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Darien is a town in Connecticut.

Gorham Bridge in Darien

Understand[edit]

Darien is a wealthy community that mostly consists of private houses.

Get in[edit]

By train[edit]

Metro North's New Haven Line serves the town.

  • 1 Darien railway station, 33 West Avenue. Darien station (Q5222726) on Wikidata Darien station on Wikipedia
  • 2 Noroton Heights station, 325 Heights Road. Noroton Heights station (Q7053191) on Wikidata Noroton Heights station on Wikipedia

By car[edit]

I-95 goes right through town. The Merritt Parkway, which barely bypasses the northern city limits, is a good alternate.

US Route 1 (Boston Post Road) is the main street, other than the aforementioned limited-access highways.

Get around[edit]

Map
Map of Darien (Connecticut)

See[edit]

Pond-Weed House, built in 1700, is the oldest house in Darien
  • 1 Pond-Weed House, 2591 Post Rd. Historic house, built in 1696 at the corner of the old Boston Post Road and Hollow Tree Ridge Road. Pond-Weed House (Q7227646) on Wikidata Pond-Weed House on Wikipedia
  • 2 St. John Church, 1986 Post Rd, +1 203 655 1145. St. John Church (Q7588897) on Wikidata St. John Church (Darien, Connecticut) on Wikipedia
  • Convent of St Birgitta.

Do[edit]

View of Tilly Pond Park from the parking lot of the Metro North train station in Darien

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Go next[edit]

Routes through Darien
New HavenNorwalk  N  S  StamfordNew York City
New HavenNorwalk  N  S  StamfordNew York City
New York CityStamford  SW  NE  NorwalkNew Haven



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