Greenwich's stories run to the shore and the easel. They'll tell you the town took its name from Greenwich, the royal borough of London — which is why it shares a name with so many places it has nothing else in common with. They'll tell you the Impressionists chose Cos Cob because the afternoon light came off the harbor just so, and that the lilacs still blooming at the Bush-Holley House were planted in the colony's day. And every account of the Revolution here circles back to one steep hill and one general who would not be caught. Greenwich's neighboring villages — Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside among them — each keep their own corner of that history along the same stretch of Sound.
Today Greenwich is known for its shoreline, its museums, and an art heritage that few American towns can match. Its story blends Siwanoy beginnings, a 1640 founding, a Revolutionary legend, and the birth of an American art movement on its harbor. Our Greenwich designs gather that identity into wearable form — the Impressionist coast, the 1779 ride, the Long Island Sound shore. Explore the collection and carry a little of the Gold Coast light with you.
Why People Visit Greenwich Connecticut
- Tour the Bush-Holley House and the Greenwich Historical Society to stand where Connecticut's first art colony painted American Impressionism into being.
- Visit Putnam Cottage (Knapp's Tavern) and the marker at Put's Hill, where General Putnam made his famous 1779 ride.
- See the Bruce Museum, Greenwich's museum of art and natural history near the downtown green.
- Walk the 2.2-mile loop at Greenwich Point (Tod's Point), a 147-acre peninsula with skyline views across Long Island Sound.
- Explore the trails and overlooks of the Greenwich Audubon Center and Mianus River Park.
- Stroll Greenwich Avenue, the downtown's celebrated hill of shops and galleries.
