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Hours & Directions

Visitor Center & Design Store

January through mid-April: the Design Store will be open by appointment only, Monday through Friday.
Please call 203-594-9884 X 0 or 203-978-3012

During the Tour Season – April 17 – December 15, 2025

Monday: 9:30am – 5:00pm

Tuesday: closed

Wednesday: closed

Thursday: 9:30am – 5:00pm

Friday: 9:30am – 5:00pm

Saturday: 9:30am – 5:00pm

Sunday: 9:30am – 5:00pm

Glass House Tours

The 2025 season will run between April 17 – December 15, 2025. Please join our mailing list to learn about our plans for tours and programs.

Parking

No parking is available at the Visitor Center. All guests should use New Canaan Public Parking.  Free parking is available after 10:30am in the Lumberyard Lot – a municipal lot at 244 Elm Street (across the street from the Karl Chevrolet Dealership), approximately a five-minute walk from the Visitor Center. Please note that while other parking lots are available in New Canaan, the lot at 244 Elm Street is recommended for visitor use. Please click here for all other available parking areas in New Canaan. 

Special note for visitors on the 9:45am tour on Monday, Thursday and Friday – please park in the municipal lot on Park Street, the entrance is on your right immediately after passing the building at 72 Park Street. This lot allows free parking for up to three hours.  

More information about parking in New Canaan can be found on the Parking Bureau’s website here. 

Guests with special needs should contact us in advance to arrange for use of our limited parking spaces.

By Car

From the North:
Merritt Parkway CT Rt. 15 South toward New York City.  Exit 14 (old exit number 37), (New Canaan, Darien, Rt. 124).  Turn left onto South Avenue (Rt. 124) and proceed two miles to town center.  Turn left onto Elm Street.  The Visitor Center is located at 199 Elm Street.
OR
I-95 South to Exit 11 (Darien / Rowayton).  Turn right onto Boston Post Road / Rt. 1.  Turn left onto Mansfield Avenue and proceed five miles north to the New Canaan town center.  (Please note that Mansfield Avenue becomes South Avenue upon entering New Canaan).  Turn left onto Elm Street.  The Visitor Center is located at 199 Elm Street.

From the South:
Hutchinson River Parkway North to Merritt Parkway CT Rt. 15 North toward New Haven.  Exit 14 (old exit number 37), (New Canaan, Darien, Rt. 124).  Turn left onto South Avenue (Rt. 124) and proceed two miles to the New Canaan town center.  Turn left onto Elm Street.  The Visitor Center is located at 199 Elm Street.
OR
I-95 North to Exit 11 (Darien / Rowayton).  Turn left onto Boston Post Rd / Rt. 1.  Turn left onto Mansfield Avenue and proceed five miles north to the New Canaan town center.  (Please note that Mansfield Avenue becomes South Avenue upon entering New Canaan).  Turn left onto Elm Street.  The Visitor Center is located at 199 Elm Street.

By Train

Transportation by train is easily accessible from New York City and the eastern seaboard along the Metro North New Haven line.

The Visitor Center is located across the street from the New Canaan train station.

Please note that you may need to transfer trains in Stamford, CT to the New Canaan extension line during off-peak hours.