Greenwood Ave Historuc District

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

Get in

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

Get around

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.

See

Brick Church

• 1 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. 

Do

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

Eat

American

• 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. 

Italian and pizzeria

• 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. 

Chinese

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

Tapas

• Cadiz, 269 Greenwood Avenue. 

Mexican

• San Miguel Restaurant 8 PT Barnum Square

Drink

Coffee

• 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. 

Sleep

• 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. 

Go next

• 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

Routes through Bethel

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