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Fairfield, CT Road Trips

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Downtown Fairfield, CT, CT

Photo: David Kanigan

Trip Routes

2

Longest Drive

124.8 mi

Newport, RI

Quickest Drive

2h 9m

Killingly Center, CT

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Fairfield, CT at a Glance

Founded

1639

Elevation

33 ft

Area

12 mi²

Sister Cities

Tatabánya

Notable People from Fairfield, CT

A sampling of people born in Fairfield, CT.

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

1961

American actress (born 1961)

Justin Long

Justin Long

1978

American actor

Henry Fairfield Osborn

Henry Fairfield Osborn

1857–1935

American geologist and eugenicist (1857–1935)

Linda Kozlowski

Linda Kozlowski

1958

American actress

David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle

1963

American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, and film director

Samuel Jones

Samuel Jones

1880–1954

American athlete (1880-1954)

Matt Morgan

Matt Morgan

1976

American professional wrestler

John Sloss Hobart

John Sloss Hobart

1738–1805

American statesman (1738-1805)

David Pittu

1967

American actor (born 1967)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Fairfield, CT.

Fairfield station

Fairfield station

railway station in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Southport station

Southport station

railway station in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Southport Historic District

Southport Historic District

listed on the NRHP in Connecticut

National Register of Historic Places listed place

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Traveler Guide to Fairfield, CT

Fairfield is a city in Connecticut.

Fairfield Historic district David Ogden House Burr Mansion (The Burr Homestead), 739 Old Post Road

Locals usually hangout at the beach or walk around town. There is a Community theatre if you want to see a movie, and Sportsplex, a sporting complex with ice skating, rock climbing, and many other sports.

There are many restaurants and places to eat in Fairfield. Located in the center of town is Colony Grill. There are tons of ice cream parlors in town also. There is a Dairy Queen, 16 Handles, and Coldstone. A great pizza place is Naughti Dolphin, located on the Metro North Train Stration.

1 Best Western Plus Fairfield Hotel, 100 Kings Highway Cutoff, ☏ +1 203 659-2200, fax: +1 203 659-2208. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. No smoking allowed on the premises. Rooms have queen beds with flat-screen TVs. 2 Circle Hotel Fairfled (Circle Motel), 417 Post Road (near exit 22 off of I-95), ☏ +1 203 255-0491. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Renovated motel with a nearby diner. Pets are allowed in rooms with an outdoor entrance. $99. (updated Feb 2018)

Travel tips adapted from Fairfield (Connecticut) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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