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Greenwich is a principal community of the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which comprises all of Fairfield County, and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town is the southwesternmost municipality in both the State of Connecticut and the six-state region of New England.
visit website view map. Town of Greenwich. This coastal town is the largest on Connecticut’s ‘Gold Coast’ due to its many hedge funds and large financial service companies. The town has four beaches on Long Island Sound where you can enjoy swimming, boating, fishing or relaxing on the sand.
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- Bruce Museum. This fantastic museum is posted on a hill enclosed in parkland, in a mansion that was bequeathed to the city by the textile magnate Robert M. Bruce (1822-1908).
- Greenwich Avenue Historic District. The north-south backbone of downtown Greenwich is on the National Register of Historic Places. The cityscape is furnished with Italianate, Georgian Revival and Commercial-style buildings.
- Greenwich Audubon Center. When it opened in 1943 this was the National Audubon Society’s first environmental education society in the United States. The Audubon Center was unique at the time, not just in the way it protected nature from human intrusion; It helped people interpret and learn about the natural world at close quarters.
- Bush-Holley House. An exciting piece of American cultural history, this sweet clapboard house was the heart of the Cos Cob Art Colony at the turn of the 20th century when it served as a boarding house.
- Shop on Greenwich Avenue. When in Greenwich, shop. That's what the high-class locals do, so why not join in? Greenwich Avenue is the town's answer to a main or high street.
- Enjoy the Beach at Greenwich Point Park. A beautiful 147-acre park set on the tip of a peninsula jutting into the Long Island Sound, this exclusive spot can be a bit tricky to visit.
- Tour the Bush-Holley House at Greenwich Historical Society. A hidden gem sitting just shy of the busy I-95 in the Cos Cob neighborhood, The Greenwich Historical Society is more than worthy of a visit.
- Get Educated at the Bruce Museum. Currently, the Bruce Museum is housed in a one-story, well-laid out building across from Bruce Park. Featuring a variety of changing exhibits, the museum always offers something new to entice visitors to stop by.
Greenwich, CT is a town rich in history and culture, and one of the most vibrant communities just 30 miles from New York City, and boasts 32 miles of coastline.
Greenwich, Connecticut, is just a 40-minute ride on the Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line from New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. Not simply a bedroom community of Manhattan, Greenwich offers history, art, culture, food, shopping, and amazing scenery all wrapped up in an appealing and elegant package.
Greenwich, urban town (township), Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S., on Long Island Sound. It was founded in 1640 by the New Haven colony agents Robert Feaks and Captain Daniel Patrick, who purchased land from the Siwanoy Indians for 25 English coats, and it was named for Greenwich, England. It soon came under Dutch control but ...
