51","slug":"bestofdanbury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/bestofdanbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Danbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Great Things to Do In and Around Danbury<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Parks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tarrywile Park &amp; Mansion, Southern Blvd. (hiking, picnicking), Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Roger\u2019s Park, Main St., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Kent Falls State Park (north of New Milford), Kent Cornwall Road, (hiking, swimming, fishing, picnicking), Kent<\/li>\n<li>Candlewood Lake, E. Hayestown Rd. (for residents but nonresidents can buy daily passes; swimming, boating and picnicking), Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Kenosia Park, Christopher Columbus Rd. (near Westside campus), swimming, fishing, boating, picnicking,\u00a0 Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Squantz Pond State Park, Shortwoods Road, (swimming, fishing, hiking, boating, picnicking, New Fairfield<\/li>\n<li>Westside Nature Preserve, Lake Avenue, (hiking trail starts at softball field), Westside campus, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Huntington State Park, Sunset Hill Road, (hiking, mountain biking, fishing), Bethel<\/li>\n<li>Bear Mountain Reservation, Bear Mountain Road, (hiking, swimming, mountain biking, picnicking, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Farrington Woods, Mill Plain Road, (hiking, mountain biking), Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Putnam Memorial State Park, Black Rock Turnpike, (hiking, museum, park activities), Redding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Movies<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AMC Loews Movie Theatre, Eagle Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Bethel Cinema, Greenwood Ave., (foreign films, independent studio films, specials offered on Mon. and Tues.), Bethel<\/li>\n<li>Bank Street Movie and Events Theater, Bank Street, New Milford<\/li>\n<li>Edmond Town Hall, Main Street, Newtown<\/li>\n<li>Palace Theatre, Main Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Coffee Houses and Diners<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Molten Java Caf\u00e9, Greenwood Ave., (live music on Friday and Saturday nights; seasonal outdoor seating, Internet), Bethel<\/li>\n<li>Mothership on Main, Main Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Rumors European Cafe, Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Mill Plain Diner, Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>3 Brothers Diner, White Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Museums<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danbury Scott Fanton Museum and Historical Society, Main Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Danbury Railway Museum, White Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Charles Ives House, Mountainville Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Ice Cream<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Mike\u2019s Ice Cream Shop, Greenwood Ave., Bethel<\/li>\n<li>Dubl-Twister (across from White Hall), White St., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Cold Stone Creamery, near the mall, Backus Ave., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Il Bacio Ice Cream, Germantown Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Cream &amp; Sugar Cafe, PT Barnum Square, Bethel<\/li>\n<li>Ferris Acres Creamery, Sugar Street, Newtown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Local Restaurants<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TK\u2019s American Cafe, White St., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>La Mitad del Mundo, Ives Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Two Steps Downtown Grille (Southwest), Ives St., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>JK\u2019s Texas Hot Wieners (American), South St., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Sycamore Drive-in (American), Greenwood Ave., Bethel<\/li>\n<li>Bambu Modern Asian &amp; Bar, Lake Avenue, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Mezon Tapas Bar &amp; Restaurant (Latin American, Spanish &amp; Caribbean), Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Panda House (Asian), Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Soho Pizza, White Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Pippas Sports Cafe, South Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Molly Darcy&#8217;s Irish Pub &amp; Restaurant, Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Billy Bean&#8217;s Ecuadorian Restaurant, White Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Pancho\u2019s Tacos Restaurant (Mexican), White St., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>El Milenio Restaurant (Ecuadorian), North Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>SONIC, White Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Market Place Kitchen &amp; Bar (Farm to Table), Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Augie&#8217;s Numero Uno Restaurant &amp; Pizza (Italian), Germantown Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Sesame Seed (Middle Eastern), West Wooster Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Social 46 American Bar &amp; Grill, Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Square One Bar &amp; Grill (American), Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Staniziato&#8217;s Wood Fired Pizza, Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Planeta Brazil (Brazilian Steakhouse), Newtown Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Rosy Tomorrow&#8217;s, Old Mill Plain Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Recreational<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danbury Ice Rink (ice skating, hockey), Independence Way, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Great Hollow Road, Cornwall<\/li>\n<li>Thunder Ridge Ski Area, Patterson, NY<\/li>\n<li>Golf at Richter Park (public course), Aunt Hack Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Golf Quest (mini-golf and indoor driving range), Sand Cut Road, Brookfield<\/li>\n<li>The Golf Performance Center (Driving Range), Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield<\/li>\n<li>Strikers of Brookfield (just north of the 4 corners), Federal Road, Brookfield<\/li>\n<li>Dolrbills Bowling and Family Entertainment, Danbury Road, New Milford<\/li>\n<li>Danbury Duckpin Lanes, East Hayestown Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Danbury Sports Dome, Shelter Rock Lane, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Escape 101, Kenosia Avenue, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Liberty Paintball, Thunder Ridge Road, Patterson, NY<\/li>\n<li>Jumpz Trampoline Park, Prindle Lane, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Sky Zone Trampoline Park, Francis J. Clarke Circle, Bethel<\/li>\n<li>On Track Karting, Silvermine Road, Brookfield<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Other<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HART bus to Brewster, N.Y. (to catch the Metro North train to Grand Central station in NYC), call (203) 748-2034 for locations<\/li>\n<li>Danbury Fair Mall, Backus Avenue, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Danbury Public Library, Main Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Elephant&#8217;s Trunk Flea Market, Route 7, New Milford (Sundays only)<\/li>\n<li>Stew Leonard\u2019s Dairy Store, Federal Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>WCSU Westside Nature Preserve (start by the softball field and follow signs), Westside campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Music<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danbury City Center concert on the Green, Ives Street, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Ives Concert Park, Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Daryl&#8217;s House, NY-22, Pawling<\/li>\n<li>Musicals at Richter, Aunt Hack Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Ridgefield Playhouse, E. Ridge Road, Danbury<\/li>\n<li>Local Radio &#8211; WXCI (on campus), Danbury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subTitle\">Bookstore\/Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barnes &amp; Noble, Danbury Square Mall, Danbury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Things to Do In and Around Danbury Parks Tarrywile Park &amp; Mansion, Southern Blvd. (hiking, picnicking), Danbury Roger\u2019s Park, Main St., Danbury Kent Falls State Park (north of New Milford), Kent Cornwall Road, (hiking, swimming, fishing, picnicking), Kent Candlewood &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"left-navigation.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-289","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/orientation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}