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Arts & Culture

Two bookstores, the library in an 1842 house, the Barnum statue, and the movie theater at the top of the avenue.

5Places
18Min on foot

Greenwood Avenue

Included in Phase 1 Day plans are itinerary records the Town writes, orders and publishes in WordPress. Every leg is measured, with a walking or driving directions link.

P.T. Barnum in bronze, top hat raised, on the summer lawn in front of the Seth Seelye House's white columns
P.T. Barnum in bronze on the library lawn

  1. Morning

    Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

    Arts & CultureGreenwood Avenue

    A used bookstore on the avenue.

  2. Walk 0.3 mi, about 6 min via Greenwood Avenue

    Walking directions to Byrd's Books

  3. Byrd's Books

    Arts & Culture178 Greenwood AvenueGreenwood Avenue

    An independent bookstore in an Italianate building from about 1860.

    Call 203-730-2973

  4. Walk 30 ft, about 1 min via Greenwood Avenue

    Walking directions to P.T. Barnum

  5. P.T. Barnum

    Public ArtGreenwood Avenue

  6. Walk 20 ft, about 1 min via Greenwood Avenue

    Walking directions to Bethel Public Library

  7. Bethel Public Library

    Arts & Culture189 Greenwood AvenueGreenwood Avenue

    The town library, in the Seth Seelye House, built about 1842 and listed on the National Register.

    P.T. Barnum in bronze, top hat raised, on the summer lawn in front of the Seth Seelye House's white columns
    P.T. Barnum in bronze on the library lawn

  8. Walk 0.5 mi, about 10 min via Greenwood Avenue

    Walking directions to Greenwood Features

  9. Evening

    Greenwood Features

    Arts & Culture269 Greenwood AvenueGreenwood Avenue

    An independent movie theater at the top of the avenue.

    Hours Thursday–Sunday, noon to the last showing. Check current showtimes. Call 475-256-1130

Hours change by season, so check with each place before you set out. Drive times are estimates.

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Family Fun Day

The Meckauer Park playground in the morning, then pizza on the Square, the bookstore and ice cream at Dr. Mike's.

5Places
5Min on foot
6Min by car

Dining Tour

Locally roasted coffee, pizza on the Square, bubble tea, ice cream at Dr. Mike's, Molten Java, and dinner at the Sycamore Drive-In.

6Places
17Min on foot

Historic Bethel

A walk through the historic district: St. Thomas's, the Square, the Methodist church, Byrd's Books, the Barnum statue and the library.

6Places
7Min on foot