Ridgefield, CT

The Prospector Theater is a four-screen, first-run movie theater that presents current films from dramas to action and comedy and features a concession stand. The theater is dedicated to employing people with disabilities, using education, engagement, and employment to showcase an individual’s incredible talents. The 26,000 square foot building features four theaters with wheel-chair accessible stadium-style seating, state-of-the-art Christie projectors, Dolby digital surround sound, and Dolby 3D. Ushers meet-and-greet before each show and narrative headsets and closed caption glasses are offered with every first-run feature.

25 Prospect St, Ridgefield, CT 06877, Phone: 203-438-0136

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is a non-collecting contemporary art museum dedicated solely to the exhibition of contemporary art. Founded in 1964 by Larry Aldrich with the aim of becoming one of the first contemporary art museums in the country, the museum is based in an 18th-century former church and general store known as "Old Hundred" which Aldrich bought and converted it into the Larry Aldrich Museum. The Aldrich Museum features works by national and international emerging and mid-career artists, including Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly. The Aldrich Museum has several educational programs for visitors of all ages.

258 Main St, Ridgefield, CT 06877, Phone: 203-438-4519

The Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center is a museum and history center in Ridgefield that celebrates over 300 years of the town’s history and heritage. Based in an 18th-century historic building on Main Street, the museum provides an in-depth look at life from the American Colonial era through the mid-20th century in Ridgefield. The home in which the museum is based was summer home to architect Cass Gilbert, who bought the building in 1907 and has since been a farmhouse, a stagecoach stop, a tavern, a post office, and a hotel for travelers. Visitors can enjoy guided tours of the museum while costumed guides accurately portray life in rural Connecticut from the early 18th century to the mid-20th century. Rooms are decorated with period furnishings and feature a variety of ever-changing exhibits, including a cannonball still lodged in an outer wall of the museum. Tours also include the classic Cass Gilbert Garden House, which was built for his wife, Julia in 1915 and features a beautiful brick-walled garden with rose arbors and a reflecting pool.

152 Main St, Ridgefield, CT 06877

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ACT of Connecticut is an equity theatre that presents limited engagement runs of well-known Broadway musicals and plays, as well as world-premiere productions by the next generation of writers and composers. All shows feature both Broadway stars and local Fairfield and Westchester County talent. ACT of CT's recent productions have included Stephen Schwartz' "Working", "Evita", and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." ACT of CT offers expertly-led youth education programs and staged readings of new shows with opportunities for community feedback and involvement. ACT of CT was honored with 11 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards in 2018, its inaugural season.

36 Old Quarry Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877, Phone: 475-215-5433

The Ridgefield Theater Barn is a charming converted dairy barn with heat and air conditioning with 1,000 square foot addition that hosts the Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts, Inc. The family-friendly community theater presents a variety of shows ranging from comedy and drama to musicals that includes a production schedule of four concerts per year performed by a team of raw amateurs and seasoned professionals. The barn theater offers a comfortable, intimate setting with cabaret seating, a reception gallery on the main level, and handicap accessible restrooms. Audience members are allowed to bring their food and beverages to enjoy before the show and during intermission.

Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Ln, Ridgefield, CT 06877, Phone: 203-431-9850

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Seth Low Pierrepont State ParkReserve, also called Pierrepont State Park, is a 305-acre public park that offers a wealth of outdoor recreational activities such as fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and boating. The park is home to five blazed trails include one that winds around the south end of Lake Naraneka, otherwise known as Pierrepont Pond, and the main trail known as the white trail, which runs along Pierrepont Lake ascending from the parking lot to the highest point in the park before descending to a minor entrance. The lake provides excellent hiking and spectacular views of Pierrepont Lake, Redding hills and Long Island Sound can be seen from the top of Barlow Mountain.

50 Barlow Mountain Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877, Phone: 203-938-2285

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Bennett's Pond State Park is a state park and public recreation area that is home to the 56-acre Bennett Pond, after which it is named. Occupying a portion of the 1,500-acre estate that was once the home of industrialist Louis D. Conley, the park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, boasts many miles of hiking trails in a pristine woodland environment and is contiguous with the Wooster Mountain State Park. In addition to hiking in the park and along the Ivy Trail, which crosses through the park, visitors can enjoy fishing, boating, canoeing, mountain biking, and seasonal bow hunting.

550-698 Bennetts Farm Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877, Phone: 860-424-3000

The Weir Farm National Historic Site commemorates the life and work of American impressionist painter J. Alden Weir, along with other artists who also lived at the site. One of two locations in the National Park Service devoted to the visual arts, the other being the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, the Weir Farm National Historic Site maintain a variety of ongoing artist-in-residence programs whereby artists are hosted at the Weir Farm Art Center for a month-long stay. Set on 60 acres of land, the property is home to 16 buildings, including two restored artist studios, and a hiking trail and tours of the ground are offered National Park Service rangers. Weir Farm also runs an ongoing "Take Part in Art" program, where visitors can create their works at the Weir Farm Art Center.

735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, CT 06897, Phone: 203-761-9945