Rachel & Steve
Things To Do
Danbury Railway Museum
A 1903 train station turned museum. $7 admission fee. The museum features restored and unrestored vintage locomotive cars outside in the railyard. You can take a short ride in one of the old locomotives for a few extra dollars. Inside the museum are some small model trains.
Bear Mountain Reservation Trail
Bear Mountain is a small mountain situated on 140 acres of land with a variety of hiking trails. You can take a 4.5 to 5 mile hike roundtrip to the peak (around 350’ of elevation gain) or explore other trails. One of the trails leads you to Candlewood Lake, where you can take a dip. Note that there are other Bear Mountains in CT and NY, so be careful if you’re plugging this into a GPS. This Bear Mountain is in Danbury itself. Go to https://www.hikenewengland.com/BearMtnResvGen1.php for a trail map.
Squantz Pond State Park
This state park has swimming and hiking along Candlewood Lake. For out of state cars there is a $22 fee to park, no fee for CT plated vehicles.
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Free admission (coincidentally it’s free on the third Saturday of the month). Home to sixteen temporary galleries of contemporary art. See http://aldrichart.org/exhibitions for current exhibitions.