Bethel (Connecticut) Voyage Tips and guide

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Bethel is a town of 19,000 people (2010) in the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.

41°22′27″N 73°23′42″W

Map of Bethel (Connecticut)

The town is easily accessible from Interstate 84 and has a train station on the Danbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven line.

Public bus service is provided by HART regional bus services. Downtown is walkable. Car, taxi, or ride-sharing service would be needed for other sections of town, such as Stony Hill area.

• 41.371083-73.4126941 Greenwood Avenue Historic District (roughly along Greenwood Ave., P.T. Barnum Sq., Depot Pl., and South St). It includes 29 contributing buildings, 5 non-contributing buildings, and the town green, P. T. Barnum Square. It includes the Bethel Public Library, a former railroad station converted into a brewery, and a World War I Doughboy bronze statue sculpted by Ernest Moore Viquesney in P.T. Barnum Square. (updated Dec 2020)
• Blue Jay Orchards, 125 Plumtrees Rd. Pick-your-own apple orchard and apple cider. 
• PT Barnum Birthplace, 55 Greenwood Ave. 

• Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Avenue, ☏ +1 203 778-2100. Shows foreign and domestic independent films, and hosts the Connecticut Film Festival each December. 
• 41.3604-73.42581 Sky Zone Bethel.  - located in Bethel

• Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant, 282 Greenwood Avenue. An authentic 1950s era drive in. 
• New Colony Diner, 14 Stony Hill Road. 
• One Front Street, 1 Front Street. 
• Putnam House Restaurant, 12 Depot Place. 

• Famous Pizza, 1 PT Barnum Square
• Armando's, 47 Stony Hill Road. 
• Pizzeria Lauretano, 291 Greenwood Ave. 
• Rizzuto's Wood-Fired Pizza Kitchen & Bar, 6 Stony Hill Road. 
• La Zingara 8 PT Barnum Square
• La Fortuna, 37 Stony Hill Road. 
• Bethel Pizza House, 206 Greenwood Avenue. 

• Bethel Chinese Kitchen, 46 Grassy Plain Street. 
• Ming Garden Restaurant, 211 Greenwood Avenue. 
• Empire Szechuan, 85 Stony Hill Road. 

• Cadiz, 269 Greenwood Avenue. 

• San Miguel Restaurant 8 PT Barnum Square

• Molten Java, 213 Greenwood Avenue, ☏ +1 203 739 0313. M Tu 6:15AM - 8PM, W 6:15AM - 9PM, Th F 6:15AM - 10PM, Sa 7AM - 10PM, Su 8AM - 8PM. Community-centered coffee house, cafe, art gallery and music venue, a meeting place for the community, and a venue for artists and musicians to share their talents. 

• Best Western Berkshire Inn, 11 Stony Hill Road, ☏ +1 203 744-3200, fax: +1 203 744-3979. 
• Best Western Stony Hill Inn, 46 Stony Hill Road, ☏ +1 203 743-5533, fax: +1 203 743-4958. 
• Bethel/Danbury Microtel Inn & Suites, 80 Benedict Road, ☏ +1 203 748-8318, fax: +1 203 748-8309. 

• Danbury is about 10 minutes away. It's home to Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, and other attractions
• New Haven is about 60 minutes away. It's home to Yale University and the New Haven Harbor
• Hartford is about 70 minutes away. It's home to the State Capitol and many theaters
• New York City is about 130 minutes away. It's home to many attractions including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Central Park, and many museums and shops

Central Valley-Harriman ← Danbury ←	W  E	→ Newtown → Bristol
Stamford ← Ridgefield ←	SW  NE	→ Danbury → END