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The Square to the State Park

Coffee and books on Greenwood Avenue, pizza on the Square, an afternoon at Huntington State Park, and dinner at the Sycamore Drive-In.

6Places
7Min on foot
24Min by car

Greenwood AvenueHuntington State Park

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A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park
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  1. Morning

    Molten Java

    Dining213 Greenwood AvenueGreenwood Avenue

    A coffee house with a weekly open mic.

  2. Walk 740 ft, about 3 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 50 ft, about 1 min via Greenwood Avenue

    Walking directions to Bethel Public Library

  5. 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

  6. Walk 820 ft, about 3 min via Greenwood Avenue

    Walking directions to Famous Pizza

  7. Lunch

    Famous Pizza

    Dining1 P.T. Barnum SquareGreenwood Avenue

  8. Drive 3.7 mi, about 11 min via Greenwood Avenue, Hoyts Hill, Putnam Park Road

    Driving directions to Collis P. Huntington State Park

  9. Afternoon

    Collis P. Huntington State Park

    Parks & Outdoors9 Dodgingtown RoadHuntington State Park

    1,017 acres of fields, woods, five ponds and ten miles of trails across Redding, Bethel and Newtown, with Anna Hyatt Huntington's bear and wolf sculptures at the entrance. Free, open daily 8 a.m. to sunset, dogs on a leash.

    A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park
    A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park.AskJoanne · CC BY 3.0

  10. Drive 4.4 mi, about 13 min via Dodgingtown Road, Sunset Hill Road, Putnam Park Road

    Driving directions to Sycamore Drive-In

  11. Supper

    Sycamore Drive-In

    Dining282 Greenwood AvenueGreenwood Avenue

    A drive-in restaurant at the far end of Greenwood Avenue.

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

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Books, a Film & Ice Cream

Browse Byrd's Books, catch a film at Greenwood Features and finish with a scoop at Dr. Mike's. Pick a showtime first, then check the shops' hours to fit the three together.

3Places
21Min on foot

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

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