New Canaan

New Canaan is a town in Connecticut. The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.

Get in

By train

New Canaan has two Metro-North railroad stations: 1 New Canaan station and 2 Talmadge Hill station, both on the New Canaan Branch of the New Haven Line. Travel time to Grand Central Terminal in New York City is approximately one hour.

See

• 1 New Canaan Nature Center.  
• 2 Waveny Park, South Avenue. developed in 1912 by Lewis Lapham on what had been Prospect Farm, an early summer estate. In 1967 the Town acquired the 'castle' and 300 acres of surrounding parkland.  
• Silvermine Guild Art Center, 1037 Silvermine Road. The arts center brings in all different kinds of artists and performers. Class can also be taken by many different kinds of professionals. 

Eat

• SE Uncorked, 15 Elm Street, ☏ +1 203 920-1212, Nick@southendnewcanaan.com. Tuesday-Saturday 11:30AM-11:00PM, Monday 5:00PM-9:00PM, Sunday 11:00AM-9:00PM. This is a restaurant in New Canaan that has a cocktail menu and there is an outdoor patio, there is a bar that's open all the time, and there pretty nice seating. (updated Mar 2020)

Sleep

• Main Street Inn, 190 Main Street, ☏ +1 203 972-2983. 
• Maples Inn, 179 Oenoke Rdg. 
• Roger Sherman Inn, 195 Oenoke Rdg, ☏ +1 203 966-4541. 

Go next

• Stamford – A city 45 minutes away via Merritt Parkway or Metro North

Routes through New Canaan

New Haven ← Norwalk ←	N  S	→ Stamford → New York City
New York City ← Merges into New Haven (red) line ← Stamford ←	SW  NE	→ END