25 Stops, in walking order

Greenwood Avenue, in order.

Read down the street. The number in the margin is the street number; the rule between two rows is the real distance between the two doors, measured along the avenue.

A clapboarded former meeting house on Greenwood Avenue
A clapboarded former meeting house on Greenwood AvenueMagicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0

1.5 mi The avenue, drawn to length

Lower avenue
P.T. Barnum Square
Bethel Public Library
Molten Java
Bethel Cinema

Every position is measured along the real street centerline.About 30 minutes end to end

  • 86

    Caraluzzi's Wine & Spirits

    Shopping86 Greenwood Avenue

  • On the avenue

    Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

    Arts & Culture

    A used bookstore, the avenue's second bookshop.

  • On the avenue

    Redding Roasters Coffee Company

    Dining

    A coffee roaster that sells both retail and wholesale coffee beans. They roast coffee at this facility.

  • On the avenue

    Saint Thomas Episcopal Church

    Historic Sites

  • 98

    Caraluzzi's Food Market

    Shopping98 Greenwood Avenue

    A family market at 98, near the lower end of the avenue.

  • 1

    Famous Pizza

    Dining1 P.T. Barnum SquarePizza

  • On the avenue

    P. T. Barnum Square

    Parks & Outdoors

    A small triangular park laid out in 1881 as Fountain Place, renamed for the showman in 1928, with Ernest Moore Viquesney's bronze Doughboy at its center.

    P.T. Barnum Square, a small triangular park with paved paths, benches and mature trees
    Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • On the avenue

    Town Green

    Parks & Outdoors

    Municipal open space, free and open to the public.

  • 129

    Jubi Tea & Sweets

    Dining129 Greenwood AvenueBubble tea

    Bubble tea at 129.

    129 Greenwood Avenue: c.1860, No stylistic reference. A contributing building in the Greenwood Avenue Historic District.

  • 141

    Bethel United Methodist Church

    Historic Sites141 Greenwood Avenue

    The district's only church, built 1861, mixing a Greek Revival cornice, Italianate windows and a Gothic Revival tower.

    The United Methodist Church at 141 Greenwood Avenue, its tower capped by a gold-leaf dome
    Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0

    141 Greenwood Avenue: 1861, Greek/Gothic Revival. A contributing building in the Greenwood Avenue Historic District.

  • 158

    Dr. Mike's Ice Cream Shop

    Dining158 Greenwood Avenue

    Ice cream at 158, in one of the avenue's c.1845 Greek Revival buildings.

    The shopfront of Dr. Mike's Ice Cream Shop on Greenwood Avenue
    Brianegge · CC0

    158 Greenwood Avenue: c.1845, Greek Revival. A contributing building in the Greenwood Avenue Historic District.

  • 178

    Byrd's Books

    Arts & Culture178 Greenwood Avenue

    The independent bookshop at 178, in an Italianate block the National Register dates to about 1860.

    178-82 Greenwood Avenue: c.1860, Italianate. A contributing building in the Greenwood Avenue Historic District.

  • On the avenue

    P.T. Barnum

    Public Art

  • 189

    Bethel Public Library

    Arts & Culture189 Greenwood Avenue

    The library occupies the Seth Seelye House, built about 1842 and listed on the National Register in its own right.

    The Bethel Public Library building on Greenwood Avenue
    Jerry Dougherty · CC BY 2.5

    189 Greenwood Avenue: 1842, Greek Revival. A contributing building in the Greenwood Avenue Historic District.

  • 201

    Dunkin'

    Dining201 Greenwood AvenueDonut

  • 211

    Ace Hardware

    Shopping211 Greenwood Avenue

  • 213

    Subway

    Dining213 Greenwood AvenueSandwich

  • On the avenue

    Peachwave

    DiningFrozen yogurt

  • 213

    Molten Java

    Dining213 Greenwood AvenueCoffee shop

    A coffee house at 213, and the venue behind every event currently on the Town calendar.

  • On the avenue

    Saint Marys Church

    Historic Sites

  • 265

    Burger King

    Dining265 Greenwood AvenueBurger

  • 269

    Bethel Cinema

    Arts & Culture269 Greenwood Avenue

    An independent cinema at the upper end of the avenue.

  • On the avenue

    Blue Star Memorial

    Historic Sites

  • 289

    La Placita Bethel Market

    Shopping289 Greenwood Avenue

  • 282

    Sycamore Drive-In

    Dining282 Greenwood AvenueBurger

    A drive-in restaurant at 282, at the far end of the walk from the Square.

32 Worth the short drive

Off the avenue.

Bethel's parks, preserves and playing fields are spread across the town rather than strung along the street. No walking distance is claimed for these.

  • Off avenue

    Agway

    Shopping

  • 10

    Avocado Mexican Restaurant

    Dining10 Stony Hill RoadMexican

  • Off avenue

    Bennett Memorial Park

    Parks & OutdoorsShelter Rock Road

    Town-owned parkland on Shelter Rock Road, open to the general public.

  • 11

    Best Western

    Stay11 Stony Hill Road

  • Off avenue

    Bethel Supercross BMX

    Recreation

  • Off avenue

    Bethel Track and Field Center

    Recreation

  • Off avenue

    Big Y - American Class Market

    Shopping

  • 7

    CVS Pharmacy

    Shopping7 Durant Avenue

  • 18

    Days Inn

    Stay18 Stony Hill Road

  • Off avenue

    Dunkin'

    DiningDonut

  • Off avenue

  • 21

    Howard Johnson by Wyndham Bethel

    Stay21 Stony Hill Road

  • Off avenue

    James Rourke Field

    Recreation

  • Off avenue

    Joe Freebairn Field

    Recreation

  • Off avenue

    Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque

    Historic Sites

  • Off avenue

    Meckauer Park

    Parks & OutdoorsShelter Rock Road

    A town park off Shelter Rock Road with a playground.

  • Off avenue

    Meckauer Park Playground

    Parks & Outdoors

  • 78

    Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Bethel

    Stay78 Benedict Road

  • Off avenue

    Officer's Quarters

    Historic Sites

  • Off avenue

    Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Aparaceda Parish

    Historic Sites

  • Off avenue

    Overlook Park

    Parks & Outdoors

  • Off avenue

    Parloa Park

    Parks & Outdoors

  • Off avenue

    Parloa Park Playground

    Parks & Outdoors

  • Off avenue

    Raymond J. Crowe Field

    Recreation

  • 93

    Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Mission

    Historic Sites93 Dodgingtown Road

  • Off avenue

    Sky Zone

    Recreation

  • Off avenue

    Snap Fitness

    Recreation

  • Off avenue

    St. Mary's Church

    Historic Sites

  • Off avenue

    Stephenson Preserve

    Parks & Outdoors

    A nature preserve with its own named trail.

  • 7

    Target

    Shopping7 Stony Hill Road

  • Off avenue

    The Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature Preserve

    Parks & Outdoors

    Private, Open To Public Without Fee

  • 156

    Walnut Hill Community Church

    Historic Sites156 Walnut Hill Road