The Westport Country Playhouse is included on our Theatre Tours
The Black Duck
a local Restaurant that looks like it floats
- Becuase it is an 1840 Ice Barge - Definitely a Local Hotspot in Westport as seen on TV's Diners and Dives -
Positano's Caprese Salad
One of
My Favorites ! Then Followed Up a with Angel Hair Pasta Yum Yum !
Top Off your Meal
with a
Fabulous
Dessert
&
Cappuccino !
Sagautuck Railroad Drawbridge Walkway
a Westport Tradition -
The Quickest way ...
to Compo Beach !
The Saugatuck Rowing Team getting competitve on the Saugatuck River
Compo Sailing Team
Racing on Long Island Sound
The Liveliest of the Five Westports
Welcome to Westport, Connecticut ...
We do All the Work. You have All the FUN.
- This is the Westport that is in the News almost Every Day -
This is the FUN Westport where there are 80 Restaurants (number changes daily and We do try to keep track) plus - World-Famous theatre, The Westport Country Playhouse, PICTURED BELOW that dates-back to the early days of Summer Stock and the Straw Hat Circuit - Westport 06880, where there resided more Celebrities than anywhere else in the World (except Beverly Hills) by Zip Code. Join US. We can show you just about EVERYTHING.
This Westport is the home of the World's largest Hedge Fund (if that means anything to you ?) and also this is the Westport where the commuter trains to New York City (47 miles to the West) - commuter trains stop 78 times EACH weekday - give or take. Ask for "Gart"
There is MORE = LOTS more - Please check-out our LINK BELOW to ...
Gold Coast - The Tour . This Tour is available ALL-YEAR. Groups ONLY - perfect for your Wedding or Party Guests when you want them to see YOUR town - ALSO perfect if you are passing thru Westport on Interstate I-95 between New York and Boston. YES, you can schedule to arrive in THIS Westport by Train. YES you can enjoy REAL Salt-Water beaches.
But, for sure, Westport CT is the most FUN of ALL of the Westports - in the WORLD. Visit for a Day - or Week. Rent a Summer home ? Local Hotels ? Swim ? Sail ? Kayak ? Bike ? Hike ? ... and by the end of the Summer, you will still not have enjoyed ALL of our Eating Places - Dunkin' to 4 Stars ...
This Westport can be combined with any or ALL of the other Westports on Our The GRAND Westports Tours. Four to Seven Days - Train and Motorcoach. 2 meals daily, hotels overnight - LOTS of Cruises, History, Theatre, Excitement, and just plain FUN. Available April-October.
Westport, Ireland, is a bit of a distance, and YES, we go there, also - and, of course, we arrive in THAT Westport by Train - from Dublin.
Westports Tours available May through September
The GRAND Westports Express Tour - 4 Westports in 4 Days - 9 Meals
- Amtrak Train Tour - Boat Cruise - Canal Tour - Newport, RI - Saratoga - Adirondacks - Thousand Islands - Burlington VT
The GRAND Westports Explorer Tour - 4 Westports in 6-7 Days - 13 Meals
- Amtrak Train Tour - 1 Evening of Theatre - 1 Dinner/Luncheon Cruise - Canal Tour - 2 Boat Cruises (total) - Newport, Rhode Island - Adirondack Museum - Great Camp Sagamore - Saratoga NY - Thousand Islands Cruise - Burlington VT OR Ottawa, Canada OR Both Cities on 7-Day Tour
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Post Road Bridge Decked Out For Summer in AMERICAN FLAGS
These Line the Bridge Marking the Occasion from the Memorial Day Parade when most, if not all, of the Westport Children March in Honor of One or Two Town Activities they take part in - along side Veterans,
& Town Officals.
Flags Through Labor Day.
Westport’s Minuteman Statue,
by H. Daniel Webster.
Check out Lucille Ball’s scene that made our own Minuteman Statue famous !
- Theatre is Alive in Westport CT with 2 Active Theatre Companies -
The Westport Country Playhouse (above) is one of the early Summer Stock Theatres. 2017 marked the Westport Country Playhouse’s 87th season. The Westport Country Playhouse has produced more than 700 plays, 36 of which were transferred to Broadway, and almost four million people have attended this historic theatre that has featured well-known local actors - Liza Minnelli, Eartha Kitt, Gene Wilder, Paul Newman, James Earl Jones, Jane Curtin, Ruth Gordon, Kitty Carlisle, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Olivia de Havilland, Eva Gabor, and Jane Fonda, James Naughton - and MANY MORE.
Historic Buildings
remolded to Create A More Beautiful Town ! Above - Now the Patagonia store
was Originally
Westport Bank & Trust designed by local architect Charles E. Cutler in 1924. www.GoldCoastTourNE.com
Below is Old Town Hall which was built in 1908, and architecturally unique in it's design featuring cobblestones overall in this Classical Revivial style. It Now houses 2 Restaurants
British Raid April 1777
Compo Beach - Historic Cannons have been mounted on a granite base to commemorate the fighting on and near the beach as the British Army returned to their ships.
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Paul Newman's former Dressing Room Restaurant is now Positano's
NOTE - Join US when you are in town. Luncheon and Dinner are now available adjacent to the Westport Country Playhouse in Paul Newman's original restaurant that is now called Positano's - locally owned with both a traditional and original Italian Menu - Positano's is adjacent to the Theatre in the Picture above.