New Canaan itinerary scene

Weekend itinerary

The Glass House and Grace Farms in two nights

Check in near Elm Street Friday, tour the Glass House at the time printed on your ticket, and reserve Sunday afternoon for Grace Farms after breakfast in town.

By Cal Mercer — a Second Star Guide itinerary

The weekend moves from Elm Street and the Glass House landscape to Grace Farms’ meadow and River building.

Best length

2 nights

Friday evening in town, a ticketed Glass House tour Saturday, and Grace Farms after its noon Sunday opening.

Stay

Roger Sherman Inn

The Roger Sherman Inn keeps Elm Street, the station, and the Glass House visitor center close; book early because it has only seventeen rooms.

Main activity

Glass House

Tour the Glass House at the time on your ticket, then use the remaining Saturday hours for Elm Street, Waveny Park, or the museum campus.

Structure

Two reserved landmarks

One architecture visit each day, with Elm Street, Waveny Park, or the museum campus for the remaining hours.

Glass and dark steel modernist architecture
The Glass House tour expands beyond the famous pavilion to galleries, sculpture, and landscape.
Elm Street storefronts in downtown New Canaan
Elm Street links the station, Glass House visitor center, shops, and restaurants.
Open meadow and woodland at Grace Farms
Grace Farms combines the River building with meadow, pond, and woodland paths.

Friday

Check in near Elm Street, then eat in town.

The Roger Sherman Inn, station, Glass House visitor center, shops, and restaurants sit in or near the compact center. Spend Friday evening around Elm Street, then use the car for Waveny Park and Grace Farms.

4:00 PM

Saturday

Tour the Glass House, then return to town.

Rosie opens early enough for many departures. Check in at 199 Elm Street 15 to 20 minutes before the time on your ticket; the shuttle carries visitors to the property.

After the tour

Afternoon

Choose Waveny Park, the museum campus, or Elm Street.

Waveny adds lawns and woodland paths; the museum broadens New Canaan’s modernist history; Elm Street keeps the afternoon compact before dinner.

Sunday

Breakfast on Elm Street, then Grace Farms at noon.

Rosie opens at 9 a.m. Sunday. Grace Farms currently opens at noon, with free admission by advance registration and separate schedules for tours, tea, and programs.