The Glass House is closed for the winter. Tours will resume on April 17, 2025. Tickets are on sale now!

We look forward to your visit. Please note the following:

Plan your visit
– Tickets are required for admission. Access to the site is via tour only.
– The 2025 tour season will run from April 17 – December 15, 2025. Please note tours are available on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The site is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well as Sunday, April 20 (Easter) and November 27 – 30 (Thanksgiving).
– Please check ticket availability prior to your visit.
– Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to your tour’s scheduled start time to check-in at the Visitor Center. Latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of site management and are not guaranteed site access.
– All ticket sales are final. No refunds or date exchanges will be issued.
– Tours are run rain or shine. In the event of rain, please bring umbrellas, rain coats, etc.
– Please note the last tour of the day departs for the site at 3:45pm (Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday) and 3:00pm (Sunday) from April through October. The last tour of the day in November and December departs at 2:30 pm.
– Advance reservations are highly recommended as tours often sell out.
– All tours of the Glass House originate from the Visitor Center + Design Store at 199 Elm Street, New Canaan CT, 06840.
– Tours are taken to and from the site in a shuttle from the Visitor Center.

Parking

– Parking is NOT available at the Visitor Center. Parking is available in a municipal metered lot on Park Street, approximately 5 minutes walk from the Visitor Center. Parking passes which allow for all-day parking in metered lots can be purchased for $4.00 at checkout. Please select “parking pass” at ticket checkout to have parking pass included in your order. Otherwise, metered parking is $1 per hour (3 hour maximum) payable by cash or credit card at the kiosk in the parking lot. Lots are metered or require parking passes on weekdays and Saturday. All parking is free on Sunday and parking passes are not required.

*Please print your E-ticket which includes the pre-paid parking pass and place on the dashboard of your car when parking in the recommended lots.

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.

Children

– All children must be at least ten years old to participate in tours and must be accompanied by an adult. We regret that car seat regulations regarding the use of car seats in the shuttle bus that transports all tours to and from the site prevent us from transporting any infants and younger children to the site.

New Digital Guide

– Enhance your experience at The Glass House with our Digital Guide, a part of Bloomberg Connects.