Danbury Travel Guide

 atufft Says:  On the Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo Bank) Building on Main Street is a plate commemorating the location of the Ives Family home where Charles was born. Ives lived from 1874-1954, but I believe the house was long gone even before he died. His museum is elsewhere in town. 

 atufft Says:  Along Liberty Street, there are several churches of early 20th century architecture worthy of a look. Some of these buildings appear to have changed denominations in recent years however. 

 atufft Says:  Sybil Ludington was a colonel's daughter who heroically rode a horse, as did Paul Revere, to spread the news to various townships that the British army had sacked Danbury. Actually, her 1777 ride was more heroic and noteworthy because she was only 16 years old and rode her... 

 atufft Says:  Also located on Main Street, this structure dates to 1873, but the Queen Anne tower was added in 1893. 

 atufft Says:  Along White Street are the old brick commercial buildings that were once one of the monopolistic producer of derby hats for men. Prior to the peak of derby fashion at the start of the 20th century, Danbury had nearly a century of hat production, mostly devoted to the beaver... 

 atufft Says:  The old railroad depot has been turned into a museum, but was closed at the time I visited. Apparently, some of it's exhibits are still rolling stock within the extensive railyard. 

 atufft Says:  Wikipedia article describes this building at 254 Main Street this way:Donated to the city in 1878 by fur-processing executive Alexander Moss White, its brick facade with polychromatic sandstone trim and slate-shingled gable roof make it the only High Victorian Gothic... 

 atufft Says:  I'm trying to isolate each of the buildings, but unfortunately for now all I have are images of some really great architecture. Check out this early 20th century gem in marble with a bronze showing a local Indian, that now serves as a furniture story, I believe. 

 atufft Says:  This structure, which dates back to 1886, is one of the finest red brick buildings I've ever seen. The exterior has specially molded and fired bricks, that appear as if they were a carved relief. The building was originally two banks, and has undergone several renovations,... 

 sambarnett Says:  Military Museum of Southern New EnglandGet your fix of tanks and tank destroyers here. Cool thing is you can actually touch the tanks and museum hosts special 'Open Turret' days where you can climb into the vehicles. There are also exhibits on World War II (homefront and... 

 cjg1 Says:  Sesame Seed is a tiny restaurant in an old victorian style house. The place is full of for a lack of a better word "junk" from a rikety piano to old toys. It's a mish mosh of trinkets with a few tables scattered throughout. The look of the place did not impress me one bit.... 

 cjg1 Says:  This is a place Liz used to frequent with her friend. So after hearing so much about it and our current plans of the day busted, we headed up here.Its an interesting place with 3 levels. The bar is on the middle level and half a floor down is the lower seating area and half...