Darien (Connecticut)

Darien is a town in Connecticut.

Gorham Bridge in Darien

Understand

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Darien is a wealthy community that mostly consists of private houses.

Get in

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By train

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Metro North's New Haven Line serves the town.

  • 41.0782-73.4731 Darien railway station, 33 West Avenue. Darien station on Wikipedia Darien station (Q5222726) on Wikidata (updated Feb 2022)
  • 41.06902-73.497522 Noroton Heights station, 325 Heights Road. Noroton Heights station on Wikipedia Noroton Heights station (Q7053191) on Wikidata (updated Feb 2022)

By car

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I-95 goes right through town. The Merritt Parkway, which barely bypasses the northern city limits, is a good alternate.

US Route 1 (Boston Post Road) is the main street, other than the aforementioned limited-access highways.

Get around

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Map
Map of Darien (Connecticut)

See

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Pond-Weed House, built in 1700, is the oldest house in Darien
  • 41.059722-73.5030561 Pond-Weed House, 2591 Post Rd. Historic house, built in 1696 at the corner of the old Boston Post Road and Hollow Tree Ridge Road. Pond-Weed House on Wikipedia Pond-Weed House (Q7227646) on Wikidata (updated Feb 2022)
  • 41.0624-73.48692 St. John Church, 1986 Post Rd, ☏ +1 203 655 1145. St. John Church (Darien, Connecticut) on Wikipedia St. John Church (Q7588897) on Wikidata (updated Feb 2022)
  • Convent of St Birgitta.  (updated Feb 2022)

Do

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View of Tilly Pond Park from the parking lot of the Metro North train station in Darien

Buy

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

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Connect

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Go next

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Routes through Darien
New Haven ← Norwalk ←  N  S  → Stamford → New York City
New Haven ← Norwalk ←  N  S  → Stamford → New York City
New York City ← Stamford ←  SW  NE  → Norwalk → New Haven



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