Where to Go and What to Do on Long Island (Third Revised Edition)

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• ISBN13: 9780486424798
• ISBN10: 0486424790
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-13
• Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary

New York's Long Island abounds with a fantastic array of things to see and do, and this guide enables visitors and residents alike to make the most of them. The third revised edition of Where to Go and What to Do features up-to-date information on museums, beaches, parks, historic sites, and much more. In addition to such popular sites as the Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum and Old Bethpage Village Restoration, this edition features all-new listings for the Oyster Bay Refuge, the Conscience Point Historic Site and Nature Walk, Fresh Water Pond Ecology at the Stony Brook Mill Pond, and many more educational and recreational sites. Enhanced with 24 photographs and a keyed map to help locate points of interest, this guide provides website information when available, plus full information on visiting hours, fees, guided tours, eating facilities, and other services. Dover Original. 24 black-and-white illustrations.

Table of Contents

Map Reference	xii
Introduction	xv
NASSAU COUNTY
Albertson
Clark Botanic Garden of the Town of North Hempstead	1	(1)
Baldwin
Baldwin Historical Museum	2	(1)
Bayville
Bayville Historical Museum	3	(1)
Brookville
Hillwood Art Museum	4	(1)
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts	5	(1)
Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium	5	(1)
East Norwich
Muttontown Preserve	6	(1)
East Rockaway
Old Grist Mill Museum	7	(1)
Elmont
Breakfast at Belmont	8	(1)
Franklin Square
The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra	9	(1)
Freeport
Freeport Historical Society Museum	10	(1)
Garden City
Cradle of Aviation Museum	11	(1)
Firehouse Gallery	12	(1)
Long Island Children's Museum	12	(1)
Glen Cove
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve	13	(1)
Holocaust Memorial & Educational Center of Nassau County	14	(1)
Welwyn Preserve	15	(1)
Hempstead
Hofstra Museum	16	(1)
Hicksville
The Hicksville Gregory Museum	17	(1)
L.I. Reptile Museum	18	(1)
Kings Point
American Merchant Marine Museum	19	(2)
United States Merchant Marine Academy	21	(1)
Lawrence
Rock Hall Museum	21	(1)
Long Beach
Long Beach	22	(1)
Long Beach Medical Center	23	(1)
Lynbrook
Fantasy Playhouse	24	(1)
Manhasset
The Science Museum of Long Island	24	(1)
Massapequa
John F. Kennedy Wildlife Sanctuary	25	(1)
Old Grace Church Historic Complex	26	(1)
Mineola
Nassau County Courts	26	(1)
Nassau County Executive/Legislature	27	(1)
Nassau County Police Department	28	(1)
Nassau County Police Museum	29	(1)
New Hyde Park
Eglevsky Ballet	30	(1)
Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science	31	(1)
Oceanside
Marine Nature Study Area	32	(1)
Old Bethpage
Cultural Arts Playhouse	33	(1)
Nassau County Fire Service Academy	34	(1)
Old Bethpage Village Restoration	35	(1)
Old Westbury
New York Institute of Technology	36	(2)
Old Westbury Gardens	38	(2)
Oyster Bay
Coe Hall	40	(1)
Earle-Wightman House	41	(1)
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge	42	(1)
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park	43	(1)
Raynham Hall	44	(1)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	45	(1)
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center	46	(2)
The Townsend Genealogical Society and Museum	48	(1)
Plainview
WLIW 21	48	(1)
Port Washington
The Dodge House	49	(1)
Polish-American Museum	50	(1)
Port Washington Water Pollution Control District	51	(1)
Sands Point Preserve	51	(1)
Sands-Willets House	52	(1)
Rockville Centre
The Phillips House Museum	53	(1)
Roslyn
Bryant Library Local History Collection	54	(1)
Nassau County Museum of Art	55	(1)
Roslyn Harbor
Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum	56	(1)
Sea Cliff
Sea Cliff Village Museum	57	(1)
Seaford
Seaford Historical Society and Museum	58	(1)
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve	59	(1)
Synsset
Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter	59	(1)
Uniondale
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	60	(1)
Wantagh
Jones Beach State Park	61	(1)
Jones Beach Theater	62	(1)
Twin Lakes Preserve	63	(1)
Wantagh Preservation Society Museum	63	(1)
Westbury
Hempstead Resource Recovery, Inc.	64	(1)
Hicks Nurseries, Inc.	65	(1)
Westbury Music Fair	66	(1)
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Amagansett
The Amelia Cottage Museum	67	(1)
East Hampton Town Marine Museum	68	(1)
The Roy K. Lester Carriage Museum	69	(1)
Amityville
Lauder Museum	69	(1)
Asha roken
Eaton's Neck Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse	70	(1)
Babylon
Great South Bay Cruises and Excursions	71	(1)
Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society	72	(1)
Bayport
Bayport Aerodrome Society Museum	73	(1)
Bay Shore
Bay Shore Historical Society	74	(1)
Southside Hospital	74	(1)
Bellport
Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society Barn Museum Complex	75	(1)
Bohemia
Airport Playhouse	76	(1)
Bridgehampton
The Bridge Hampton Historical Society Museum & Archive Complex	77	(1)
DIA Center for the Arts	78	(1)
Brookhaven
Kayak and Canoe the Carmans River	79	(1)
Calverton
Skydive Long Island	80	(1)
Center Moriches
Haven's House	81	(1)
Centerport
The 1730 Suydam Homestead and Barn Museum	82	(1)
Vanderbilt Mansion and Marine Museum	82	(2)
Vanderbilt Planetarium	84	(1)
Central Islip
Long Island Greenbelt Trails	85	(1)
Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum	86	(1)
Dolan DNA Learning Center	87	(2)
The Gallery	89	(1)
Uplands Farm Sanctuary	90	(1)
Commack
Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve	90	(1)
Telephone Pioneers Museum	91	(2)
Cutchogue
Bedell Cellars	93	(1)
Bidwell Vineyards	94	(1)
Castello di Borghese/Hargrave Vineyard	94	(1)
Peconic Bay Winery	95	(1)
Pugliese Vineyards	96	(1)
Village Green Complex	97	(1)
Deer Park
Willow Pet Hotel	97	(1)
East Farmingdale
Adventureland	98	(1)
Republic Airport	99	(1)
East Hampton
Clinton Academy	100	(1)
Guild Hall Museum	101	(1)
Home Sweet Home Museum	102	(1)
John Drew Theater of Guild Hall	103	(1)
Long Island Collection	104	(1)
Merrill Lake Sanctuary	104	(1)
The Mulford Farm c.1790 House and Barn and Award-Winning Rachel's Garden	105	(1)
Old Hook Mill	106	(1)
Osborn-Jackson House	107	(1)
Pollock Krasner House and Study Center	108	(1)
Town House Museum	109	(1)
East Islip
BroadHollow Theatres	109	(2)
Islip Art Museum	111	(1)
South Shore Nature Center	112	(1)
East Patchogue
Swan River Schoolhouse Museum	112	(1)
East Setauket
Sherwood-Jayne House	113	(1)
Farmingdale
Barnstable Broadcasting-Long Island Radio Group	114	(1)
Fire Island
Fire Island Coast Guard Station	115	(1)
Fire Island Lighthouse	116	(1)
Sailors Haven	116	(1)
Watch Hill	117	(2)
Wilderness Visitor Center	119	(1)
Flanders
The Big Duck	120	(1)
Great River
Bayard Cutting Arboretum	121	(1)
Greenlawn
Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association Museum	122	(1)
Greenport
East End Seaport Maritime Museum	123	(1)
Malabar	124	(1)
Railroad Museum of Long Island	124	(1)
Stirling Historical Society and Museum	125	(1)
Hampton Bays
Shinnecock Coast Guard Station	126	(1)
Holtsville
Holtsville Park and Ecology Site	127	(1)
Huntington
Conklin House	128	(1)
Heckscher Museum of Art	129	(1)
The Huntington Arsenal	130	(1)
Huntington Sewing and Trade School	130	(1)
Kissam House	131	(1)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building	132	(1)
Volunteers for Wildlife	132	(1)
Islip
Empire State Carousel	133	(1)
James port
Jamesport Vineyards	134	(1)
Kings Park
Sunken Meadow State Park	135	(1)
Bob's Canoe Rental, Inc.	136	(1)
Nissequogue River Canoe Rentals	137	(1)
Obadiah Smith House	138	(1)
Lake Grove
First Congregational Church of New Village	139	(1)
Lake Ronkonkoma
Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Museum	140	(1)
Lindenhurst
1901 Depot Restoration and Freighthouse	140	(1)
Old Village Hall Museum	141	(1)
Lloyd Harbor
Joseph Lloyd Manor House	142	(1)
Lloyd Neck
Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge	143	(1)
Manorville
The Animal Farm Petting Zoo	144	(1)
Long Island Game Farm Children's Zoo & Family Ride Park	144	(1)
Mastic Beach
William Floyd Estate	145	(1)
Matt ituck
Mattituck Historical Museum and Schoolhouse	146	(1)
Melville
The Long Island Philharmonic	147	(2)
Schmitt Farm	149	(1)
Miller Place
1720 William Miller House	150	(1)
Montauk
Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum	150	(2)
Spanish-American War Exhibit at Third House	152	(1)
Viking Ferry Line	153	(1)
Viking Fleet/CRESLI Whale Watch Cruises	153	(2)
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Marine Sanctuary Nature Center	155	(1)
Northport
Gemport Gallery	156	(1)
Northport Historical Museum	157	(1)
Oakdale
Connetquot River State Park Preserve	157	(1)
Old Field
Flax Pond Marine Laboratory	158	(1)
Orient
Museum of the Oysterponds Historical Society	159	(2)
Peconic
Lenz Winery	161	(1)
Pindar Vineyards	161	(1)
Port Jefferson
Mather House Museum	162	(1)
Theatre Three	163	(1)
Port Jefferson Station
Kids for Kids Productions, Inc.	164	(1)
Quogue
Old School House Museum	164	(1)
Quogue Wildlife Refuge	165	(1)
Riverhead
Canoe the Peconic River	166	(2)
Hallockville Museum Farm	168	(1)
Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center	168	(1)
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation	169	(1)
Splish Splash	170	(1)
Suffolk County Courts	171	(1)
Suffolk County Historical Society	172	(1)
Suffolk County Legislature	173	(1)
Suffolk County Maximum Security Facility	174	(1)
Sag Harbor
Custom House	174	(2)
Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge	176	(1)
Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum	176	(1)
Setauket
The Brewster House	177	(1)
The Thompson House	178	(1)
Shelter Island
Havens House	179	(1)
The Mashomack Preserve	180	(1)
Shirley
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge	181	(1)
Smithtown
Caleb Smith State Park Preserve	182	(1)
Caleb Smith House	182	(2)
Epnetus Smith Tavern	184	(1)
Franklin O. Arthur Farm	185	(1)
Judge J. Lawrence Smith Homestead	185	(1)
Richard H. Handley Long Island History Room	186	(1)
Southampton
Captain Albert Rogers Mansion	187	(1)
Conscience Point Historic Site and Nature Walk	188	(1)
The Parrish Art Museum	189	(1)
Pelletreau Goldsmith Shop	190	(1)
Southampton Hospital	191	(1)
Thomas Halsey House	192	(1)
South Huntington
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site	193	(1)
Sout hold
Custer Institute	194	(1)
Horton Point Lighthouse Marine Museum	194	(2)
Southold Historical Museum	196	(1)
Southold Indian Museum	197	(1)
St. James
Wicks Farm and Garden	198	(1)
Stony Brook
Electronic Explorations: The Salt Marsh Ecosystem	198	(1)
Fresh Water Pond Ecology at the Stony Brook Mill Pond	199	(1)
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages	200	(2)
Marine Conservation Center	202	(1)
Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences	203	(1)
Pontoon "Discovery" Wetlands Cruise	203	(1)
Staller Center for the Arts	204	(1)
Stony Brook Grist Mill	205	(1)
University Art Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts	206	(1)
Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory	207	(1)
Water Mill
Duck Walk Vineyards	208	(1)
Water Mill Museum	209	(1)
West Babylon
Southwest Sewer District at Bergen Point	210	(1)
West Bay Shore
Sagtikos Manor	210	(2)
West Sagville
Long Island Maritime Museum	212	(1)
Yaphank
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center	213	(1)
Category Index	214	(5)
Alphabetical Index	219