1230 New Highway
Farmingdale, NY 11735
631-293-6398
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The museum is open four days a week, Thursday through Sunday from 10:30am through 4:00pm, with its squadron of vintage aircraft operating when weather permits. The facility is located in hangars alongside New Highway, south of Conklin Avenue, Farmingdale. |
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300 Steamboat Road
Kings Point 11024
516-773- 5515
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Located on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the museum's aim is to provide greater appreciation of the role of the merchant marine. |
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440 Montauk Highway
Great River, NY 11739
631-581-1002
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| The Tudor-style residence houses a small museum with Indian artifacts and natural history specimens. Along with beautiful nature walks, visitors may enjoy flower displays and a tremendous variety of trees. Tours by appointment only. |
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1660 Route 25A
Cold Spring Harbor 11724
516-692-6768
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The Hatchery is proud of having the largest living collection of New York State freshwater reptiles, fish and amphibians, which are housed in the Julia F. Fairchild Building, the Walter L. Ross II Aquarium Building and in eight outdoor ponds. Brook, brown and rainbow trout are raised to stock private ponds.
Visitors are given a-self guided tour sheet and can purchase food to feed the hungry trout. The Hatchery staff is always available to answer questions.
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Main Street, PO Box 25
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
631-367-3418
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The Whaling Museum is the only facility on Long Island and in New York State open year-round focusing primarily on the whaling history of the region. Its collection provides the community and its constituents with a significant link to the understanding of one of Long Island's earliest major industries: whaling. |
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One Davis Avenue
Garden City 11530
516-572-4111
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The Cradle of Aviation Museum heightens the public's awareness, understanding, and appreciation of Long Island's role in the history and development of aircraft production. Its mission is to inspire future generations through the exploration of air and space technologies. |
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50 Barry Drive
Glen Cove 11542
516-571-8010/11
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Garvies Point Museum and Preserve is a natural history museum and nature preserve located on Long Island's north shore in the city of Glen Cove. Exhibits and collections are devoted to regional geology, Native American archaeology and ethnology. The museum is a center for research on Long Island Native American archaeology as well as a leading resource for students dealing with Long Island and New York State geology and archaeology, Long Island Native American culture and outdoor education. |
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Set within beautiful Heckscher Park, the museum is particularly noted for its collection of 19th and early 20th century landscape painting and works of early modernism. |
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The Hicksville Gregory Museum evolved from the collections of local school administrator, Dr. Gardiner E. Gregory. Fascinated by butterflies and moths, he had amassed thousands of specimens. The largest collection of rocks and minerals on Long Island is displayed inside this historic former courthouse, along with interesting plant and animal fossils, a bevy of butterfly specimens, and a 1915 jail cell. |
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Jones Beach State Park's top attraction has always been swimming. The park offers fine surf bathing along 6.5 miles of ocean beach, one-half mile of bay beach for still water bathing, and two swimming pools. The west end of the park provides wonderful surf fishing, a boat basin and undeveloped areas that are home to a variety of migratory birds and native plants. Jones Beach has a two mile boardwalk and a "Castles in the Sand" photo collection at the East Bathhouse, which depicts the development of the Long Island State Park and parkway systems. Additional Attractions: Deck Games and Miniature Golf. |
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A summer concert series is held each year.
516-221-1000
e-mail: JBTContact@clearchannel.com
www.jonesbeachamp.com
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Long Island Children's Museum is a learning laboratory where hands-on exhibits invite visitors to experiment, examine and play. Through lively interdisciplinary activities, children and adults can share in the excitement of the learning process as they explore the world in which we live. |
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Exhibits by important local artists and internationally acclaimed artists are the focus of the museum. The 145 acre grounds include an array of sculpture, formal gardens, meadows, ponds and a wildflower walk. |
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Old Bethpage Village Restoration, an open-air museum of Long Island's history, is alive with the sights and sounds of yesterday - a permanent example of a way of life that once was. Throughout the year Old Bethpage recreates the atmosphere of a pre-Civil War Long Island Village, illustrating agricultural, domestic and commercial activities through the actual practice of crafts and skills. On some 200 acres of rolling hills, more than 55 historic buildings -- all original structures saved from destruction and moved to the site -- provide the setting for costumed interpreters to portray farmers, teachers, storekeepers, blacksmiths, civic leaders, and others who made up a community of the mid-1800s. Each month is highlighted by a special activity at Old Bethpage, such as Weekend Magic Lantern shows in January, corn and potato planting and sheep shearing in May, and Fall Harvest in October. October is also the month of the Long Island Fair -- one of the state's oldest agricultural expositions. |
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71 Old Westbury Road
Old Westbury 11568
516-333-0048
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Old Westbury Gardens is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former home of John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children. Built in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley, the magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 160 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes. Westbury House is furnished with fine English antiques and decorative arts from the more than fifty years of the family's residence. |
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1395 Planting Fields Rd
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
516-922-9200
http://www.plantingfields.org |
| A former Gold Coast estate of over four hundred acres, Planting Fields is rich with history. In addition, current information about innovative garden techniques and new plant selections is available. The Arboretum contains greenhouses, gardens, woodland paths, and outstanding plant collections. The grounds, landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts, are spectacularly beautiful year-round. The estate buildings include Coe Hall, the 65 room former residence of the Coe family, which has been restored as a museum bringing the past to life. Planting Fields is an ideal location for wedding photography and concerts, and hosts over 200 diverse events annually. |
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Built by Theodore Roosevelt in 1884, it was the permanent home for our nation's 26th president and his family. A typical visit to Sagamore Hill takes about two hours. Please plan your visit accordingly. The site is often very busy. Tours are not always immediately available on demand. On busy days in the afternoon, there is typically a wait of one and a half to two hours to tour the home. On weekend afternoons, if staffing permits, a free ranger-led walk on the grounds is offered. Please note: the home is not air conditioned and when the temperature goes above 90 degrees, the top floor is closed. |
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| Created in the early 1900's as a grand estate on Long Island Sound, the 216 acre Sands Point Preserve showcases its Gold Coast heritage and features exhibits, special events and nature trails that take advantage of the unique setting. Two impressive castles, built by original owner Howard Gould, face the Great Lawn. Castlegould, the estate stables, now houses changing exhibits with natural history themes. Hempstead House, the residence of second owner Daniel Guggenheim, is open for tours of the main rooms and to view the Buten collection of Wedgwood china. Falaise, a Normandy style manor house built by Harry F. Guggenheim in 1923, can be visited on a one hour bus and walking tour. The home is notable for its Medieval and Renaissance period art and architecture and for its historic connections with Charles Lindbergh, Robert Goddard and other mid-twentieth century notables. Please note that children under 10 are not permitted to tour Falaise. |
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134 Cove Road
Oyster Bay NY 11771
516-922-3200
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| Owned by the National Audubon Society, the sanctuary contains 12 acres of unspoiled land and a self-guiding nature trail. The museum houses Long Island flora and fauna exhibits. It is adjacent to Young's Cemetery, the final resting place of Theodore Roosevelt. |
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The stately mansion, Eagle's Nest, was once the summer home of William K. Vanderbilt II. You will find exquisite examples of the finest furniture from around the world. The mansion is a part of a 43-acre complex that includes The Hall of Fishes and the Planetarium. |
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246 Old Walt Whitman Road
West Hills, New York 11746
631- 427-5240
http://www.waltwhitman.org
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| Visit the Interpretive Center where you will view an exhibit on the life and work of Walt Whitman; you will also have the opportunity to view a short film on this subject matter. There is also a guided tour of the three story farm house built around 1816. |
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The wines of the East End have garnered international praise. Visit a winery, taste the numerous vintages and learn about wine production. |
