Danbury Travel and Things to Do Guide

Located within beautiful Litchfield Hills County, the Danbury - Shelton area is a historic region, a growing corporate center and emerging cultural community but, is probably better known for Danbury Fair Mall, one of the largest shopping malls in Connecticut and a destination for those in need of retail therapy.

Danbury and Litchfield Hills area offers a number of traditional meeting, event and sports venues and include many unique offerings that range from outdoor chic and independent boutique to Revolutionary and Industrial America.

Danbury benefits from proximity to such major cities as Manhattan, New York, Hartford, and New Haven. And resides on Connecticut's western border of Westchester county New York.

While there are no stand-alone convention venues in Danbury, hotel venues include the 243-room Crowne Plaza – Danbury, which has 25,000 square feet of meeting space; and the 200-room Ethan Allen Hotel, which has 15,000 square feet of space. (Fun fact: Danbury is world headquarters for the Ethan Allen furniture chain.)

Things to do and Special event venues in Danbury feature a lot of historical angles; these include the
Military Museum of Southern New England, which specializes in 20th-century America military history and offers tours and rental space for up to 30 people.

The Danbury Museum & Historical Society, which comprises the c. 1785 John and Mary Rider House, the c. 1790 Dodd Hat Shop, the 19th-century Charles Ives Birthplace, and the 20th-century Marian Anderson Studio (along with modern Huntington Hall), offers rentals of its buildings and grounds for business and social events.

In the Litchfield Hills county additional unique venues and interesting things to do can be found around every corner whether you’re looking for groups outings or individual activities.

This region thrives with a variety of culinary delights from 5 Star resorts to pubs & grilles and dining venues with