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RIVERHEAD I-495 East, L.I.E. Exit 72 or 73 (631) 369-2732 NIKE FACTORY STORE TOMMY HILFIGER MICHAEL KORS ESCADA JUICY COUTURE ANDREW MARC ESPRIT TOMMY BAHAMA PUMA UGG AUSTRALIA VINCE CAMUTO KENNETH COLE AND MORE Text SHOP to 74700 or bring this ad to Shopper Services to receive a FREE coupon book. Expires 12/31/12 Code 2156011 Geographically speaking, Long Island encompasses four distinct counties. Brooklyn and Queens lie on the westernmost portion of the island and are part of the five boroughs of New York City. Nassau and Suffolk are the adjacent counties to the east, which comprise most of the island, again, geographically. It is to Nassau and Suffolk counties that we refer when we say Long Island. Long Island packs an incredible diversity of exciting attractions within its approximately 1,200 square miles. Nassau and Suffolk contain hundreds of Stretching miles of accessible coastline, and numerous attractions, both natural and manmade. Approximately three million people live here. 120 miles into the Within Nassau and Suffolk counties, there are dozens of individual communities Atlantic Ocean, with their own unique flavor and attractions. To help you to plan your visit, we have separated the island into four regions where the communities tend to Long Island is the feature similarly themed attractions. These four regions are the North Shore longest and largest with its historic mansions and harborside villages, the South Shore with its renowned public beaches and sports venues, North Fork wine and farm island adjoining country, and the South Fork, with its international resort areas of The Hamptons and Montauk. the continental All four regions boast breathtaking stretches of the Atlantic Ocean or Long United States. Island Sound, lovely parks and preserves and historic mansions. Long Island is also home to The Gold Coast, Jones Beach, Long Beach and Fire Island, as well as dozens of museums, historic sites (including lighthouses) and four dozen wineries. All lie within a short distance of the city and major airports, by car or public transport. welcome to... welcome Long Island For details, including great getaway packages and coupons, visit www.discoverlongisland.com, or call, toll-free, 1-877-386-6654.

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20 North Shore ... comprises the areas north of the Long Island Expressway from Great Neck to Calverton. Tourism sites include grand mansions and quaint harborside villages. 32 South Shore Also inside ... makes up the areas south of the Long Island Expressway from Valley Stream to Center Moriches, including the barrier beaches of Long Beach, Jones Beach and Fire Island. The Long Island, an Overview 5 region is known for its public parks, sporting venues and many other family attractions. Cruises 6 46 North Fork Lighthouses 6 12 ... refers to Long Island’s northern peninsula on the East End from Riverhead to The Arts Orient Point, and Shelter Island. It is the home of many vineyards, wineries and Amusements 13 farm country. Golf 14 54 South Fork Major Events Calendar 16 ... describes the southern peninsula that runs from Eastport to Montauk Point. It features Community Indicator 62 many picturesque villages and the resorts of the Hamptons and Montauk. Getting Here 63 Map of Long Island 64 LONG ISLAND TRAVEL GUIDE ©2012 By Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this guide and/or use of its editorial content in whole or in part without the written permission of LICVB&SC is prohibited. Photos, artwork, maps and other material are used by permission and are owned or copyrighted by the credited source and may not be reproduced without their For more information on how to get around individual permission. Printed in U.S.A. Long Island, see page 63. Letter/number after ® I Love NY logo on the cover is a registered trademark of the NYS Dept. of Economic Development, used with permission. listings refers to map location on page 64. LONG ISLAND FUN HAPPENS HERE WELCOME TO ISLANDERS COUNTRY

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4 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Long Island is your gateway to fun and adventure.

an Overview Long Island

When you visit, it’s as if a door opens to an amazing array of things to do, see and experience. Whatever your pleasure, you’re likely to fi nd an event or attraction that will entertain you, perhaps even awe or in- spire you. And wherever you go, you are bound to be a welcome guest.

Want to forget your cares on a sandy beach? Or sip fi ne wine in a European-style vineyard? Perhaps you thrive on viewing priceless fi ne art masterpieces? These are among the varied pleasures you can enjoy here at almost any time of year!

You can enjoy a sumptuous meal at one of the fi nest restaurants in the region, a game of golf on a world-class course, or a chance to rub el- bows with celebrities at one of our nation’s most premier resorts. Name your bliss, and you can probably fi nd it on Long Island, often within a short ride of your lodging.

With such a wide variety of things to do, see and experience here, in fact, you can keep busy ‘round the clock. There are literally hundreds of outstanding opportunities for fun and relaxation. The following pages offer an overview of the myriad ways you might spend your “perfect day” on Long Island.

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 5 the Great South Bay, Manhasset Bay, the house on Long Island and in New York State. If you love the Peconic River and other scenic waterways. You Climbing its 137 spiral steps is worth the effort can also hop aboard a cruise leaving from a for the breathtaking views. Tours are offered salt air... marina or port community. Most cruises take March through December. A gift shop, mu- from three to six hours. There are dinner, lun- seum and Lost At Sea memorial honoring East cheon and brunch cruises; sunset, moonlight, End fi shermen are also on the premises. Long Island’s coast is dotted with port dance, sightseeing and charter group cruises Also open to visitors: the Fire Island Light- communities from the NYC line out to the for weddings and parties. The following boat house, guiding ships to New York Harbor East End. These vibrant centers of maritime lines feature dining, nature and other special since 1826. It’s automated, and the keeper’s life include Freeport, Port Washington, Oyster cruises. (Call for directions, times, prices and the quarters house a museum/gift shop. Tours up Bay, Long Beach/Point Lookout, Greenport, type of cruises offered.) the lighthouse’s 192-step tower are available Cold Spring Harbor, Northport, Port Jefferson, throughout the year. A new museum located Hampton Bays, Sag Harbor and Montauk—to Atlantis Explorer Environmental Tours, Riverhead (631-208-9200) next to the lighthouse displays the original name a few of the better known ports of call. First Order Fresnel Lens used for 75 years. The A number of shorefront communities feature Cross Sound Ferry, Orient Point (631-323-2525) magnifi cent glass prism and brass lens sat atop historic boardwalks and public beaches. Some the tower directing a beam of light 19 miles also are home to unique shops, and restau- “Discovery” Wetlands Cruise, Stony Brook (631-751-2244) out to sea from 1858, when the lighthouse was rants specializing in waterfront views, fresh fi rst put into service, to 1933. seafood and fancy cocktails. “Glory” Harbor Tours, Greenport (631-477-2515) The Horton Point Lighthouse in Southold on Have a seaport adventure Lady Liberty Cruises, the North Fork is one of eight lighthouses in Nautical fans will be delighted to fi nd that Port Washington (516-922-9214) the township. Horton Point was built in 1857 Long Island’s maritime history dates back Moonchaser, by the U.S. Coast Guard at the site originally centuries. Captree State Park (631-265-1848) commissioned in 1790 by George Washington. You can visit museums dedicated to Port Jefferson Ferry, The lighthouse welcomes visitors on summer maritime history, and historic ports where a Port Jefferson (631-473-0286) weekends to its nautical museum operated by seafaring tradition continues to this day. Free- South Bay Cruises/Lauren Kristy the Southold Historical Society. The museum port is a historic South Shore port community Paddleboat, Bay Shore (631-750-5359) features paintings, whaling tools, logbooks and with a colorful history and a Nautical Mile artifacts relating to the sea, sound and bay. packed with seafood restaurants and a fi shing Climb the lighthouse stairs for an The Huntington Lighthouse Preserva- fl eet. The Long Island Maritime Museum in unforgettable view tion Society offers guided boat tours of the West Sayville features historic boats used in Imagine being perched high above Long 42-foot-tall Huntington Harbor Lighthouse, the area’s waters. An authentic 19th century Island for a 360-degree panoramic view of built in 1912. whaleboat is among the collections at The the coast under a dazzling blue sky! You Recently opened for tours is the restored Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum in Cold too can experience that awe-inspiring view Execution Rocks Lighthouse just off Sand’s Spring Harbor. at one of our lighthouses, which are part of Point in Long Island Sound. It was built in The Whaling Museum in Sag Harbor is Long Island’s fascinating maritime history. 1849. Tours are given June through September, located in one of America’s great historic Lighthouses are important aids to navigation, from the North Hempstead Town Dock in Port whaling communities. On the North Fork, having guided boats and ships safely along Washington. Greenport’s East End Seaport Museum & the shoreline for centuries. They are often the Visits to Long Island’s many offshore light- Marine Foundation illustrates the deep-water fi rst lights seen on land by ships approaching houses are also enjoyable and educational. port’s shipping heyday. from an Atlantic crossing. East End Lighthouses, Long Island Lighthouse You can also visit a truly unique attrac- Lighthouses are also family-friendly Safaris and the Long Island Chapter of the U.S. tion: the United States Merchant Marine attractions. You can visit a number of working Lighthouse Society offer cruises and excur- Academy in Kings Point on Long Island’s lighthouses and in some cases climb their sions. They visit some of the less accessible North Shore. It’s one of the nation’s fi ve ser- spiral steps for great views. Some lighthouses lighthouses, such as the Latimer Reef Light- vice academies, and home to the American include museums and gift shops. house in Fisher’s Island Sound (the oldest cast- Merchant Marine Museum. Overlooking the easternmost tip of Long iron lighthouse still in service in the First Coast Take a cruise Island, the Montauk Point Lighthouse was Guard District) and Long Beach Bar “Bug” Explore Long Island’s coastline aboard completed in 1796 at the request of President Lighthouse, a distinctive Victorian structure at

entertainment or nature cruises leaving from George Washington. It is the oldest light- the entrance to Orient Harbor. Hotel and Marina Dansfords Photo courtesy

6 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 TOM CROCI, Supervisor TOWN BOARD Steven J. Flotteron, Trish Bergin Weichbrodt, John Cochrane, Jr., Anthony Senft, Jr. www.townofislip-ny.gov Olga H. Murray, Town Clerk Alexis Weik, Receiver of Taxes If you enjoy the great outdoors...

Long Island boasts many large stretches quogue River in Smithtown. Rentals are also of undeveloped land in a natural state. These available in most locations. expanses include beaches, parks, rivers, forests, If you want company while you paddle, lakes, bays and other wonders. Group for the East End, a non-profi t conserva- Long Island’s public parks and preserves tion organization, offers guided kayak tours of offer an inexpensive way to spend a day and the South Fork during the summer months. a wide variety of things to do. Nearly 60 state Call 631-537-1400 for more information. and county parks are listed throughout this Fly with the eagles guide and another 40 smaller “passive” parks Take off with Skydive Long Island. Let the and preserves are scattered across the Island. largest skydiving planes on Long Island take Most are open year-round, including Long you to the highest jumps on LI to 13,500 feet. Island’s 25 state parks spanning tens of thou- It features the longest runway and longest sands of acres. Long Island’s parks offer great landing area in the country. Learn to go solo golf courses (such as the Bethpage Black where in their “First jump course,” then move on to the U.S. Open was held in 2002 and 2009) and seven levels of instruction in freefall tech- relaxing quiet spaces for picnicking. You can niques. They also offer tandem skydiving with watch the sunrise at Montauk Point or marvel spectacular views of the Atlantic, Peconic Bay at a sunset over Jones Beach State Park. Hiking and LI Sound. Gear and equipment rentals are and nature trails span huge secluded parcels

Photo by Mike Gilmartin Photo by Mike available. Located off Route 25 on Grumman such as the Mashomack Nature Blvd. Open April-November. Call for hours Preserve on Shelter Island, and Long Island’s You can bring your own motor or sail boat, and rates. Info: www.skydivelongisland.com two Greenbelt Trails. Call 631-360-0753 for (631-208-3900). more Greenbelt Trail information. hire a craft, or join environmental tours, dinner or sight-seeing cruises. More fl ying thrills can be experienced Spend your day on the beach Long Island waters offer some of the best with Sky Sailors at Gabreski Airport (AKA Take off your shoes and dig your toes in fi shing on the East Coast. You can surf cast off Suffolk Airport) in Westhampton Beach that warm sand. Have a refreshing swim in many beaches, fi sh from a pier or rent a boat (631-288-5858) and with vintage aircraft the ocean. Munch a hotdog as you stroll the at a marina. However, many prefer to hire a via the American Airpower Museum Flight boardwalk. These are some of the pleasures of charter boat or board an “open boat” sailing Experiences (631-293-6398). summertime at the beach, when the sand is daily from Freeport, Point Lookout, Montauk, covered with blankets and happy sunbathers. Captree State Park in Babylon or other ports. However, our beautiful beaches are open Those professional captains sure know how to year-round. Any time of year, you can choose fi nd the fi sh. from the wild expanses of sand and surf on Freshwater fi shing is also permitted in lakes, the Atlantic Ocean, or pebble beaches on the streams and rivers with a New York State fi sh- Long Island Sound. Bays and lakes are also ing license. Daily size and catch limits apply. ringed by smaller beaches. Swimming, fi shing, Go kayaking or canoeing beachcombing and surfi ng are just a few of the Kayaking has become a popular way to enjoyable activities. get exercise as you glide past lovely scenery Venture out on the water and wildlife. Peaceful waterways include the Angling for a trophy fi sh? Or just an in- Carmans River in Shirley, the Connetquot vigorating day out on the water? The popular River in Oakdale, the Peconic River through boating season runs from March to October. Calverton and Riverhead and the Nisse-

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Try a seal walk or cruise aged by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is Long Island’s fascinating wildlife encounters the world’s premier system of public lands and include treks to see seals on our winter shore- waters set aside to conserve America’s fi sh, line. The New York State Offi ce of Parks, wildlife and plants. President Theodore Roos- Recreation and Historic Preservation offers evelt of Oyster Bay, LI, designated the U.S.’s fi rst guided seal walks during winter in Montauk wildlife refuge in 1903. Point and Jones Beach State Parks. (631-668- Each of the unique refuges within the 5000) The Coastal Research & Education Long Island complex serves as a habitat for Society of Long Island (631-244-3352) also migratory birds, threatened and endangered offers walking tours and cruises to visit seals. species and other wildlife. From rare grasslands The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Re- to maritime tidal areas, the habitats are rich

search and Preservation (call 631-369-9840) and diverse. The seven major national wildlife KKM Photo/LICVB offers cruises to visit seal populations. refuges within the complex are: Cold Spring Harbor is home to a Whaling Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, Go bird-watching Museum, the Dolan DNA Learning Center Shirley (2,550 acres) More than 400 species of birds, including (the world’s fi rst biotechnology museum) Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, 33 different kinds of wintering waterfowl, can and the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery Amagansett (36 acres) be spotted along our waterways and in our & Aquarium. Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge, nature preserves. They include piping plovers, The Animal Farm & Petting Zoo and the North Sea (60 acres) ospreys, egrets, songbirds, willets, terns, hawks, Long Island Game Farm Wildlife & Children’s Lido Beach National Wildlife Refuge, falcons, eagles and red cardinals. Because Zoo, with their unique animal collections, are Long Beach (22 acres) Long Island is part of the Atlantic fl yway, both located in Manorville. Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife many migratory birds can be seen here. The The Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Refuge, Sag Harbor (187 acres) outstanding bird-watching locations include Center in Riverhead is Long Island’s only full- Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge Quogue National Wildlife Refuge, Mashomack scale aquarium, where kids can explore the (3,209 acres) Preserve, Fire Island National Seashore and undersea world of seals, sea lions, penguins, Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge, Elizabeth Morton National Wildlife Refuge. sharks and other aquatic creatures – and even Lloyd Neck (80 acres) see butterfl ies. Kids (and anyone who loves a Discover a national wildlife refuge For further information call The Long Island Na- watery thrill ride) can dive into summer fun at The Long Island National Wildlife Refuge tional Wildlife Refuge Complex. (631-286-0485) Complex is like a string of jewels stretching Splish Splash Water Park in Riverhead. across the island. Comprising about 6,500 Meanwhile, at the Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE) in Bridgehampton, kids acres in all, this collection of beautiful wild- If you brought the can explore the island’s history, beauty and life oases is more accessible than ever with treasures through exhibits such as a tree house, the opening of the new Visitor’s Center and kids along … a sailing ship and a farm stand. Headquarters at Wertheim National Wildlife From Museum Row to the East End, Long Refuge in Shirley. The 13,000-square-foot Island offers a string of attractions that will center, located within an hour’s drive of delight youngsters (and their parents, too). If you like your food New York City, serves as a hub for visitors to The LI Children’s Museum (LICM) located the national wildlife refuges on Long Island. in the Museums at Mitchel Field complex really fresh... The center features interactive exhibits, an (Museum Row) offers 12 innovative galleries In taste and freshness, nothing compares environmental classroom with a wet lab, featuring interactive exhibits, family workshops with locally grown produce. On the rural East and a nature store run by the non-profi t and live theater performances. Museum Row End, you can pull into a small roadside farm Friends of Wertheim. It includes three miles also includes the Cradle of Aviation Museum/ stand to purchase fruit and vegetables grown of new trails and two new viewing platforms IMAX Theater, the Nassau County Firefi ghters a few yards away, not to mention homemade Museum & Education Center and the restored along the Carmans River. pies and jams made with local crops. The National Wildlife Refuge System, man- Nunley’s Historic Carousel.

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You can also learn a bit about farming by joining in the harvest. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. (Be sure to “Pick-your-own” strawberries in June, peas, tomatoes and peaches designate a non-drinking driver, or sign up for an organized during the summer months, and apples and pumpkins during wine tour!) September and October. For a free guide to Long Island farms and The wine industry is centered in the Town of Southold, but farm stands, contact the Long Island Farm Bureau, lifb.com, 631- there are also tasting rooms and vineyards in the neighboring 727-3777. Town of Riverhead, on the South Fork and on the grounds of the historic Meadow Croft estate in Sayville. Explore wine country Most wineries are open year-round for tasting, tours and In less than four decades, Long Island Wine Country has events, and offer their products for sale. Some offer concerts, art become a major wine-producing region. The island currently exhibits, food pairings, barrel tastings and seasonal activities such boasts about 3,000 acres of vineyards and about 40 wineries as harvest fests. For a free winery brochure, call the Long Island with tasting rooms. You can travel from one tasting room to the Wine Council at 631-722-2220. Information is also available at next, sampling glasses of Long Island varietals such as Merlot, liwines.com.

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Long IslandTravel Guide Nassau County including theannualboatshow. hall accommodates businessandtrade shows Disney onIce.A60,000-square-footexhibition Ringling Bros. andBarnum&BaileyCircus, attracts toprecording artists,andalsohoststhe Veterans Memorial ColiseuminUniondale summer months.The17,500-capacityNassau major rock andpopconcert seriesduringthe at Jones BeachStatePark inWantagh, hostsa Nikon atJones BeachTheatre,onZach’s Bay open-air of spectators.The14,354-seat, are usedformajorevents drawing thousands LongIslandboaststwohugevenues, which from thegoldenage. campus, orlaughataplay intheatersrestored an elegantperformancecenteronacollege theater, listentoaclassicalmusicrecitalin concert inahugearenaoropen-airamphi- are varied andexciting. 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Itislocatedonthebeautifully Performing premierper- ArtsisLongIsland‘s in Manhattan,theLIUTillesCenterfor surroundings reminiscentofLincoln Center For classicalmusicandballetinelegant formerly knownastheWestbury MusicFair. Westbury, a3,000-seattheatre-in-the-round venue formajorartists,istheNYCB Theatre at Onasmallerscale,yet alsoapopular Suffolk County Patchogue, 631-207-1313 Patchogue TheaterforthePerforming Arts, The Paramount Huntington,631-673-7300 631-451-8010 CenteratBaldHill,Farmingville, Brookhaven AmphitheaterArts&Cultural Concert Venues * Theatre Three,Port Jefferson,631-928-9100 631-298-NFCT/6328 North Fork CommunityTheatre,Mattituck, 631-261-2900 *John. W. EngemanTheateratNorthport EastHampton,631-324-4050 John DrewTheaterofGuildHallMuseum, 631-286-0555 *Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, 631-218-2810 CM Performing ArtsCenter, Oakdale, 631-854-5555 Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport, Carriage HouseTheatre/SuffolkCounty BayWay ArtsCenter, EastIslip BroadHollow Theaters,631-581-2700 631-725-0818 * Bay StreetTheatre,SagHarbor, Theater Groups Actor’s Equity munity theaterorganizations. clubs andanumberofhigh-qualitycom- The islandalsooffersartscouncils, comedy Centre andFive Towns CollegeinDixHills. in GardenCity, Molloy CollegeinRockville University inHempstead,AdelphiUniversity Performance hallsarelocatedatHofstra shows: TheParamount inHuntington. specializing inrock concerts andcomedy ThereisalsoanewtheaterinSuffolkCounty Vanderbilt MuseuminCenterport. Mansion CarriageHouseattheSuffolkCounty Repertory TheaterperformsattheVanderbilt ing ArtsCenterinOakdale. TheArenaPlayers atre ThreeinPort Jefferson,andCMPerform- ter fortheArtsatStonyBrook University, The- Thelistofvenues alsoincludesStallerCen- Sag Harbor. Hampton, andatBay StreetTheatrein at GuildHall’s John DrewTheatreinEast the movies andtelevisionstruttheboards OntheEastEnd,starsofBroadway, offers Broadway-quality musicals. The John W. EngemanTheateratNorthport port isahistoricprofessional theatercompany. Music Hall).TheGateway Playhouse inBell- Beach, Patchogue andRiverhead (Vail-Leavitt restored historictheatersofWesthampton Center atBaldHillinFarmingville andthe Brookhaven Amphitheater Arts&Cultural St. James, 631-862-6575 James,631-862-6575 St. Smithtown Township ArtsCouncil, 631-224-5420 Islip ArtsCouncil,EastIslip, 631-271-8423 Huntington ArtsCouncil,Huntington, Port Jefferson,631-473-5220 Brookhaven ArtsCouncil, Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Riverhead, 631-727-0900 East EndArtsCouncil, Medford,631-451-9070 Brookhaven Arts&HumanitiesCouncil, 631-969-1101 Boulton CenterfortheArts,Bay Shore, Babylon,631-661-7558 (BaCCA), Babylon CitizensCouncilontheArts 631-462-5400 Art LeagueofLongIsland,DixHills, Arts Councils ArtsCenter, 631-288-235 Westhampton BeachPerforming 631-727-5782 Vail-Leavitt MusicHall,Riverhead, 631-632-ARTS Staller Center, StonyBrook University, If you thrill The Fairfield Inn at the thought of by Marriott Syosset amusement parks...

Adventureland 2245 Broadhollow Road (Route 110), Farmingdale. Open April – November (631-694-6868). One of metro New York’s largest amusement parks, Adventureland offers a carnival assortment of attractions, Features: including a roller coaster, log fl ume and other thrill rides, haunted house, ferris wheel, bum- per cars, kiddie rides, deli-style restaurant, Complimentary Continental video games and pinball. Free parking. C3 Breakfast Daily 1 Bayville Adventure Park 8 Bayville Ave., Bayville (516-624-RIDE). Complimentary Coffee Service Miniature golf, bumper boats, rock climbing, available 24 hrs. arcade, funhouse, ice cream parlor and more. In October it turns into Halloween-themed 1 Bayville Scream Park. C2 Complimentary High Speed Boomers Family Fun Center Internet Access in All Rooms 655 Long Island Avenue, Medford (631-475- 1 1771). This family entertainment center and restaurant features miniature golf, go karts, Complimentary Business bumper boats, kiddie rides, batting cages, Center in Lobby Boomers Café, a train ride that tours the park 1 and an arcade. Birthday parties and group packages are available. F2 Free Local Phone Calls Country Fair Entertainment Park 1 3351 Route 112, Medford (631-732-0579) Fitness Center A family entertainment center with go-karts, 1 miniature golf, driving range, laser tag & more. Open March – November. F2 Fairfield Inn Market Deli Dave & Buster’s Open 24 hrs. Airport Plaza, Farmingdale (Route 110; 631- 1 249-0708) ; 1856 Veteran’s Memorial High- way, Islandia (631-582-6615); Old Country Meeting Space available Rd., Westbury (516-542-8501). This theme 1 restaurant features quality food in an upscale, Coin Operated casual atmosphere. Interactive amusements include high-tech simulators, pocket billiards, Laundry Facility shuffl eboard, a 20-screen video dome, etc. 1 Open year-round. C3 Convenient Historic Nunley’s Carousel Mid Nassau Location Museum Row, Garden City. (516-572-4111) Open September through June. First built in 1912, the restored, enclosed ride features 41 horses, one lion, two chariots and music from a Wurlitzer 153-band organ. B3 Greenport Antique Carousel and Ice Rink

Mitchell Park, Greenport. (631-477-2200) Fairfield Inn features Marriott Rewards, Located in a four-acre park, the carousel is an the ultimate frequent traveler program. enclosed all-weather facility located next to a 24 Oak Drive (at Jericho Turnpike) scenic harborfront. I1 Syosset, NY 11791 (516) 921-1111 or (800) 228-2800 www.marriott.com/nycsywww.fairfieldinn.com

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 13 Golfers will fi nd a number of the nation’s The U.S. Open was again held at the Beth- If golf great courses carved into some of the is- page Black Course in 2009. land’s most beautiful scenery. From western The private Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in is your game... Nassau County to the East End, the island Southampton, founded in 1891 as the fi rst is packed with a diverse selection of public golf club in America, hosted the U.S. Open courses, ranging from historic to recently in 1896, 1986, 1995 and 2004. Montauk On Long Island, you can play golf in the opened clubs. You can tee off near a scenic Downs is considered one of the fi nest footsteps of some of the champions of the waterfront, on the legendary Gold Coast, or public golf courses in the nation. Another game, on some of the world’s great courses. amid the fabulous Hamptons. outstanding public golf facility is located at Golfers can choose from among dozens of Bethpage State Park is considered the Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. public courses (not counting private mem- largest public golf facility in the world; it Long Island often hosts major golf events, bership country clubs) spread across Nassau features fi ve 18-hole regulation golf courses: and this year is no different. The Barclays and Suffolk. They range from pitch-and- the Black, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. The golf tournament will be held from Aug. 23- putt courses to huge golf complexes. Long star is the challenging Black Course, which 26 at the Bethpage State Park Black Course Island’s open meadows, wooded parklands, in 2002 became the fi rst publicly owned in Farmingdale. Additionally, from June rolling hillsides and in some cases seaside and operated facility to host the U.S. Open 24-30, 2013, the U.S. Women’s Open will be views truly make this a golf lover’s dream. in the golf tournament’s 102-year history. held at Sebonac Club in Southampton.

Nassau County East Meadow Eisenhower Park GC 516-572-0327 East Rockaway Bay Park GC 516-571-7242 Farmingdale Bethpage State Park GC 516-249-0701 Glen Cove Glen Cove GC 516-671-0033 Hicksville Cantiague Park GC 516-571-7061 Lido Beach Lido GC 516-889-8181 Massapequa Peninsula GC 516-798-9776 Merrick Merrick Road Park GC 516-868-4650 North Hills Christopher Morley GC 516-571-8120 North Woodmere N. Woodmere GC 516-571-7801 Port Washington Harbor Links GC 516-767-4816 Woodbury Town of Oyster Bay GC 516-677-5980 Manorville Pine Hills CC 631-878-4343 Rock Hill CC 631-878-2250 Suffolk County Swan Lake GC 631-369-1818 Babylon E. Donald Conroy GC 631-669-2340 Medford Mill Pond GC 631-732-8206 Bellport Bellport CC 631-286-7206 Middle Island Middle Island CC 631-924-5100 Brentwood Brentwood CC 631-436-6060 Spring Lake GC 631-924-5115 Bridgehampton Poxabogue GC 631-537-0025 Mt. Sinai Hamlet Willow Creek G&CC 631-928-3680 Calverton Calverton Links 631-369-5200 Montauk Montauk Downs State Park GC 631-668-1100 Centereach Heatherwood GC 631-473-9000 Northport Crab Meadow GC 631-757-8800 Central Islip Gull Haven GC 631-436-6059 Northport GC at Vets Hosp. 632-261-8000 Coram Pine Ridge GC 631-331-7930 Riverhead Sandy Pond GC 631-727-0909 Cutchogue Cedars GC 631-734-6363 Indian Island CC 631-727-7776 Dix Hills Dix Hills CC 631-271-4788 Cherry Creek Golf Links 631-369-6500 Dix Hills Park GC 631-499-8005 Long Island Nat’l GC 631-727-4653 Rocky Point Rolling Oaks CC 631-744-3200 Edgewood Heartland Golf Park 631-667-7400 Sag Harbor Sag Harbor GC 631-725-2503 Great River Timber Point CC 631-581-2401 Shelter Island Shelter Island CC 631-749-0416 Greenport Island’s End G & CC 631-477-0777 Shoreham Tallgrass CC 631-209-9359 Hauppauge Stonebridge CC 631-724-7500 Smithtown Smithtown Landing CC 631-979-6534 Hamlet Wind Watch GC 631-232-9850 Wading River Great Rock GC 631-929-1200 Holbrook Holbrook CC 631-467-3417 West Babylon Bergen Point GC 631-661-8282 Kings Park Sunken Meadow State Park GC 631-269-4333 West Sayville West Sayville GC 631-567-1704

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Left, N.Y. Islanders hockey at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum; above, Polo at Bethpage State Park.

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Whether you’re looking to see professional The Belmont Stakes Minor League Baseball athletes play or take in a premier national com- Place your bets and get ready for the third The 6,002-seat Bethpage Ballpark in petition, Long Island has your sporting event. and fi nal leg of the Triple Crown, known as Central Islip is the home of the minor Attend an Islanders home game the “Test of the Champion,” on Saturday, June league Long Island Ducks. They play from The New York Islanders of the National 9, 2112 at Belmont Racetrack in Elmont. The April through September. Tickets are af- Hockey League (NHL) play at the Nassau Veter- historic race held since 1867 has always been fordable – so you can easily take the whole ans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale from Oc- a nail-biter and draws thousands of race fans family for a day at the ballpark. tober to April. Their schedule typically includes to the park. The 430-acre Belmont Racetrack Polo games against teams such as the NY Rangers, also hosts thoroughbred horse racing on The traditional sport on horseback is the Edmonton Oilers and the Boston Bruins. almost 100 days from early May through the played during the summer months at For more i nformation, call 1-800-882-ISLES or end of October. For more information about Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale and visit newyorkislanders.com. Belmont, visit nyra.com or call 516-488-6000. at the Bridgehampton Polo Club.

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www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 15 20 12 Calendar | of events Ongoing Thru April 7, New York Islanders Sea- Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead East Meadow, 516-986-5537 son, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Turnpike, Uniondale, 516-794-9300 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, 516-501-6700 May 6, Tulip Festival, Heckscher Park, March 24, Herbie Hancock, LIU Tilles Center for Huntington, 631-351-3099 Ongoing Thru April 22, Weekend Seal Hikes the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, May 6, Dutch Festival, Hofstra University, at Montauk State Park, Montauk Highway, Brookville, 516-299-3100 Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead, 516-812-3267 Montauk, 631-668-5000 March 25, AHEPA Half Marathon & 5K, Suffolk May 17 - May 20, Montauk Music Festival, Ongoing Thru May 13, Seal Walks at Cupsogue County Community College Ammermann Cam- Venues throughout Montauk, 631-668-2428 Beach County Park, 906 Dune Road, Westhamp- pus, Nicolls Road, Selden, 631-957-7700 ton, 631-244-3352 May 18, Andrea Marcovicci, LIU Tilles Center for March 25, Annual Montauk Friends of Erin St. the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, Ongoing Thru June 28, Montauk Marine Basin Patrick’s Day Parade, Main Street, Montauk, Brookville, 516-299-3100 41st Annual Shark Tag Tournament, Montauk, 631-668-2428 631-668-5900 May 19 - May 20, Fleece and Fiber Fair, March 30 - April 1, I-CON 31, Stony Brook Hallockville Museum Farm & Folklife Center, University, Stony Brook, 631-736-1049 Jan. 1 - April 15, Seal Cruises 2012, Riverhead 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, 631-298-5292 Foundation for Marine Research, Captain Lou, March 31 - July 8, Jim Dine: Sculpture, 28A Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport, 631-369-9840 May 20, Buick Car Show, Suffolk County Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, Feb. 1 - March 31, Annual Festival of One-Act Drive, Roslyn Harbor, 516-484-9337 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, 631-854-5555 Plays, Theatre Three Productions, 412 Main April 7 - April 8, Michael Jackson “The Street, Port Jefferson, 631-928-9100 May 26 - May 27, Air Show at Jones Beach State Immortal World Tour” by Cirque du Soleil, Park, Jones Beach, Wantagh, 516-785-1600 Feb. 11 - March 18, Long Island Winterfest: Jazz Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 on the Vine, Various Vineyard Locations on the Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, 516-794-9300 May 26 - May 27, Long Island Mozart Festival, East End of Long Island, 631-951-3900 Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, April 12 - June 17, “42nd Street,” John W. Old Westbury, 516-333-0048 March 4, Golden Dragon Acrobats, LIU Tilles Engeman Theater, 250 Main Street, Northport, Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern 631-261-2900 May 26 - May 27, Montauk Art Show, Montauk Boulevard, Brookville, 516-299-3100 Town Green, Montauk, 631-668-2428 April 13, Florence Henderson in “All the Lives March 4, ImaginOcean, Staller Center, Stony of Me...A Musical Journey,” LIU Tilles Center for June 3, Antique and Collectible Auto Show, Old Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old 631-632-ARTS Brookville, 516-299-3100 Westbury, 516-333-0048 March 10, Dresden Philharmonic, LIU Tilles April 14, Historic Area Lighthouse Trek, Fire June 9, Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park Racetrack, Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Island Lighthouse, Robert Moses State Park, Fire Elmont, 516-488-6000 Boulevard, Brookville, 516-299-3100 Island, 631-661-4876 June 9, Mighty Montauk Triathlon, Montauk, March 10, Southside Johnny and the Asbury April 14, New York Voices-Renaissance Jazz, 631-668-2428 Jukes, Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main Street, Staller Center, Stony Brook University, Recital Hall, June 14 - June 16, Star Island Yacht Club 26th Port Washington, 516-767-1384 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, 631-632-ARTS Annual Shark Tournament, Montauk, March 11, Irish Festival, Hofstra University, April 19 - April 20, Disney’s Phineas & Ferb 631-668-5900 Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead, 516-812-3267 LIVE! Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 June 15 - June 17, Mattituck Strawberry Festival, Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, 516-794-9303 March 17, Royal Winnipeg Ballet - Moulin Rouge Mattituck Lions Club, CR 48, North of Cox Neck the Ballet, Staller Center, Stony Brook University, April 21 - April 22, Spring Festival, Commuter Road, Mattituck, 631-298-2222 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, 631-632-ARTS Lot, Sunrise Highway & Long Beach Road, Rock- June 16 - June 17, Pirate Festival and Classic Boat ville Centre, 631-724-5966 March 18, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra featuring Show, Long Island Maritime Museum, 86 West The Pied Pipers, LIU Tilles Center for the Perform- May 3 - June 10, Home with Natalie Wood, Avenue, West Sayville 631-HISTORY ing Arts at LIU Post, 720 Northern Boulevard, WMHO Educational and Cultural Center, June 17, Antiques & Collectibles Show, Sagtikos Brookville, 516-299-3100 111 Main Street, Stony Brook, 631-689- 5888 Manor, 677 Montauk Highway, Bay Shore, March 18 - March 25, Hampton’s Restaurant May 5, La Traviata, LIU Tilles Center for the 631-854-0939 Week, Various Locations, Performing Arts, 720 Northern Boulevard, June 22 - July 15, 11th Annual Art Show, Fire Hamptonsrestaurantweek.com Brookville, 516-299-3100 Island Lighthouse, Robert Moses State Park, March 21 - March 26, Ringling Bros. and May 5 - May 6, L.I. Marathon Festival of Races, Fire Island, 631-661-4876 Barnum & Bailey Circus presents Dragons, Nassau Eisenhower Park, Merrick Ave. and Park Blvd., June 29, Southampton Fresh Air Home Benefi t

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Belmont Park Racetrack in Elmont; at right, Air Show at Jones Beach State Park.

- Fireworks, Shinnecock Bay, Southampton, Neck Road, Centerport, 631-854-5555 Sept. 29 – Sept. 30, Family Festival by the Sea, 631-283-0402 Lido Beach Town Park, 516-812-3267 Aug. 18, Blue Grass Festival, Tanners Park, July 2, TD Bank Celebrates America with Gruc- Copiague, 631-587-3696 Sept. 29 – Sept. 30, Mightyman Events, ci Fireworks, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, Montauk, 631-668-2428 516-572-0200, grucci.com Aug. 18 – Aug. 19, Lighthouse Weekend, Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum, Montauk, Sept. 30, Cruise to the Light Auto Show, July 4, Independence Day Celebration, 631-668-2428 Fire Island Lighthouse, Robert Moses State Sagamore Hill, 20 Sagamore Hill Road, Park, Fire Island, 631-661-4876 Oyster Bay, 516-922-4788 Aug. 23 – Aug. 26, The Barclays PGA Playoff, Bethpage State Park, 99 Quaker Meeting Oct. 6 - Oct. 7, Country Fest, Long Island July 4, Go 4th on the Bay - Grucci Style, House Road, Farmingdale, 516-249-0701 Great South Bay; Between Patchogue - Bayshore, Maritime Museum, 86 West Avenue, West grucci.com Aug. 25, Scottish Games, Old Westbury Sayville, 631-HISTORY Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, July 4, Oct. 6 - Oct. 7, Montauk Chamber Fall Festival, Star Spangled Blast, Bald Hill, Route 83, Old Westbury, 516-333-0048 Farmingville, 631-732-4011, grucci.com On the Green, Montauk, 631-668-2428 Aug. 25 – Aug. 26, Seafood Festival, July 4, Stars Over Montauk, Along the Harbor, Oct. 7, Fall Festival, Sagtikos Manor, 677 Long Island Maritime Museum, Montauk, 631-668-2428 Montauk Highway, Bay Shore, 631-321-6809 86 West Avenue, West Sayville, 631-HISTORY July 7, Fireworks and Concert, Mill River/ Oct. 7, Run Like A Diva, Eisenhower Park, Centennial Park, Merrick Road, Aug. 26, Vanderbilt Cup Regional Car Show, Suf- Merrick Road, East Meadow, 516-572-0218 Rockville Centre, 516-616-3610 folk County Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, 631-724-1382 Oct. 13 - Oct. 14, Oyster Festival, July 13 - July 15, Great South Bay Music West End Avenue, Oyster Bay, 516-628-1625 Festival, Shorefront Park, Smith Street, Aug. 26 – Sept. 2, Hampton Classic Horse Show, Patchogue, 631-331-0808 240 Snake Hollow Road, Oct. 20, International Taste of Port Jefferson, Port Bridgehampton, 631-537-3177 Jefferson Village Center at Harborfront Park, 101- July 13 - July 19, Long Island International Film A East Broadway, Port Jefferson, 631-802-2160 Festival, Bellmore Theater, 222 Pettit Avenue, Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, Shinnecock Pow-Wow, Bellmore, 516-783-3168 Shinnecock Reservation, Southampton, Oct. 20 – Oct. 21, Rock Hall 26th Annual 631-283-6143 Country Fair, 199 Broadway, Lawrence, July 14, LI Philharmonic Concert and Fireworks, 516-812-3267 Heckscher State Park, Heckscher Parkway, Sept. 7 – Sept. 9, American Music Festival, East Islip, 631-224-5420 Main Street, Port Jefferson, 631-473-1414 Oct. 26 , Halloween Boat Burning, Long Island Maritime Museum, 86 West Avenue, July 14, Fireworks Over Three Mile Harbor, Sept. 8, Triathlon, Point Lookout , 516-812-3267 West Sayville, 631-HISTORY East Hampton, 631-324-0362 Sept. 15 – Sept. 16, Fall Festival and Craft Oct. 27 – Oct. 28, Fall Festival, Rockville Centre July 14 - July 15, Tractor Pull and Show, Hallock- Show, Hallockville Museum Farm & Commuter Lot, Sunrise Hwy and Long Beach ville Museum Farm & Folklife Center, Folklife Center, 6038 Sound Avenue, Road, Rockville Centre, 631- 724-5966 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, 631-298-5292 Riverhead, 631-298-5292 Nov. 17 – Feb. 24, Abstract Expressionism July 15, Classic Car Show, Sagtikos Manor, 677 Sept. 15 – Sept. 16, Spectacular Seventh Annual Exhibition, Nassau County Museum of Art, One Montauk Highway, Bay Shore, 631-854-0939 Seaside Car Show, Point Lookout Beach, Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, 516-484-9337 516-812-3267 July 21 - Nov. 4, Marc Chagall Exhibition, Nassau Late Nov. – Dec., Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, Sept. 16, Jaguar Car Show, Suffolk County Carol,” Theatre Three Productions, 412 Main Roslyn Harbor, 516-484-9337 Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, 180 Little Street, Port Jefferson, 631-928-9100 Aug. 2 – Aug. 4, Star Island Yacht Club Mako/ Neck Road, Centerport, 631-854-5555 Thresher Mania Tournament, Montauk, Sept. 20 – Sept. 23, Street Festival and Carnival, Dec. 2, Hallockville Christmas, Hallockville Mu- 631-668-5052 Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station, seum Farm & Folklife Center, 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, 631-298-5292 Aug. 4 – Aug. 5, Classic Boat Show & Regatta, 516-785-3216 Long Island Maritime Museum, 86 West Avenue, Sept. 22, Kite Festival, Long Island Maritime Dec. 8, Holiday Dinner at the Vanderbilt, Suffolk West Sayville, 631-HISTORY Museum, 86 West Avenue, West Sayville, County Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, 631-854-5550 Aug. 4 – Aug. 5, Paumanauke Pow-Wow, 631- HISTORY Tanners Park, Copiague, 631-587-3696 Sept. 23, Corvette Car Show, Suffolk County Dec 8 - Dec. 9, Holiday House Tour, Sagtikos Aug. 12, MG Car Show, Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, 180 Little Manor, 667 Montauk Highway, Bay Shore, Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, 631-854-5555 631-321-6809

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 17 white and blue tapered spire in memory Honoring of our Vietnam War dead. It also serves as a tribute to surviving veterans. The parking America’s lot at the memorial is open year-round. veterans In Hauppauge you can visit Armed Forces Plaza (631-853-VETS, Veterans Memorial Highway). This is a monument Veterans, their families, friends and to those who served during the Korean supporters can pay tribute to the sacrifices War (1950-53). The monument includes a and contributions made by members of map of Korea and statues of a soldier and the military at several sites on Long Island. a nurse, the latter representing women Veterans Memorial Plaza at Eisenhower veterans. In addition, you will see a World Park (Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, War II monument with a granite Map of 516-572-8450) is a major memorial, the world and the Wall of Honor, with 32 which includes a Wall of Honor listing bronze plaques of major U.S. conflicts. Nassau County veterans, living and de- Long Islanders have served in all of the ceased; Prisoner of War-Missing in Action country’s wars, and thus many historic and Korean War monuments; memorials towns have their own monuments. The to World War II and Medal of Honor and Southold Civil War monument was Purple Heart recipients. Also honored erected in 1887 to honor the memory of in separate areas are Gold Star Parents soldiers from Southold who fought for of deceased veterans and doctors and the Union. It stands at the intersection of nurses who served in war. You can also Main Street and Tuckers Lane, Southold. visit and pay respects at the 9/11 Memo- In Sag Harbor a Civil War monument rial. is located at the Triangle at Madison and In Suffolk County, there is a Vietnam Main Streets; the historic village also in- Veterans Memorial at the Bald Hill Scenic cludes a World War I monument at Otter Overlook on Patchogue-Mt. Sinai Rd. Pond and Main Street, and a World War II (Rte. 83). Standing 100 feet tall, it is a red, Monument in Marine Park on Bay Street. Lipper Photo by Robert Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Bald Hill.

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20 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Old Westbury Gardens. North Shore

Long Island’s North Shore has been a center of affl uence dating at least to the Gilded Age of the 19th century. It is here that F. Scott Fitzgerald penned his classic Roaring Twenties novel, “The Great Gatsby,” inspired by the glamorous lifestyles of the North Shore’s rich and famous residents. Nowadays, some of those surviving Gold Coast mansions still draw crowds – of tourists – as do the North Shore’s breathtaking Long Island Sound views, upscale shopping and stellar parks, museums and beaches.

Visit the homes of presidents and poets The North Shore is among the nation’s oldest settled areas. In 1790, President George Washing- ton made a well documented tour of the region, visiting a number of local landmarks. In the 19th Century, Walt Whitman was born in Huntington and wrote his fi rst poetry here. Theodore Roosevelt, an American hero and the youngest man ever to become U.S. President (at age 43), was a Long Is- lander who lived in Oyster Bay from 1885 until his death in 1919.

On the North Shore, you can visit the Walt Whitman Birthplace in West Hills, Huntington, and Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Roosevelt’s Summer White House in Oyster Bay.

The area, often referred to as the Gold Coast, also contains some of the largest and most lavish mansions ever built in the United States. You can visit a number of these architectural wonders, which have been preserved as museums, historic homes or university campuses.

Wander the streets of a historic port Waterfront dining and seaside strolls are among the pleasures of the North Shore’s historic port communities. Port Washington, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson and Stony Brook and other such com- munities offer sailboat-dotted harbor views, nautical museums, shops and restaurants. Dining and shopping are a delightful experience anywhere on the North Shore.

Shop for days From the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington and Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, to high-end shops in Garden City, Great Neck and the Americana Manhasset, to the quaint Stony Brook Village, you can fi nd a wide range of merchandise for all tastes – all a quick drive from major roads.

Discover unique attractions Along the North Shore you can visit a Whaling Museum, a Holocaust Memorial, and art, history and science museums. You can explore a lighthouse, grist mills, a general store, arboretums, outstanding university campuses, a DNA learning center, a fi sh hatchery and a planetarium. The fl owers, gardens and landscaped grounds are glorious at Old Westbury Gardens and Plant- ing Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. In the Pine Barrens on the east, Wildwood State Park comp- ises 600 acres of hardwood forest on a high bluff that overlooks Long Island Sound.

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 21 demonstration hatchery also houses New York understand the causes and consequences of North Shore State’s largest collection of native freshwater the Holocaust. B2

fi sh, reptiles and amphibians. See and feed the museums & Huntington Harbor Lighthouse newly hatched trout. At Route 25A and Route Located several hundred feet offshore at the 108 on the Nassau/Suffolk County border. historic sites entrance to Lloyd Harbor and Huntington Open year-round (516-692-6768). C2 Harbor. Open to the public May – October. American Merchant Marine Museum Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum 42-foot-tall Venetian Renaissance Beaux Arts- of the United States Merchant Marine Main Street, Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor. style structure dating to 1912; still an active Academy Open year-round (631-367-3418). Features a navigation aid operated by the U.S. Coast 300 Steamboat Rd., Kings Point. Closed in fully equipped 19th Century American whale- Guard. Lighthouse boat tours on selected July, holidays and weekends during semester boat with original gear, a renowned scrimshaw dates, June - September. For more information breaks (516-773-5000). On 80 acres of the collection, whaling equipment, marine art, visit www.huntingtonlighthouse.org or call former Walter P. Chrysler estate, the Academy models, an 1850 diorama, marine mammal 631-421-1985. C2 educates offi cers for the American Merchant bone display, and permanent and changing Huntington Historical Society Museums Marine and U.S. Naval Reserve. Its 14-gallery exhibitions on Long Island’s maritime history 209 Main Street, Huntington. Open year- American Merchant Marine Museum in the and whaling industry. C2 round (631-427-7045). The Society maintains Barstow estate focuses on the evolution of Execution Rocks Lighthouse four historic sites; Dr. Daniel Kissam House American shipping since the Civil War. B2 Tower climbs are available during summer Museum, c.1795; David Conklin Farmhouse, Caleb Smith House weekends at the lighthouse built in 1849. Boat c.1750; The Huntington Sewing and Trade Route 25A, Smithtown. Open year-round tours leave from Port Washington Town Dock. School, c.1905 and The Soldiers and Sailors (631-265-6768). c.1819. Headquarters of (215-906-5103) Memorial building c.1892. C2 the Smithtown Historical Society, a farm- Garvies Point Museum Joseph Lloyd Manor House house with 17th-and 18th-century furni- Barry Drive, Glen Cove. Open year-round Lloyd Lane, Lloyd Harbor, Huntington. Open ture, paintings, lithographs, reference books (516-571-8010). The museum exhibits cover Memorial Day - Columbus Day (631-692- and documents. D2 prehistoric Indian culture, the science of 4664). C.1766. A historic house museum of Cedarmere archaeology and the area’s geologic past. The the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Bryant Avenue, Roslyn. Open May – October preserve is 62 acres of woodland thickets and Antiquities, Lloyd Manor was the home of (516-571-8130). Former home of William meadows. B2 Jupiter Hammon, who lived life enslaved and Cullen Bryant, renowned poet and editor of became the fi rst published African-American Heckscher Museum of Art the New York Evening Post for over 50 years. poet. Accurate 18th Century room arrange- Prime Avenue & Main Street, Huntington. A gothic mill and beautiful garden located on ments and formal gardens. C2 Open year-round (631-351-3250). The mu- the grounds. B3 seum in Heckscher Park exhibits works from Long Island Museum of American Art, Christopher Morley Knothole regional and national collections and its per- History & Carriages 500 Searingtown Road, Roslyn. (516-571- manent collection of European and American 1208 Route 25A, Stony Brook. Open year- 8113). Novelist, essayist, columnist and poet paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints. C2 round (631-751-0066). Art museum, history Christopher Morley sought the solitude and museum, Carriage House, blacksmith shop, Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of quiet of this rustic cabin. There is also a display schoolhouse, exhibits of 19th-and 20th- Nassau County of his complete works. B3 Century art, Long Island and American history, Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, horse-drawn carriages, miniature rooms, Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery Glen Cove. Open year-round (516-571-8040). antique decoys, museum shop. E2 and Aquarium Located on the 20-acre Welwyn Preserve, Started in 1883, when the fi rst brown trout provides free guided tours, permanent and Mather House Museum imported into the U.S. arrived at the hatchery, changing art and photo exhibits, seminars, 115 Prospect Street, Port Jefferson. Open May this environmental education center and and age appropriate lectures to foster and – September (631-473-2665). 19th (continued on page 24) Photo courtesy Sagamore Hill Photo courtesy

22 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay. Tour our magnificent, 1906 mansion filled with priceless furnishings and art. Stroll 200 acres of sweeping lawns, wooded paths, and indescribably beautiful gardens. At- tend concerts, festivals, antique auto shows, teas, Scottish Games, and many other events. Or just relax, bring a picnic, and take the time to smell the flowers.

Open daily (except Tuesday), late April through October, Holiday Celebration in De- cember, and for special events the rest of the year. Café in the Woods, Gift Shop, Pic- nic Area. Call about Group Rates, Education Programs, and Wedding Photography.

Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury 516-333-0048 www.oldwestburygardens.org

Simple pleasures never go out of style.

Formorethanacentury,New Yorkers have been coming to Glen Cove Mansion for grand galas,familygatherings,orjusttoescapethe cityandunwind.Witha55-acrebackyard, tennis courts, swimming pool, walking paths andaward-winningservice,youcanseewhy themansionhasstoodthetestoftime.

516.671.6400 | GlenCoveMansion.com 200 Dosoris Lane | Glen Cove, New York 11542 Located on Long Island, less than 30 miles from ManhattanandLaGuardia&JFKairports.

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Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay.

Stony Brook Grist Mill.

(continued from page 22) Old Westbury Gardens (See Arboretums) House, Falaise and Castlegould. Guided tours Century home of ship-builder John Mather held May – October. Dinosaur and other Raynham Hall Museum featuring ships’ artifacts, maritime exhibits and exhibits, nature center and nature trails open 20 West Main Street, Oyster Bay. Open period furnishings. Historic buildings include a year-round. B2 year-round (516-922-6808). A 22-room tool shed and barn with replicas of a country house depicts the lives of two generations Sands-Willets House store, butcher shop and barber shop. E2 of Townsends in Oyster Bay, beginning in 95 Middle Neck Road, Port Washington. Open Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences 1738, and occupation by Queen’s Rang- year-round (516-365-9074). Built in 1735, State University of New York at Stony Brook, ers during the American Revolution; 1851 occupied by the fi rst Mayor of NYC, Thomas Nicolls Road, Stony Brook. Open year-round Victorian addition; formal gardens. C2 Willets, and eventually his descendants until (631-632-8230). Museum features collec- 1967, when the Cow Neck Historical Society Roslyn Grist Mill tions of rocks, minerals and fossils; permanent purchased the home and restored and reno- 1384 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn. Dating exhibit on geological history of Long Island; vated it. B2 to 1735, one of the few Dutch-framed colonial changing exhibits on dinosaurs, astronomy commercial structures in the U.S. Former Science Museum of Long Island and earth sciences. E2 teahouse and museum. (Under restoration) B3 1526 North Plandome Road, Manhasset. The Nassau County Museum of Art Open year-round (516-627-9400). In Leeds Saddle Rock Grist Mill Pond Preserve. A private and non-profi t sci- Northern Boulevard, Roslyn Harbor. Grist Mill Lane, Saddle Rock. Open May – Oc- Housed in the restored Neo-classical-style tober (516-571-7900). c.1702. One of the few ence activities center dedicated to the physical mansion on the former estate of Childs operating – and possibly the oldest – tidal grist sciences. A hands-on workshop museum. B3 Frick, son of U.S. Steel co-founder Henry mills in America. The mill is a prime example Stony Brook Grist Mill Clay Frick. The 145-acre property is now of the painstaking craftsmanship of the 1700s, Harbor Road, Stony Brook. Open April – No- used for the display of outdoor sculpture; which produced structures that have lasted vember (631-751-2244). c.1751 Visitors can the mansion houses 10 refurbished galleries over 250 years. B2 see modern-day millers grinding grain in Long for changing exhibitions. Open year-round Island’s most completely equipped, working (516-484-9337). B3 Sagamore Hill National Historic Site mill. A Mill Store offers related items. E2 Cove Neck Road, Oyster Bay. Open year- The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame round (516-922-4788). Constructed by Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Museum President Theodore Roosevelt in 1884-8, this (See Mansions Listing) Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, 74 23-room Victorian mansion was his “Summer Hauppauge Road, Commack. Open year- White House” from 1901-1909. Old Orchard Smithtown Township Arts Council/Mills round, seven days a week (631-462-9800, ext. Museum was built by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pond House Gallery. 119). Plaques and memorabilia of more than Roosevelt Jr. in 1937-38. It includes exhibits 660 Route 25A, St. James. Open year-round 50 Jewish athletes, coaches and sports an- and audio visual programs on Roosevelt’s (631-862-6575). Exhibits of historical and con- nouncers from the New York area. D2 family life and career. The mansion will be temporary works of art from local to national sources; classes, special events. Northport Historical Society and Museum closed beginning spring 2012, for a three-year 251 Main Street, Northport. Open year- rehabilitation. Old Orchard Museum, historic Thompson House round (631-757-9859). Opened in 1974 in outbuildings and grounds, along with the North Country Road, Setauket. Open Memo- a structure built by Andrew Carnegie in nature trail that leads to the national wildlife rial Day – Columbus Day. C.1700. Collection of refuge on Cold Spring Harbor, remain open to 1914 as the Village Library. Features early L.I. furniture recreates life of the Samuel visitors. C2 changing exhibits. D2 Thompson family, 1700-1750. E2 St. James General Store Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Moriches Road, St. James. Open year-round 102 Audrey Avenue. Open year-round Site and Interpretive Center (631-854-3740). National landmark, in (516-558-7036) Currently located in a preview 240 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington continuous operation since 1857. Offers center in downtown Oyster Bay open on Station. Open year-round (631-427-5240). 19th Century-style merchandise, candies, weekends, and featuring railroad-themed dis- c.1819 Birthplace of America’s most famous preserves, handcrafts. E2 plays and a gift shop, the museum will eventu- poet with authentic furnishings and unusual ally occupy the restored historic Oyster Bay Sands Point Park and Preserve architecture. Exhibit includes Whitman’s railroad station. A nearby display yard open 95 Middleneck Road, Sands Point. Open schoolmaster’s desk, his voice on tape, weekends from April to December features a year-round (516-571-7900). Gold Coast portraits, letters/manuscripts and artifacts. turntable, the restored Locomotive #35 and estate of Daniel and Harry Guggenheim, with Picnic facilities, museum shop and book- other historic items. C2 castle-type architecture, including: Hempstead store. Handicapped accessible. D2

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www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 25 Gold Coast Old Westbury Gardens (See Arboretums) At the Chrysler Estate on Steamboat Road, Kings mansions Point, now home of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, enjoy a breathtaking view of Long Island Sound with white sails dotting the horizon on warm, sunny days. Wiley Hall, a Beaux Arts man- sion on the estate, is surrounded by beautifully manicured lawns, adorned with refl ecting pools and fountains that recall the glory of bygone years. Open year-round (516-773-5000). B2 Drive through the iron gates of Falaise at Sands Point Preserve, 95 Middle Neck Road, Port Washington to the Norman-style mansion of Capt. Harry F. Guggenheim, high on a bluff overlooking the Sound, and enter a world of medieval splendor. Here, in the solitude of the ivy-covered villa, Charles Lindbergh wrote “We,” an account of his historic ad- ventures. Open May – October (516-571-7900). B2 Planting Fields Arboretum (See Arboretums) Coindre Hall (see Parks) Chelsea, Northern Boulevard, East Norwich, the former residence of Benjamin and Alexandra Moore, is an uncommonly beautiful 32-room mansion. It is now home to a host of public pro-

KKM Photo/LICVB grams, including lecture series, chamber recitals and art shows (516-571-8550). C2 Coindre Hall Park in Huntington. LIU Post on Route 25A in Brookville is a 400-acre campus noted for its beauty. The campus features the gracious Tudor estate house built for Marjorie Merriweather Post and E.F. Hutton in 1921. Features YAMAGUCHI arboretum and labyrinth (516-299-2000). C2 Japanese Restaurant The Nassau County Museum of Art CLOSED MONDAYS (See Museums & Historic Sites) NYIT deSeversky Mansion, situated on 100

Recommended by: Lunch - Tuesday - Friday 12 - 2:30 acres on Northern Boulevard in Old Westbury, is – N.Y. Times – Newsday Dinner - Tuesday - Thursday - 5:30 - 10:00 a stately Georgian mansion formerly occupied by "Rated Excellent" Friday - 5:30 - 10:30 the Dupont and Guest families. It is now part of the 2007/2008 Zagat’s Restaurant Guide Saturday - 5:00 - 10:30 Sun - 5:00 - 9:30 New York Institute of Technology campus (516- 686-7675). B3 Directions: 63 Main Street, Port Washington L.I.E. Exit 36N Searingtown Rd. – cross Oheka Castle in Huntington is the second largest 25A – becomes Port Washington Blvd.– 516-883-3500 go 5 miles, left on Main Street 1/2 mile, private residence ever built in the United States. The located across from train station. estate and gardens are currently used for privately catered events and movie and television produc- tions. However, mansion tours are available by appointment only (631-659-1400) C2 Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion, Marine Museum, Planetarium, Park 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport. Open year- round (631-854-5579). Former home of William Kissam Vanderbilt II, 43-acre estate includes Eagle’s Nest, an ornate Spanish-Revival style mansion, which contains fi ne and decorative arts, natural history collections gathered in the 1920s-30s. Site offers lectures, workshops, concerts, Arena Players Repertory and chil- dren’s theater, special events. The Planetarium is scheduled to reopen in summer 2012 with improvements including a state-of-the-art, Kon-

26 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 ica Minolta Infi nium star projector with full-dome video and surround-sound systems, new seats, and a ticketing and information ki-

osk in the lobby. Planetarium LICVB courtesy Photos programs include sky shows, children and family astrono- my programs, and night-sky observing sessions. D2

Arboretums Long Island is the site of a number of renowned arboretums which offer the sheer enjoyment of seeing nature’s bounty. You can stroll through acre upon acre of protected, and in some cases care- fully manicured, land. Bailey Arboretum, on Bayville Road in Lat- tingtown, a Nassau County park, features 42 acres of exotic trees, rare shrubs and breathtak- ingly beautiful fl ower beds. It also features a unique Sensory Garden for the disabled and an

interpretive nature trail (516-571-8020). B2 KKM Photo/LICVB LIU Post Community Arboretum Top left, Old Westbury Gardens; (See Gold Coast mansions) above, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay. Old Westbury Gardens, at 71 Old Westbury Road in Old Westbury, the former Georgian Mansion estate of fi nancier-sportsman John S. Phipps and his family, is one of the few great LI estates open to the general public. The 1906 mansion is fi lled with fi ne English antiques and decorative arts refl ecting 18th- and 19th-Century grandeur in furnishings. It sits at the center of 160 acres of landscaped grounds, formal gardens, woodland and ponds. The site features gift and plant shops and a cafe. Special events include garden tours, classical and pops concerts, lec- tures, and children’s programs. Open late April – October, Sundays in November and for holiday celebrations in December (516-333-0048). B3 Planting Fields Arboretum, on Planting Fields Road in Oyster Bay, was the home of William Robertson Coe from 1910 to 1955. It is now FLORAL PARK MOTOR LODGE administered by the Long Island State Park and & CONFERENCE CENTER Recreation Commission. The arboretum en- (516) 922-1500 • (800) 334-4798 (516) 775-7777 • (800) 255-9680 compasses 409 acres: 150 acres of gardens and • 65 Newly renovated rooms www.floralparkmotorlodge.com plant collections, 40 acres of lawns, and over • 107 Luxuriously Clean Guestrooms • Complimentary Deluxe • 5 Completely Appointed Conference Rooms 200 acres of woodlands and fi elds. There are Continental Breakfast • Complimentary Wireless Internet Access two greenhouse complexes totaling over one- • Complimentary High Speed • Non-smoking & Smoking Rooms and-a-half acres, where native, tropical and Wireless Internet & Business Center • Fitness Center sub-tropical plants are cultivated under con- • HBO & Sports Channel • Business Center • Fitness Center • Individually Controlled Heating & A/C trolled conditions. Coe Hall at Planting Fields, • Cable Television with HBO & Sports Channel • Meeting Facilities on premises built in 1918, is one of the fi nest examples of • Complimentary Deluxe Continental Breakfast • Non-Smoking Facility Tudor Revival architecture in America, with pe- • AAA Approved 6321 Northern Blvd. (Rte. 25A) & Rte. 106 • Corporate Accounts are Our Specialty riod furnishings, imported antiques and stained 30 Jericho Tpke., Floral Park, NY 11001 glass. Grounds open year-round, mansion from East Norwich, LI NY 11732 at the Nassau/Queens border minutes from JFK LIE exit 41N or Northern State Pkwy exit 35N April – October (516-922-9200). C2 www.eastnorwichinn.com and LaGuardia Airports

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Brookhaven National Laboratory William Floyd Parkway, Upton, (631-344-2345) offers tours of its facilities, interactive exhibits, and science talks during its annual Summer Sundays programin July and August. Group tours are offered by appointment year-round. Explore the marvels of science and learn about the lab’s research. Visitors age 16 and older must bring a photo ID. F2 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor. (516-367-8800). Founded in 1890, the laboratory is a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant genetics, genom- ics, and bioinformatics and a broad educational mission. Tours and concerts are open to the public. C2 Dolan DNA Learning Center Multi-media History Show. Open year-round (516-367-5170). A multi-image, Surround Sound presentation of a comprehensive historical overview of Long Island from the Ice Age to the end of the 20th Century. The 28-minute presentation, commissioned by Cablevision, is presented in a 104-seat theater at the Dolan DNA Learning Center in the North Shore village of Cold Spring Harbor at 334 Main Street, Route 25A. Long Island Discovery includes com- ments, observations and anecdotes of prominent Island historians, anthropologists and local residents, 30 of whom were videotaped for the project. C2 Planetarium Sky Shows The Planetarium at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road in Centerport, is one of the largest and best-equipped in the United States. In addition to its domed theater, where Sky Shows recreate celestial events, there is also an observatory with a 16-inch Cassegrain reflecting telescope through which visitors can scan the heavens above on clear nights. The 60-foot-in-diameter Sky Theatre is scheduled to reopen in sum- mer 2012 with improvements including a state-of-the-art, Konica Minolta Infinium star projector with full-dome video and Surround Sound systems, new seats, and a ticketing and information kiosk in the lobby. The theatre depicts the heavenly bodies: sun, moon, planets and stars. It can simulate the heavens at any moment in time, from the distant past to the future, as they appeared from any place on earth. Open year-round (631-854-5579). D2 Shopping Long Island’s roads are lined with countless stores, many located in shopping centers on east-west thoroughfares such as Route 24, Route 27 (Sunrise Highway) and Route 27A (Merrick Road) on the South Shore, and Route 25 (Jericho Turnpike) and Route 25A (North- ern Boulevard) on the North Shore. Many communities also feature downtown shopping villages and malls. HUNTINGTON TOWN BOARD Most malls and shopping centers are conveniently located near Frank P. Petrone, Supervisor major transportation hubs such as parkways, the Long Island Mark Cuthbertson, Councilman Susan A. Berland, Councilwoman Expressway, Long Island Rail Road stations and bus stops. Many Mark Mayoka, Councilman extend their hours during holiday seasons. Eugene Cook, Councilman Founded 1653 Major indoor shopping malls Smith Haven Mall, Nesconset Highway, Lake Grove. 150 stores including Macy’s, JC Penney, Sears. (631-724-1433) E2 Walt Whitman Mall, Route 110, Huntington. 110 stores includ- 28 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Downtown Cold Spring Harbor. STONY BROOK VILLAGE CENTER MAIN STREET ON THE HARBOR KKM Photo/LICVB

ing Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue. (631-271-1741) C2 Visitor-oriented shopping villages (Phone numbers listed are for local chambers of commerce or merchant associations). Cold Spring Harbor, a historic Main Street shopping district just west of Huntington Village, is known for antique shops and boutiques. C2 Huntington Village, a booming Main Street shopping commu- nity features many boutiques, restaurants, night spots and cafés.    (631-423-6100) C2 Northport. Once known as “Cow Harbor,” this nautical village has shopping, restaurants, a collection of former captains’ houses IT’S ALL HERE! and a wharf on a picturesque harbor. (631-754-3905) D2   Glen Cove, a Gold Coast village, features fi ne restaurants,   dozens of boutiques and gift shops, museums and nature     preserves. (516-676-6666) B2        

Great Neck, a trendy, upscale shopping district, offers some of   the fi nest shops and restaurants to be found on the North Shore.     (516-487-2000) B2     Manhasset. Americana Manhasset is comprised of upscale shops     along Northern Boulevard. (516-627-2277) B3 Locust Valley. Antiques shops, interior design fi rms and boutiques !"  ! " # $ % &##&# ' line chic Birch Hill Road and Forest Avenue. C2 '(! )*&)"+'         Oyster Bay, a picturesque village shopping district, features historic )",,"#,!&-' ).!%,.  / -0# landmarks and a sheltered harbor. (516-922-6464) C2 ,* ).1'* 2 "-&/ !&. ,.!2 $' Port Jefferson is a picturesque waterfront village with fi ne old -!&. 2 '& # . %"1,&31 houses, beautiful gardens, antique stores and waterfront restaurants. "2&/! )*")"-!,& . &.&'* - !#) (631-473-1414) E2 -!4 '&2 ",&"#' $&# %"1,&31 Port Washington. Antique shops, restaurants and art galleries line - #2' *!&. 2 '& #' lower Main Street in the harbor area. (516-883-6566) B2 -",  #'."" %!.% . '*"( .")40 ("&#, 5 $ - .'         Roslyn Historic Shopping District on Main Street boasts $ ', homes built between 1690 and 1865, which have been restored .1( -',&-,'4&# 0!.#' to their original appearance. Several homes are open to the ',"#0 %.""4 &, '*"( /!# * 1' # "1,- , public. (516-621-1961) B3 $ -)" *" " ',"#0 %.""4 Sea Cliff. Victorian homes and small shops give this quaint $ - $& ' "(,&)&!#' $&'* residential arts community a New England fl avor. The park at ,* $.&,&# (-!) the end of Sea Cliff Avenue offers a spectacular hillside view of #$%$%& Hempstead Harbor. B2 %.""4 *"1'      )"1#,.0 *"1' Stony Brook. Some of the trendiest shopping on Long Island can be ,* 2&'* .!, --&+' !.4 , (-!)          found at the Stony Brook Village Center. The Village is also home to ( #,& #," the Three Village Inn, originally built in 1751, and now a 26-room inn ."%&#'"#+' , ! .""        ,*. /&--! &## and fi ne American restaurant. (631-751-2244) E2  www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 29 Photo courtesy NYSDED courtesy Photo

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Blydenburgh County Park 80,000-square-foot mansion formerly National Audubon Society Important Bird (588 Acres), Smithtown, (631-854-3713). Hik- owned by George McKesson Brown, and Area, Long Island Greenbelt Trail hiking, ing, picnicking, camping, freshwater fi shing, now operated by Suffolk County. It was built guided nature walks, kayaking and fi shing rowboat rentals, bridle paths, playground. D2 in 1912 with turrets in the style of a medi- on Long Island Sound. D2 eval French chateau, with sweeping views of Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Huntington Harbor. C2 Planting Fields Arboretum (543 Acres), Smithtown, (631-265-1054). State Historic Park Freshwater fi shing, guided tours by res- Cold Spring Harbor State Park (409 Acres), Oyster Bay, (516-922-9200). ervation, hiking, historic interest, cross- (40 Acres), Cold Spring Harbor, (631-669- Guided tours by reservation, hiking, historic country skiing. D2 1000). Close to harbor, hiking path, birdwatch- interest, arboretum. C2 ing, part of Long Island Greenbelt Trail. C2 Christopher Morley Park Sweetbriar Nature Center (County)(98 Acres), Roslyn-North Hills, Governor Alfred E. Smith/ (54 acres), Smithtown, (631-979-6344). (516-571-8113). Jogging course, model Sunken Meadow State Park Butterfl y vivarium, nature trails, museum, boating, softball fi elds, basketball, paddle- (1266 Acres), Kings Park, (631-269-4333). natural science and wildlife programs, ball, volleyball, paddle tennis, horseshoes, Ballfi elds, bicycle path, bridle path, saltwater rehabilitated raptors. D2 shuffl eboard, tennis, golf, outdoor ice skat- fi shing, food service, golf with pro shop, hiking, ing rink, cross country skiing, outdoor pool, picnicking, bathhouse and saltwater swim- Whitney Pond Park diving pool. B3 ming, cross-country skiing, sled hills. D2 (County) (15 Acres), Manhasset, (516-571- 8300). Basketball, tennis, handball, paddle- Caumsett State Historic Park Hempstead Harbor Beach Park ball, outdoor swimming pool, diving tank, (1500 Acres), Lloyd Neck, (631-423-1770). (County)(60 Acres), Port Washington, jogging course. B3 Bridle path, saltwater fi shing, hiking, historic (516-571-7930). Golf, volleyball, badminton, interest, cross-country skiing. Historic Mar- softball, basketball, handball, paddleball, Wildwood State Park shall Field Estate. C2 shuffl eboard, aerodrome (for radio-con- (769 Acres), Wading River, (631-929-4314). trolled model airplanes), salt water Ballfi elds, camping, trailer hookups, Coindre Hall Park fi shing, beach. B2 saltwater fi shing, food service, hiking, (33-acres) 101 Browns Road, Huntington, Nissequogue River State Park picnicking, bathhouse, saltwater swimming, (call for tours: 631-424-8230). Gold Coast cross-country skiing. F2 waterfront estate featuring a 40-room, (153 Acres), Kings Park, (631-581-1072).

Top left, Blydenburg County Park; top right, Whitney Pond Park; below, Nissequogue River State Park.

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32 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 South Shore

The South Shore of Long Island is one of morial Coliseum in Uniondale, October through New York State’s premier family-oriented rec- April. The Long Island Ducks play exciting minor- reation areas. The region stretches for 50 miles league ball at Bethpage Ballpark in Central Islip. from the NYC line to the Hamptons. It’s a region Tour Museum Row of nearly neverending fun whether you like miles Museum Row is one place where you can of beaches, parks with boundless recreational pack a world of enjoyment into a single day — es- opportunities, nationally known shopping malls pecially if you brought the kids along. The Garden or superb restaurants. You can experience major City multi-museum complex includes the Long sports thrills, museums, fi shing and boating. Island Children’s Museum; the Cradle of Aviation Have fun under the sun Museum, an IMAX Theatre, the Nassau County The South Shore region boasts some of the Firefi ghters Museum & Education Center, and the nation’s outstanding beaches. Jones Beach State newest attraction, Historic Nunley’s Carousel. Park in Wantagh is a national gem where millions Visit the parks of people come to play every year on a seven- Looking for wide open spaces to ride a bike, mile Atlantic strand, or stroll a historic boardwalk. play ball or have a picnic? Try visiting one of our Long Beach’s boardwalk and beach on the state and county parks. You can also fi sh, golf, Atlantic Ocean are within a few minutes stroll of hike, play games and pursue myriad other activi- a city brimming with restaurants and nightlife. ties in these grand public facilities, for the price of For a relaxing break from the daily grind, hop a small parking fee. on a ferry from Bay Shore, Sayville or Patchogue to Fire Island. This unique barrier island features 17 Discover a zoo distinct communities, and the Fire Island National Take a gander at (and even feed and pet) ani- Seashore, offering year-round fun for everyone. mals ranging from deer, pigs and goats, to more exotic Bengal tigers, lemurs, monkeys and even Show your team spirit kangaroos! They reside within the South Shore’s Fans of spectator sports can look forward to four zoos. an array of sporting seasons and special events throughout the year. The May-to-October thor- Looking for more to do? oughbred racing season at Belmont Park in El- Take a dip in one of our public pools, stay mont includes the Belmont Stakes. Each June, this overnight at a campground, or climb the steps thrilling event brings the exciting Triple Crown fi - of a lighthouse. You can fi sh from a park pier, or nale of thoroughbred racing to Long Island. board a fi shing boat in Point Lookout, Freeport, Bethpage State Park encompasses fi ve pre- or the Captree Boat Basin. You can see a show at mier golf courses, including the Black course, indoor facilities ranging from the Nassau Veterans where the U.S. Open of golf was held in 2002 and Memorial Coliseum to the Gateway Playhouse again in 2009. and the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing The New York Islanders NHL hockey team Arts. And many familes stop to sample a glass of plays home games at the Nassau Veterans Me- vino at the region’s only winery, in Sayville.

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 33 African-American Museum 110 N. Franklin Street, Hempstead. Open year-round (516-572- 0730). Traces the history of the African-American Long Islander, past, present and future, in displays, including special exhibits from Smithsonian Institution, Brooklyn Museum, etc. B3 American Airpower Museum 1300 New Highway at Republic Airport, Farmingdale. Open year-round (631-293-6398). This former hanger features a South Shore collection of historic yet still-fl ying WWII aircraft including a P-47 Thunderbolt, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Bomber, Grum- museums man Avenger, F4U Corsair, P-40 Warhawk and T-6 Texan. Also, & historic sites exhibits and a gift shop. C3 Cradle of Aviation Museum Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City. See more than 70 legend- ary aircraft, including Charles Lindbergh’s Jenny and an actual Lunar Excursion Module built on Long Island. The collection of air and spacecraft rivals the Smithsonian’s. An IMAX domed, high-technology theater – the largest in New York State – features changing shows. (516-572-4111) B3 Fire Island Lighthouse At Fire Island National Seashore, east of Robert Moses State Park. Open year-round (631-321-7028). Erected in 1858, maintained since 1982 by the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, this working U.S. Coast Guard naviga- tional aid is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Guided tours include a climb up the tower’s 192 steps for a panoramic view of Great South Bay, the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding land. The original First Order Fresnel Lens used in the tower for 75 years, beginning in 1858, is exhibited in a new museum next to the lighthouse. D3 Hicksville Gregory Museum - L.I. Earth Science Center Heitz Place and May Avenue, Hicksville. Open year-round (516- 822-7505). Housed in the former Heitz Place Courthouse, the museum includes history exhibits in the Courthouse jail, one of the last authentic Long Island lock-ups. Also contains an earth science collection of fossils, minerals and fl uorescent displays. C3 Hofstra University Museum Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead. Open year-round (516-463- 6600). On Hofstra’s 240-acre campus and arboretum, the mu- seum consists of fi ve galleries, with modern paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs and ethnographic works; over 50 outdoor sculptures; changing exhibitions, featuring lectures, fi lms and tours; and a 40-foot stone Labyrinth. B3 Islip Art Museum Brookwood Hall, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip. Open year-round (631-224-5402). Gallery exhibits feature contemporary works of Long Island and NYC artists, selections from permanent collection. E3 Long Island Children’s Museum 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City. Open year-round (516-224- 5800). Cultural and educational hands-on experiences designed for children ages 2 through 12 and their families. Huge 40,000 square-foot museum in a converted airplane hanger features 12 innovative galleries with interactive exhibits. B3 Long Island Maritime Museum 86 West Avenue, West Sayville. Open year-round

Photo by Robert Lipper Robert Photo by (631-854-4974). Changing boating and marine exhibits, local small craft collection, history exhibit and 19th Century oystering vessel. E3

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Bay Park 8695). Small playground; basketball, tennis, Jones Beach State Park (County) (96 Acres), East Rockaway, paddleball and handball courts, table games, (2,413 Acres), South of Wantagh, (516-785- (516-571-7245). Golf, outdoor roller skating water sprinklers in season, picnic tables. C3 1600). Saltwater swimming on six-mile rink, saltwater fi shing, cross country skiing, ocean and bay beaches. Ballfi elds by volleyball, basketball, tennis, baseball and Connetquot River State Park permit, bicycle path, boat basin, saltwater softball fi elds, jogging course. B3 (3,473 Acres), Oakdale/Bohemia, (631- fi shing piers, bait station, snack bar, gift 581-1005). Bridle path, freshwater fi shing, shop, pitch-and-putt golf, picnicking, pool, Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park guided tours by reservation, hiking, historic bathhouse, beach volleyball, mini-golf, (690 acres), Oakdale, (631-581-1002). Food interest, cross-country skiing. E3 playgrounds and outdoor theater. C3 service, guided tours by reservation, hiking, historic interest, arboretum. E3 Cow Meadow Park & Preserve Mitchel Athletic Complex (County) (28 Acres), Freeport, (516-571-8685). Mitchel Field, Garden City, (516-572-0420). Belmont Lake State Park Jogging course, salt water fi shing, marina, A 10,000-seat stadium, hosted the 1998 (459 acres), North Babylon, (631-667-5055). tennis, basketball courts, handball/paddle- Goodwill Games soccer matches and the Ballfi elds, bicycle path, rowboat rentals, ball, softball fi eld, shuffl eboard. C3 2000 U.S. Open Cup. Today, it serves as the bridle path, freshwater fi shing, food service, offi cial indoor facility for the Long Island hiking, picnicking, playgrounds. D3 Eisenhower Park Rough Riders, a professional A-League Bethpage State Park (County) (930 Acres), East Meadow, men’s soccer team. B3 (516-572-0348). Jogging path, bicycle paths, (1475 Acres), Farmingdale, (516-249-0701). Nickerson Beach Park Ballfi elds, bicycle path, bridle path, food golf, driving range, baseball, softball, football, soccer, lacrosse, fi eld hockey, cricket, tennis, (County) (121 Acres), Lido Beach, service, fi ve golf courses with pro shop, (516-571-7700). Tennis, beach volleyball, horseshoes, shuffl eboard, croquet, badmin- hiking, picnicking, tennis with pro shop, basketball, handball, outdoor swimming ton, lawn bowling, bocci, model boating, cross-country skiing, sled hills, site of 2002 pools with snack bars, on 3,500 feet of cross country skiing, aquatic center. C3 and 2009 U.S. Open (golf). C3 ocean shoreline. B4 Grant Park Cantiague Park North Woodmere Park (County) (84 Acres), Hicksville, (516-571- (County) (35Acres), Hewlett, (516-571-7820). (County) (150 Acres), North Woodmere, 7052). Horseshoes, bocci court, softball and Outdoor roller skating, outdoor ice rink, (516-571-7800). Outdoor swimming pool, soccer fi elds, handball, paddleball, basket- horseshoes, shuffl eboard, basketball, tennis, diving pool, golf, baseball, football, softball, ball, golf, outdoor pool, indoor ice rink, handball, softball. B3 tennis, basketball, handball, paddleball, jogging course. C3 Heckscher State Park horseshoes, shuffl eboard. B3 Captree State Park (1657 Acres), East Islip, (631-581-2100). Rev. Arthur Mackey Sr. Park (298 acres) South of West Islip, (631-669- Ballfi elds, bicycle path, boating ramp, (County) (27 acres), Roosevelt, (516-571- 0449). Boat basin, open and charter fi shing camping, saltwater fi shing, food service, 8692) Recreational facilities, new play- boats, saltwater fi shing piers, bait station, hiking, picnicking, pool, bathhouse, ground, lake surrounded by benches. C3 Captree Cove restaurant, snack bar, picnick- saltwater swimming, cross-country skiing, ing, playground. D3 playground. E3 Robert Moses State Park (1,000 Acres), Fire Island, (631-669-0449). Cedar Creek Park Hempstead Lake State Park Ballfi elds, boat basin, saltwater fi shing, bait (County) (265 Acres), Seaford, (516-571- (775 Acres), West Hempstead, (516-766-1029). station, food service, pitch-and-putt golf, 7470). Bicycle path, aerodrome fi eld (for Ballfi elds, bicycle path, bridle path, freshwater picnicking, bathhouse, saltwater swim- radio-controlled model planes), archery, fi shing, food service, hiking, picnicking, tennis, ming, and a new 1,725-foot-long edu- basketball, handball, paddleball, tennis, soc- cross-country skiing, carousel. B3 cational boardwalk that connects to Fire cer and softball fi elds, outdoor rollerskating Island National Seashore. D3 Inwood Park rink, jogging course. C3 (County) (16 acres), Inwood, (516-571- Smith Point County Park Centennial Park 7894).Surrounded by water, setting for (2,295 Acres), Shirley (631-852-1313). Suf- (County) (2 acres), Roosevelt, (516-571- athletic and family activities. B3 folk County’s largest oceanfront park. Swim-

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Red Course at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.

ming, surfi ng, saltwater fi shing, camping. F3 Clark Botanic Garden Hofstra University 193 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson. This Town Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead. Hofstra’s Southaven County Park of North Hempstead facility is a beauti- 240-acre campus is an arboretum with more (1,338 Acres), Brookhaven (631-854-1414). fully designed, easily walked, 12-acre living than 12,000 evergreen and deciduous trees, Hiking, picnicking, camping, freshwater museum of over 1,000 labeled trees, shrubs representing 625 different species and variet- fi shing, rowboat rentals, canoeing, hunting, and garden plants. Specialty gardens feature equestrian center, playground. F3 ies. The campus is a member of the American roses, wildfl owers, herbs, daylilies, rock Public Gardens Association. The arboretum Timber Point County Marina East/West garden plants, dwarf evergreens, unusual includes both native American, rare and exotic annuals, low-maintenance perennials, small (239 Acres), Great River, (631-854-4949). trees, including a metasequoia (rare on the fl owering trees, early and late-fl owering Fuel dock, sewage pump-out station, east coast), the bald cypress (rare in the north- shrubs, massed rhododendrons and azaleas, restrooms, electrical hookups and water. east), and two unique varieties of pine: the Transient boat slips available for visitors. E3 and spring bulbs set among three brook-fed ponds and linked by sweeping lawns and Dragon Eye and the Tamyosho (both rare in Valley Stream State Park gracefully curving paths. Open year-round this area). There is also a two-acre bird sanctu- (97 Acres), Valley Stream, (516-825-4128). (516-484-8600). B3 ary. Open year-round (516-463-6600). B3 Ballfi elds, bicycle path, food service, hiking, picnicking, cross-country skiing, playground. B3 At Exit 64 LIE (I-495) 2695 Route 112, Medford, NY 11763 Wantagh Park 631.447.6200 (County)(120 Acres), Wantagh, (516-571- 7460). Outdoor swimming pool, diving pool, • Located minutes from MacArthur Airport basketball, bocci, shuffl eboard, horseshoes, • Complimentary shuttle service to and from Long Island MacArthur marina, saltwater fi shing, baseball, soccer, Airport and the LIRR Ronkonkoma station lacrosse, fi eld hockey, football, bicycling. C3 • Complimentary breakfast, free wireless Internet, 32 in. LCD HDTV and free local calls West Hills County Park • Refrigerator and microwave in every room (854 Acres), Huntington, (631-854-4423). • Indoor pool, whirlpool spa and fitness center Hiking, youth group camping, picnicking, • Visit nearby attractions including local Vineyards, Long Island Aquarium, Splish Splash Water Park, Country Fair Entertainment Park, 2 Tanger horseback riding facility. C2 Outlet Malls, Fire Island, The Hamptons, beaches and much more Aboretums www.marriott.com/ispmf A walk in the woods is invigorating, 64 refreshing and even educational when At Exit Convenient location to all major attractions on LIE you visit an arboretum. Here are nature Long Island and affordability makes I-495 Comfort Inn the choice hotel preserves where you can see and learn all for visitors to the area. about the region’s wide variety of fl ora. 2695 Route 112 75 Comfortable Guest Rooms Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park Medford NY 11763 Efficiency and Jacuzzi Rooms Montauk Highway, Oakdale. Open year- 631 654 3000 Free Continental Breakfast www.choicehotels.com round (631-581-1002). Donated to the Long Fitness Room Island State Park and Recreation Commis- Close to Islip airport & LIRR Station sion in memory of William Bayard Cutting. Hi-Speed Wireless Internet This 690-acre estate features an English Cable/SAT TV Tudor-style mansion and an arboretum Business Center started in 1887. Many Pinetum specimens Free local calls date to the original plantings of fi r, spruce, Close to historic villages/shopping pine, cypress, cedar, yew and hemlock. E3

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 41 Holtsville Ecology Site & Park 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville. Open year- round (631-758-9664). Featuring goats, Zoos sheep, mountain lions, bobcats, bald eagles, deer, etc. E2 Animal Farm Petting Zoo L.I. Game Farm Wildlife Park Long Island Expressway Exit 69 to Wading & Children’s Zoo River Road, Manorville. Open April – October Long Island Expressway Exit 70 to Chapman (631-878-1785). See, feed and pet the animals. Boulevard, Manorville. Open April – Octo- Shows, train and pony rides, playground ber (631-878-6644). A complete zoo with and picnic area. Large selection of animals an 18-foot giraffe, red kangaroos, kinkajous, including parrots, camel, ostrich, kangaroos, cougars, Barbados sheep, peacocks, and the monkeys, llamas, reptiles and other exotics. F2 only lemurs born and bred on Long Island. Photo courtesy LICVB Photo courtesy

Bambiland, carousel, animal feeding shows, RODEWAY INN gift shop, etc. F2 at L.I. MACARTHUR AIRPORT Suffolk County Farm & Education Center RONKONKOMA 4600 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank. Open April – late October (631-852-4600). A working 3055 Veterans Memorial Hwy. (State Rt. 454) production farm featuring public work- Ronkonkoma (631) 588-6800 shops, demonstrations, festivals and animal [email protected] petting and feeding. Sheep, goats, pigs, beef • 2 miles from MacArthur Airport cattle and other animals are residents of this • Free Continental breakfast 300-acre farm. F2 • Free newspaper • Color TV with free HBO • AAA/Senior/Corp/Gov’t discounts Watch them hit it • Air conditioned • Non-smoking rooms out of the park • Fitness Center 3 miles east of 495 exit 57 From May through October, the Long Island Ducks minor league baseball team plays its regular season at the family-oriented, 6,000-seat Bethpage Ballpark in Central Islip. Quality Lodging at Affordable Prices Tickets are reasonably priced, and many games feature special promotions including ECONO LODGE HICKSVILLE • 429 Duffy Ave., Hicksville (516) 433-3900 fi reworks shows and opportunities to meet www.econolodge-hicksville.com the team mascot, QuackerJack. (631-940- • Luxurious air-conditioned guest rooms • Free Continental breakfast DUCK or www.liducks.com) D3 • Color TVs, HBO, ESPN • AAA/Senior/Corp/Gov’t discounts • Free wireless Internet access • Near major attractions and beaches He shoots… Located at Wantagh State Parkway exit W2 east he scores!! The New York Islanders are Long Island’s hometown professional NHL hockey team. They play over 40 home games from October to April at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. If you are visiting, there’s a good chance you can get RELAX… WE’LL MAKE YOU FEEL RIGHT AT HOME. tickets to one of these exciting games. • Complimentary Hot Buffet Breakfast Islanders home games are action-packed, • Microwave, Refrigerator & 32” Flat exciting and full of promotions and special Screen TV’s in all Rooms sideshows. The Ice Girls skate around the • Glass Enclosed Indoor Pool rink dressed in team colors, and Islanders • 24 Hour Fitness & Business Center mascot Sparky the Dragon cheers from the • Minutes from Beaches, Fishing, Shopping, Dining, Theaters, sidelines. (1-800-882-ISLES or Museums, Parks & Recreations www.newyorkislanders.com) B3 • Convenient to all Major Highways, Airports, LIRR and NYC! • Fresh Baked Cookies Upon Arrival Winery Loughlin Vineyards We love having you here!™ GARDEN CITY South Main Street, Sayville, (631-589-0027). E3 1 North Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 516-227-2720 • www.gardencity-hamptoninn.com — More wineries listed on pages 50 and 59

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Exit 49 directly off the Long Island Expressway 1350 Walt Whitman Road Melville, NY 11747 Phone: (631) 673-4324 • Fax: (631) 423-9154 www.melvillemarriott.com • Newly Renovated BestPlaceToResortTo • Central Nassau Location When you’re on the road, there’s one sign you shouldn’t pass. And that’s • Near Attractions and ours. Because at Best Western, we offer one thing you need when you’re Major Corporations driving. A good reason to stop. • Easy access to all major highways • 51 Rooms, 21 Suites • Indoor Pool • Great American Grill • Near Jones Beach, Fire Island, • Complimentary Continental Breakfast Nassau Coliseum • Restaurant/Lounge within Walking featuring Chef and Bethpage State Park Distance • Exercise Room • Business Center and More... Inspired Menu • Near shopping malls and theaters 1575 Privado Rd., Westbury, NY 11590 516.683.8200 YOUR BestBet IS A BestWestern “Independently owned & operated” 5080 Sunrise Highway • Massapequa Park, L.I., NY 11762 www.westbury.hgi.com (516) 541-2000 orToll Free: 1-800-528-1234 www.bestwestern.com www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 43 Tanger Outlets at The Arches in Deer Park. Photo courtesy Tanger Outlets Tanger Photo courtesy

Shopping

Street) including restaurants, clothing strom Rack and Dave & Buster’s. Visitor-oriented boutiques and other specialty shops. (516-228-0303) C3 (631-475-0121) E3 shopping villages Westfi eld Shopping Town Sayville Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore. 100 stores (Phone numbers listed are for local chambers ... is a small South Shore community with including Macy’s, JC Penney, Sears, Lord of commerce or merchants associations). shop-lined streets. (631-567-5257) E3 & Taylor. (631-665-8600) D3 Bellport Westfi eld Sunrise Mall ... is a seaside village where elegant Major Indoor Sunrise Highway, Massapequa. 160 stores Victorian-style homes line a landscape Shopping Malls including Macy’s, JC Penney, Sears. dotted with fine shops and restaurants. (516-795-3225) C3 (631-776-9268) F3 Broadway Mall Route 106/107, Hicksville, 130 stores in- Freeport cluding Target, IKEA. (516-939-0679) C3 Factory The “Nautical Mile” on Woodcleft Avenue is well known for commercial fi shing, charter Green Acres Mall Outlet Centers and open boats, open-air fi sh markets, a Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream, 200 stores Outlets at Bellport, nautical museum, restaurants and shops including Sears, Macy’s, JC Penney. Sunrise Hwy., Bellport (631-286-3872) F3 with a maritime fl avor. (516-377-2200) C3 (516-561-1157) B3 Tanger Outlets at The Arches Garden City Roosevelt Field 152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park. Specialty shops abound, and famous de- Old Country Road, Garden City. 215 stores (631-667-0600) D3 partment stores include Sears, Talbots and including Macy’s, JC Penney, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor. (516-746-7724) B3 Bloomingdale’s. (516-742-8000) B3 Flea Market Patchogue The Mall at the Source Tri-County Unique Bazaar, ... features a large downtown shopping Old Country Road, Westbury. Featuring Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown. Indoor. district along Montauk Highway (Main Cheesecake Factory, Saks Off Fifth, Nord- (516-579-4500) C3

44 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 KATE MURRAY Supervisor TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD One Washington Street Hempstead, New York 11550 516 / 489-5000 ext. 3601 Norman J. Levy Council Members Park & Preserve, Merrick Anthony J. Santino Angie M. Cullin Highly-rated Hotels, Pristine Beaches, Dorothy L. Goosby Join Us Gary Hudes Competitive Sports, Fabulous Fishing, James Darcy Theatre, Museums, State-of-the-art Edward A. Ambrosino in Parks & Recreational Facilities… Mark A. Bonilla Town Clerk fun for the whole family Donald X. Clavin, Jr. Receiver of Taxes Hempstead Town Diane Conlon Rock Hall, Lawrence Director, Office of Tourism Your Four Season Destination

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46 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 North Fork

The North Fork is a region of extraordinary natural beauty, where charming historic communities have thrived for centuries amid wide expanses of productive farm fi elds. And, with its agricultural tradi- tions and history dating to pre-Colonial Days, the North Fork offers visitors some of the most delightful experiences you will fi nd anywhere on the island. Shop for produce and fl owers at secluded farm stands along winding country roads, discover quiet beachfronts on the Long Island Sound or Peconic Bay, and savor the products of Long Island Wine Country with its growing list of vineyards and wineries.

Although some arrive on the North Fork by car or public transportation, the adventure begins for others with a scenic ferry ride to Orient Point from New London, Conn.

You’ll want to experience fi rst hand why the region has gained a worldwide reputation for its vine- yards, wineries and wines, which have earned excellent reviews and many prizes. At “pick-your-own farms,” you can delve into farm life by gathering strawberries in June, tomatoes, peppers, peaches and apples in summer and pumpkins in October. You can purchase fruit pies, roasted local corn, homemade preserves and other cooked treats at farm stands.

For many visitors, the big attraction is Riverhead, an emerging tourist destination including the huge Splish Splash Water Park, Riverhead Raceway and the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center. The Tanger Outlet Center just off I-495 in Riverhead features more than 165 brand name outlets. You can go antiquing at small shops in quaint North Fork villages. Food shops located in the North Fork’s small down- town areas specialize in putting together packages of cheese, chocolate and fruit, which can be paired with the vintages at a nearby winery.

In Greenport, you can enjoy seafood and shopping at one of Long Island’s historic deep water ports. In addition to the harborfront restaurants and arts & crafts galleries, there’s an all-weather carou- sel, and the East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation. A ferry makes regular trips to picturesque Shelter Island, with its charming bed & breakfast inns and 2,039-acre Mashomack Preserve.

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 47 round (631-298-5292). The 1765 homestead Oysterponds Historical Society presents Eastern Long Island farm traditions Village Lane, Orient. Open June – and lifestyles. Home furnished in the style of September (631-323-2480). Everyday 1880-1910; English barn exhibits, farm equip- life of Orient and East Marion hamlets North Fork ment and photos of the area during the 19th preserved in 19th-century Village House, Century; tours. G2 Hallock building exhibits, Old Point museums Schoolhouse, 18th-century Orange Webb Horton Point Lighthouse & house and the Red Barn with its carriage Nautical Museum & historic sites collection. I1 Lighthouse Road, Southold. 1847 structure built on a site recommended in 1757 by Railroad Museum of Long Island East End Seaport Maritime Museum a young George Washington. Now oper- End of 3rd Street, Greenport. Open weekends End of 3rd Street, Greenport. Open May ated by the Southold Historical Society, the May – December (631-477-0439). Located in a – December (631-477-2100). Located in Lighthouse features a Nautical Museum historic freight station, featuring railroad equip- the historic former Long Island Rail Road with journals kept at sea, sea chests, paint- ment, artifacts, old photos and gift shop. I1 terminal adjacent to the municipal pier and ings, maps, scrimshaw, tools and various 416 Griffi ng Avenue, Riverhead (631-727- featuring L.I. maritime artifacts and records, artifacts. Open Memorial Day – Columbus 7920). Steam locomotives, diesel engine displays of shipbuilding tools, boats, sea life Day (631-765-5500). H1 and other vintage equipment. G2 and history of Greenport Village. I1 Old House, Old Schoolhouse Museum Southold Historical Society Museums Fort Corchaug & Downs Farm Preserve and Wickham Farmhouse Main Road and Maple Lane, Southold. County Route 25, Cutchogue. Fort Corchaug Cutchogue Village Green. Open July and Open July – August (631-765-5500). Village Archeological Site was originally a log fort built August (631-734-7122). The Old House, complex consisting of period houses, black- by Native Americans of the area. H1 built in 1649, is the state’s oldest domicile. smith shop, carriage house, 18th-century Furnished with 17th and 18th Century barn with early farming equipment, glass, Hallockville Museum Farm items. Schoolhouse fi rst in area, built 1840. silver, quilts and coverlets. Also, Horton Pt. 163 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. Open year- Wickham farmhouse built 1740. H1 Lighthouse Marine Museum. H1 KKM Photo/LICVB

48 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead. Southold Indian Museum Main Bayview Road, Southold. Open year-round (631-765-5577). Permanent exhibits of Native American evolution with large collection of artifacts. H1 Suffolk County Historical Society Museum LI Aquarium Photos courtesy 300 West Main Street, Riverhead. Open year-round (631-727-2881). Indian artifacts, crafts, furniture, fi ne arts, whaling, transportation, spinning and weaving, gift shop. G2 Vail-Leavitt Music Hall 18 Peconic Ave., Riverhead. Open year-round (631-727-5782). Built in 1881 as a theater and Tour boat and (inset) sea lion at the Long Island public meeting space, Vail-Leavitt features lo- Aquarium & Exhibition Center in Riverhead. cal and internationally recognized performers of music, comedy and drama. G2 Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center 431 E. Main St. Riverhead, 631-208-9200, ext. H2O (426) Located along the Peconic River. Two family attractions in one destination: a full-scale aquarium and brand-new exhibi- tion center. The aquarium features one of the largest all-living coral reef displays in this hemisphere, a 120,000-gallon shark tank, year- round sea lion shows, numerous touch tanks, and more than 100 exhibits and interactive experiences, including Shark Dive, Penguin Encounter, Pirate Snorkel Adventure, Atlantis Explorer Tour Boat and Sea Lion Kiss. Long Island Exhibition Center’s fi rst exhibit is Butter- fl ies & Birds. (Limited engagement) Open daily, year-round. Closed Christmas Day. www.LongIslandAquarium.com. G2

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 49 If you are looking for warm hospitality, gorgeous scenery, and a world-class wine-drinking experience, take a trip to Long Island Wine Country. The Long Island wine industry began over 35 years ago and is now a major New York State agricultural phenomenon. The region encompasses almost 3,000 acres of vines and about four dozen wineries with tasting rooms. Most of the Island’s vineyards produce six million bottles of Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and other varietals each year. They are concentrated in the Town of Southold, with several more in the Town of Riverhead. The region produces many kinds of wine grapes but is especially noted for Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Shiraz. Most wineries are open year-round for tasting, tours and events. Stroll along vineyards, step inside wine cellars stacked with fi ne oak barrels of aging wine and sample the season’s harvest. Raise a glass lounging inside elegant tasting rooms or seated on an outdoor deck. The view often includes the vineyard where the grapes were grown and harvested. All wineries offer their products for sale and some even display local artists’ work or provide live music for guests on weekends. Before making the trip to wine country, call the wineries to confi rm their hours and days of Tour operation or visit www.discoverlongisland.com. For a free winery guide, call the Long Island Wine Council at 631-722-2220 or write P. O. the vineyards Box 74, Peconic, NY 11958. You can also get information online from the wine council by visit- ing www.liwines.com. G2, H1, I1

Year-round North Fork wine country touring & tasting

Ackerly Pond Vineyards, 631-298-0800, 715 Sound Ave., Mattituck Paumanok Vineyards, 631-765-6861, Peconic Lane, Peconic Jamesport Vineyards, 631-722-8800, Rte. 25, Aquebogue Anthony Napa Wines-The Winemaker 631-722-5256, Rte. 25, Jamesport Peconic Bay Winery, Studio, 774-641-7488, 2885 Peconic Lane, Jason’s Vineyard, 631-734-7361, Rte. 25, Cutchogue Peconic (Also featuring wines from The 631-238-5801, 1785 Main Rd., Jamesport Pellegrini Vineyards, Grapes of Roth and Suhru Wines.) Laurel Lake Vineyards, 631-734-4111, Rte. 25, Cutchogue Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard, 631-298-1420, 3165 Main Rd., Laurel 631-369-0100, 2114 Sound Ave., Baiting Hollow Pindar Vineyards, Lenz Winery, 631-734-6200, Rte. 25, Peconic Bedell Cellars, 631-734-6010, Rte. 25, Peconic 631-734-7537, Rte. 25, Cutchogue Pugliese Vineyards, Lieb Family Cellars, 631-734-4057, Rte. 25, Cutchogue Bella Vita Vineyard, 631-298-1942, 35 Cox Neck Rd., Mattituck 631-734-8282, 1375 Peconic Lane, Peconic Raphael, Macari Vineyards & Winery, 631-765-1100, Rte. 25, Peconic Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery, 631-298-0100, Bergen Ave., Mattituck 631-734-5111, Rte.48, Cutchogue Roanoke Vineyards, Martha Clara Vineyards, 631-727-4161, 3543 Sound Ave., Riverhead Clovis Point, 631-298-0075, 6025 Sound Ave., Riverhead 631-722-4222, Main Rd., Jamesport Sannino’s Bella Vita, Mattebella, 631-734-8282, 1375 Peconic Lane, Peconic Comtesse Thérèse, 888-628-8323, 46005 Main Rd. 631-779-2800, 739 Main Rd., Aquebogue (Rte. 25), Southold Sherwood House Vineyards, 631-779-2817, Oregon Rd., Mattituck Corey Creek Vineyards, McCall Vineyards, 631-765-4168, Main Rd., Southold 404-274-2809, 22600 Main Rd., Cutchogue Shinn Estate Vineyards, 631-804-0367, Oregon Rd., Mattituck Croteaux Vineyards, The Old Field Vineyards, 631-765-6099, 631-765-2465, 59600 Rte. 25, Southold Sparkling Pointe, 1450 South Harbor Rd., Southold 631-765-0200, 39750 Rte. 48, Southold One Woman Vineyards, Diliberto Vineyard & Winery, 631-765-1200, 5195 Old N. Rd., Southold Vineyard 48, 631-722-3416, 250 Manor Lane, Jamesport Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards, 631-734-5200, Rte. 48, Cutchogue Duck Walk Vineyards North, 631-765-6188, Rte. 25, Peconic Waters Crest Winery, 631-765-3500, 44535 Main Rd., Southold Palmer Vineyards, 631-734-5065, 22355 Rte. 48, Cutchogue Harbes Family Farm & Vineyard, 631-722-4080, Sound Ave., Aquebogue — More wineries listed on pages 42 and 59. Photo courtesy LI Farm Bureau LI Farm Photo courtesy

50 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 See a galaxy far, far away Custer Institute. Main Bayview Road in Southold. Small astronomy mu- seum with exhibits and artifacts, including meteorites, an observatory with 10-inch refl ecting and 5-inch refracting telescopes, and the world’s largest pair of refracting binoculars at 10 inches of aperture. Museum open Saturday afternoons for tours. Observatory open Saturdays after 8 p.m. for public viewing, weather permitting, and for special astronomical events. Open year-round (631-765-2626). H1 Riverhead Raceway Route 58, Riverhead, (631-842-RACE/7223). Features NASCAR stock car racing every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon from May until late September. G2 Splish Splash Waterpark Located off LIE (I495) exit 72, Splish Splash in Riverhead is a 96-acre water- park with rides for the entire family to enjoy. Splish Splash is the largest wa- terpark in New York and was named one of the top waterparks in America by the Travel Channel. It includes 20 water slides, two 300,000-gallon wave pools, Kiddie Cove, Monsoon Lagoon, Hollywood Stunt Rider, Dragon’s Den, Alien Invasion, Dr. VonDark’s Tunnel of Terror, a 1,300-foot-long Lazy River, Kahuna Bay and Surf City wave pools, a tropical bird show, food court, kiosks and gift shops. Open weekends from Memorial Day to mid- June, then daily until Labor Day. Call 631-727-3600 for hours or visit www. splishsplashlongisland.com G2

Discover A Wonderful Place to Visit. Enjoy. The Wines of Long Island.

Long Island Wine Council, PO Box 600, Riverhead, NY 11901 631-722-2220 [email protected] www.liwines.com

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Explore the North Fork

Parks Indian Island County Park (287 Acres), Riverhead (631-852-3232). Hiking, camping, picnick-

ing, golf, bike hostel, bridle paths, playground, activity fi elds. G2 Photo courtesy LICVB courtesy Photo Orient Beach State Park (357 Acres), Orient, (631-323-2440). Ballfi elds, saltwater fi shing, food service, hiking, picnicking, bathhouse, saltwater swimming, bicycle path, bicycle rentals. I1 Shopping Tanger Factory Outlet Center Tanger Drive at LIE Exit 73, Riverhead. Open year-round Tanger Outlets in Riverhead. (Above) Downtown Greenport. (1-800-4-TANGER). Shopping becomes an adventure at Tanger, the sprawling shopping complex located at the eastern terminus of the Long Island Expressway. You can spend a day or more shopping at Long Island’s premier outlet shopping center, which Photo courtesy Tanger Outlets features over 165 designer and famous brand manufacturers. The amenities include food courts and a playground for kids. Strollers and wheelchairs are available. Tanger hosts special events and offers sales and gift certifi cate promotions. A Tanger coupon book is available from the Visitor Center and at vending machines throughout the complex. G2 Visitor-Oriented Shopping Villages & Farm Stands Old-fashioned retailing thrives in the North Fork’s quaint shops and farm stands. North Fork villages such as Aquebogue, Jamesport, Laurel, Mattituck, New Suffolk, Cutchogue, Peconic, Southold, Greenport, East Marion and Orient offer shopping along charm- ing country roads. Roadside farm stands, another feature of this agriculturally rich region, include Harbes Family Farms in Mattituck and Jamesport, Gabrielson’s in Aquebogue, Krupski’s in Peconic, Wickham’s Fruit Farm in Cutchogue, and others. The stands sell fresh produce, fl owers and other farm products, including “pick-your- own” strawberries and pumpkins in season, and they feature special promotions such as fall festivals, hayrides and corn mazes. The North Fork region is also the center of Long Island Wine Country. For more information, call the North Fork Promotion Council at 631-298- 5757; www.northfork.org. G2, H1, I1 Public golf courses Shelter Island This tranquil New England-fl avored getaway is nestled in the on the North Fork bay between Long Island’s North and South Forks. Accessible by a modern, 10-minute auto/passenger ferry ride from either Greenport on the North Fork, or North Haven near Sag Harbor Calverton Calverton Links 631-369-5200 on the South Fork, Shelter Island maintains a delightful New Cutchogue Cedars GC 631-734-6363 England atmosphere and unhurried pace. It is a place of scenic Greenport Island’s End G & CC 631-477-0777 shorelines, sloping hillsides and pristine white sand beaches on Riverhead Sandy Pond GC 631-727-0909 the bay. The quiet summer resort community also offers several Indian Island CC 631-727-7776 charming country inns and lodges. Spend your day shopping at Cherry Creek Golf Links 631-369-6500 boutiques, dining in fi ne restaurants, playing golf or tennis, or Long Island Nat’l GC 631-727-4653 swimming or boating in protected harbors. For nature enthusi- Shelter Island Shelter Island CC 631-749-0416 asts, there’s 2,039-acre Mashomack Nature Preserve (631-749- Wading River Great Rock GC 631-929-1200 1001). You can hike, participate in group tours and see educa- Photo courtesy LICVB Photo courtesy tional displays. For further information about Shelter Island, call the Chamber of Commerce at 631-749-0399. I1

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2054 LongLong IslandIsland Travel GuideGuide | |2012 2012 South Fork

For many tourists, the South Fork – the region encompassing the Hamptons and Montauk – needs no introduction. Generations have celebrated summer in the posh villages of the Hamptons, and no an- gler worth his or her salt can forget high seas adventure on a Montauk fi shing trip. The South Fork keeps hopping year round whether you are a member of the international elite or part of a family looking for a region full of historic sites and recreational activities.

The South Fork bustles with upscale shops, fabulous restaurants, trendy nightlife and world-class beaches. Among the annual events are the star-studded Hampton Classic Horse Show and the equally star-studded Hamptons International Film Festival.

Hamptons summerwear includes sandals and casual attire. Among the inexpensive attractions are museums, historic windmills and centuries-old sites that date to Colonial days.

Those who enjoy the outdoors can revel in sailing, boating and fi shing. There are beautiful parks and preserves, which can be explored on a hike or a bike, or, in winter, on cross-country skis. The South Fork also features a small number of farm stands and wineries. Summer visitors shouldn’t miss the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, which chronicles the village’s 19th century whaling heyday with photos and artifacts. The museum is housed inside a national treasure – an 1845 former whaling magnate’s home.

Among major year-round cultural attractions are The Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, Guild Hall in East Hampton, the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, and, in Bridgehampton, The Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE) and the South Fork Natural His- tory Museum & Nature Center.

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South Fork/ Hamptons museums & historic sites

Amagansett Historical Association Coast. Includes a Discovery Room for children top of the 80-foot tall sandstone tower; mu- Route 27 (Montauk Highway) at Watermill and models showing the techniques used by seum in the former keeper’s home. Lost-at-Sea Lane, Amagansett. Open July and August (631- past and present fi sherman of the area. J2 Memorial. Gift shop, Visitors Center. K1 267-3020). Operates Miss Amelia’s Cottage, Old Custom House built in 1725 by the founders of Amagansett, Guild Hall Museum of East Hampton Main Street and Garden Street, Sag Harbor. Abraham and Jacob Schellinger. It houses a 158 Main Street, East Hampton. Open year- Open June – September (631-692-4664). museum furnished with fi nely crafted Dominy round (631-324-0806). A fi ne arts museum Built in 1789 when Sag Harbor and NYC were furniture and a rare clock. Also on the property with changing exhibitions, primarily on artists designated the fi rst port of entry in the U.S. is the Roy K. Lester Carriage Museum featuring of the region; lectures, fi lms, music, special Also housed the fi rst post offi ce on LI in 1794. 28 horse-drawn vehicles. J2 events and John Drew Theater. J2 Furnishings, documents, etc. I1 Bridgehampton Historical Society Halsey Homestead Museum Old Hook Mill Main Street, Bridgehampton. Open year- South Main Street, Southampton. Open round (631-537-1088). The Corwith House mid-June – September (631-283-3527). North Main Street, East Hampton. Open July (early 19th Century) has rooms representing Built in 1648, the oldest English frame house and August, grounds accessible year-round different time periods. Nearby are two barns in New York. Displays furniture from the (631-324-0713). Built in 1806, the mill is still in with turn-of-the-century steam engines, and a 17th and 18th Centuries. I2 working condition. J2 building with a blacksmith shop. Also features Home Sweet Home Museum Old Schoolhouse Museum a 1902 jailhouse. I2 14 James Lane, East Hampton. Open year- Quogue Street, Quogue. Open July and August Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE) round (631-324-0713). C.1680 saltbox house (631-653-4111). Circa 1822 schoolhouse 376 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpke., Bridge- museum with Buek collection of English ce- with memorabilia of Quogue, including hampton. Open year round (631-537-8250). ramics, American furniture and textiles. Guided photographs, toys, farm equipment and early Celebrates and explores the history, beauty tours on collections, and 19th-century poet, utensils. G2 and treasures (including potatoes) of the East playwright and actor, John Howard Payne; also The Parrish Art Museum End with interactive exhibits, farm stand, fi sh- 1804 Pantigo Mill and 1806 Old Hook Mill. J2 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. Open year-round ing and wind science experiments, tree house (631-283-2118). Founded in 1898, the mu- room, village replica. I2 LongHouse Reserve Hands Creek Rd., East Hampton. Open May seum is devoted to American art of the 19th East Hampton Historical Society - Labor Day (631-329-3568). Dedicated to and 20th Centuries; major works by William Main Street, East Hampton. Open July – Labor art in all its forms, this 16-acre site features Merritt Chase and Fairfi eld Porter; sculpture Day (631-324-6850). Operates six local historic a house full of art with an ethnographic garden and arboretum; changing exhibitions, sites and museums including Clinton Academy and handicraft tone. LongHouse Gardens lectures and concerts. I2 (C.1784), Town House (C.1731), Osborn- features landscaped art. Includes a num- Pollock-Krasner House Jackson House (C.1740), and Mulford Farm ber of pieces of blown glass sculpture by 830 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton (C.1680), all in East Hampton, as well as the renowned American artist Dale Chihuly. (631-324-4929). Open May 1 – October 31. Town Marine Museum in Amagansett and the Lectures and garden tours are scheduled The former home of Jackson Pollock and Lee Boat Shop in Three Mile Harbor. J2 during the summer. J2 Krasner, two of the foremost Abstract Expres- East Hampton Town Marine Museum Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum sionist painters. The national historic landmark Bluff Road, Amagansett. Open July – Labor Day features a permanent exhibit about the artists Montauk Point State Park. Open year-round (631-324-6850). Features the whaleboat of and changing exhibits by guest artists. J2 (631-668-2544). 1796 National Historic a local captain, Joshua Edwards, and many arti- Landmark overlooking the Atlantic Ocean is facts pertaining to the off-shore whaling hey- Sag Harbor Fire Department Museum the oldest lighthouse in New York State, fourth day of Amagansett as well as items from the Sage and Church Streets, Sag Harbor. Open oldest in the nation. 137 spiral steps lead to the many shipwrecks off this part of the Atlantic July and August (631-725-0779). The Sag

56 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Harbor Fire District was created in 1803 and is the oldest volunteer fi re department in the state. The building, erected in 1833, was once both the village hall and fi re department headquarters. Displays equipment dating to the 19th century and a mural depicting early fi res. I1 Sag Harbor Whaling Museum 90 Guestrooms Main Street and Garden Street, Sag Harbor. Weddings & Special Events Open May – September (631-725-0770). Built To reserve call 631.283.6500 • 800.832.6500 in 1845, mansion featuring historical boat col- email [email protected] lection, ship models, whaling tools and artifacts, or visit southamptoninn.com period furnishings, oil paintings, scrimshaw, Follow us toys and documents. I1 91 Hill St. Southampton, NY 11968 • In the heart of the village Second House Museum Montauk Highway, Montauk. Open May – October (631-668-2544). The second house LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL IN built in Montauk, it features changing exhibi- tions and local history artifacts. K1 The Hamptons Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center # and Museum 1 Beach in America Montauk Hwy., Southampton. Open year-round Visit HAMPTONSTRAVELGUIDE.COM. Link to our (631-287-4923). Native American-owned-and- Chambers of Commerce for vacations and events. operated museum founded in 2001 on the Shin- Southampton (631)283-0402 Hampton Bays (631)728-2211 necock Indian Reservation. Features permanent Sag Harbor (631) 725-0011 East Quogue (631)653-5143 exhibit of the Shinnecock people, along with Westhampton (631)288-3337 Eastport (631)325-5911 sculptures, artifacts and historical objects. I2 The Hamptons Visitors Council South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center CALL FOR A HAMPTONS TRAVEL GUIDE 1.877.386.6654 EXT 400 • DISCOVERLONGISLAND.COM 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpke., Bridge- hampton. Open year-round. (631-537-9735) A state-of-the-art history museum for adults and children, SoFo features nature murals, a video on how glaciers created Long Island, interactive habitat exhibits, live native reptiles and amphibians, marine touch tank and Vineyard Nature Trail. I2 Award-winning Ales & Lagers Southampton Historical Museums and Since 1996 Research Center 17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton. Open June – September (631-283-2494). This was a whaling captain’s home built in 1843. The museum encom- passes six other buildings; a country store, pre- Revolutionary War barn, carpenter and blacksmith Where people come to enjoy good food, good conversation & shops, and an old-fashioned drug store. Collection some of the best cra-brewed beer in the world. of dolls, costumes, pictures, Indian artifacts, toys 40 Bowden Square, Southampton (631) 283-2800 www.publick.com and whaling artifacts. I2 Water Mill Museum Located on Old Mill Road in the South Fork com- munity of Water Mill, it’s Long Island’s oldest func- tioning water mill dating back to 1644. The working mill is run by a 12-foot undershot water wheel fed by seven nearby ponds. The museum features early grain grinding tools, Colonial crafts, special exhibits, an art gallery and a craft shop. Open from Memo- rial Day – mid-September (631-726-4625). I2 Westhampton Historical Museum Mill Road, Westhampton. Open May – September (631-288-1139). A circa 1800s house with changing exhibits, including photographs of early Westhampton Beach. G2

www.DiscoverLongIsland.com 57 Saltwater fi shing, food service, hiking, Hiking, camping, picnicking, saltwater Parks historic interest, lighthouse, picnicking. K1 fi shing, canoeing, hunting, horseback rid- ing facility, swimming, bicycling and outer Sears Bellows County Park Camp Hero State Park beach recreational use. K1 (755 acres) Montauk, (631-669-1000). (979 Acres), Hampton Bays (631-852-8290). Surfcasting, birdwatching, hiking, surfi ng. Hiking, picnicking, camping, freshwater An AN/FPS-35 radar system is on view. K1 fi shing, rowboat rentals, horseback riding, Fishing swimming and a bike hostel. H2 Cedar Point County Park The South Fork attracts anglers of all (608 Acres), East Hampton (631-852-7620). Shadmore State Park ages and interests for fi shing trips in canals, Hiking, picnicking, camping, rowboat (98.7 acres), Montauk (631-669-1000). sheltered bays and the wide ocean. You can rentals, saltwater fi shing, hunting, scuba Bird sanctuary, with beaches, bluffs and drop a fi shing line in the Shinnecock Canal, diving, swimming, bicycling and outer hiking trails. K1 or board a charter boat in Hampton Bays, beach recreational use. J2 the latter a historic commercial and sport Shinnecock East County Park fi shing capital located between the Atlantic Hither Hills State Park (89 Acres), Southampton (631-852-8899). Ocean, and Shinnecock and Peconic bays. (1755 Acres), Montauk (631-668-2461). Outerbeach camping for self-contained Other places to fi sh include Sag Harbor, and Ballfi elds, camping, saltwater fi shing, food vehicles only; saltwater fi shing. I2 Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton. How- service, hiking, picnicking, bathhouse, Shinnecock Canal County Marina ever, the best known South Fork attraction saltwater swimming. K1 (seasonal)(6.5 Acres), Southampton for anglers is Montauk. Charter and open boats leave Montauk for the open ocean Montauk Downs State Park (631-854-4952). Fuel dock, sewage pump- to seek big gamefi sh such as tuna and (160 Acres), Montauk, (631-668-5000). out station, restrooms, electrical hookups, sharks. And one of the great surf-casting Food service, golf with pro shop, pool and water. Transient slips available for swimming, tennis with pro shop. K1 visitors. I2 spots in the world is found at the foot of the Montauk Point Lighthouse. On many a fall Montauk Point State Park Theodore Roosevelt County Park day, dozens of anglers cast from the rocky (724 Acres), Montauk Point (631-668-2461). (1185 Acres), Montauk (631-852-7878). shoreline for striped bass and bluefi sh. KKM Photo/LICVB

58 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Arboretums Bridge Gardens Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton. Open May 29 – September. (631-537-7440) Landscaped gardens open for viewing DED NYS courtesy Photo and tours; Sunday talks held throughout the summer. I2 MaDoo Conservancy Sagaponack. Open May – September (631-537-8200). The gardens of artist Robert Dash, this “artist’s garden” opened to the public in 1994. Features two acres of landscaped gardens. I2 The Big Duck Fishing in Montauk; The Big Duck in Flanders;

(631-852-3377) South Fork sunset. Photo courtesy Ryan Jackson Route 24, Flanders. (631-852-3377) This unique white, duck-shaped building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Wölffer Estate Vineyard measures 30 feet long by 20 feet tall. A 139 Sagg Rd. and Montauk Hwy., former duck farmer’s poultry store built in Sagaponack , 631-537-5106 I2 1931, The Big Duck is both a classic and in- fl uential piece of roadside architecture and — More wineries listed on pages 42 and 50. a tourism information center with a gift shop selling “duck-a-bilia” souvenirs. Shop open May – December. Closed Hampton Jitney Mondays. H2 is your premier Motorcoach Service Golf Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton was founded in 1891, the fi rst golf club in America. This exclusive pri- vate course hosted the U.S. Open in 1896, 1986, 1995 and as recently as 2004. H2 Montauk Downs is a picturesque state park facility, which is considered one of the top 50 public courses in the nation. K1 BOWEN’S While most Long Island vineyards are located by the Bays on the North Fork, three “agritainment” Providing regular Daily Service between the centers are located in the Hamptons, offering Lovely resort in the East End of Long Island and New York City, as heart of the Hamptons offers: well as seasonal transportation to Florida for tours and tastings to fans of East End varietals. you and your car. In addition, Hampton Jitney is • Elegant guest rooms proud to offer exclusive Show Tour & Overnight • Lighted tennis with pro on-site Excursion Packages. Check out our website for South Fork • Private country cottages the ever-changing list of exciting and innovative • Pool with a landscaped patio tours as well as access to our 24 hour schedule and reservations and information on other • Pet friendly (some units) wineries Hampton Jitney offerings. • Quiet setting with beautiful gardens Channing Daughters Winery • Playground, putting green & shuffleboard 1927 Scuttlehole Rd., • Close to beaches, dining, shopping

Bridgehampton, 631-537-7224 I2 Finduson Read our reviews on Trip Advisor Duck Walk Vineyards South 631.728.1158 231 Montauk Hwy., (631) 283-4600 (212) 362-8400 Water Mill, 631-726-7555 I2 www.gobowens.com www.hamptonjitney.com

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Shoppers have many, many choices when they visit the South Fork. Communities such as Southampton, East Hampton, Westhamp- ton, Westhampton Beach, Bridgehampton, Water Mill, Quogue, Sag Harbor, Amagan- sett and Montauk all feature outstanding downtown shopping areas. You can pick up anything from a jar of fresh preserves to original art, antiques or the latest fashions from top designers. In summer you’ll fi nd swimwear, sporting goods and all the other trappings for a beach day.

Windmills of the East End

The East End’s beautiful scenery not only features beaches, farmland and picturesque villages, but also rare and historic wooden windmills, 11 of which survive from the late 1700s and early 1800s. With oversized blades and wood-shingle construction, the East End’s windmills were originally created by skilled artisans to convert wind into energy through the rotation of a wheel powered by the blades. Windmills show what Long Island’s past was like, and also provide a history and science lesson for children. Although modern technology put most windmills out of business, interest in wind technology is enjoying resurgence as an energy-effi - cient alternative to fossil fuels. In some cases, windmill museums allow children to participate in hands-on activities. The following are some of the restored historic East End windmills cur- rently available for public viewing: Photo by Robert Lipper Robert Photo by East Hampton – The Pantigo Windmill, Old Hook Mill and Gardiner Windmill. For visitor information, call Home Sweet Home Museum, 631-324-0713. J2 Bridgehampton – The restored Beebe Windmill is located at Ocean and Hil- dreth roads. For information about tours, call the Bridgehampton Historical Society, 631-537-1088. I2 42 Gingerbread Lane Water Mill – Corwith Windmill on the Village Green, Montauk Highway. (631- East Hampton, NY 11937 726-5984; call for tour appointment) I2 [email protected] Ask For Visitor Guide Corwith Windmill, Watermill.

60 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Those famous Hamptons beaches Hamptons beaches are heralded as some of the best in the world, offering visitors 50 miles of uncrowded fun in the sand. Their reputation goes beyond the local scene to attract national recognition. Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University (aka Dr. Beach) peren- nially rates Coopers Beach in Southampton and Main Beach in East Hampton among the top 10 beaches in America. Ocean and bay-lovers have their pick of beaches and activities. While some beaches are geared toward families, with sandcastle contests and quiet sunbathing, other beaches draw the college and 20-something crowds, with surfi ng, volleyball competitions, rock bands and clubs. All offer a great opportunity for a leisurely stroll or more strenuous jog down the shoreline to Montauk Point Lighthouse take in the hypnotic sights, sounds and smells of thrashing ocean waves, and a chance to sunrise from a Montauk beach is a longstand- recharge from the stresses of daily life. And ing tradition. when the weather cools down, a brisk winter The End, as Montauk is nicknamed, fea- beach stroll offers the ultimate solitude, where tures trendy nightlife clubs, upscale restau- the shoreline becomes all your own, but for a rants, ritzy lodgings and yacht-fi lled marinas. strolling sea gull or two. But in Montauk you can also enjoy more Bordered by high dunes and bluffs, many modest pleasures. You can go fi shing for any- beaches are lined with opulent mansions and thing from fl uke and striped bass to shark and award-winning resorts, denoting the Hamptons’ other gamefi sh. You can go horseback riding exclusive aura. The bay waters surrounding the on the beach, sightseeing at the Montauk Hamptons, reaching from Westhampton to Point Lighthouse or shopping in an open-air Montauk Point, are also a magnet for boating, market. At restaurants right on the water- fi shing and windsurfi ng. front, you can order some of the freshest Indeed, the area abounds with maritime seafood you’ll fi nd anywhere – lobster being a charm, with quaint villages and noted restau- local specialty. rants complementing its aura as a haven for ce- Montauk is an international seaside resort lebrities. Parking and/or non-resident entrance community with outstanding beaches, golf, fi sh- fees are required for most beaches from Memo- ing and boating. The Montauk area is also home rial Day weekend to Labor Day. Check with the to several state parks and one of Long Island’s local chamber of commerce, village or town hall most famous landmarks, the Montauk Point for specifi c fees, as prices may vary. Lighthouse in Montauk Point State Park. Mon- tauk Point’s dazzling coast attracts surfers, hikers and anglers who cast from the rocky, windswept See a dazzling beach. Whether you are taking a tranquil walk along the beach at sunrise, or dining alfresco sunrise in Montauk as the sun sets on the horizon, the views and Montauk, a famous resort town located serenity of the waterfront are sure to launch a just east of the Hamptons, combines both daydream or two about maybe extending your trendy and traditional attractions. Watching visit here on Long Island a little longer. K1 KKM Photo/LICVB

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Albertson B3 Copiague D3 Glenwood Landing B2 Lloyd Neck C2 Oceanside B3 Selden E2 Amagansett J2 Coram E2 Great Neck B2 Locust Valley C2 Old Bethpage C3 Setauket E2 Amityville C3 Cutchogue H1 Great River E3 Long Beach B4 Old Field E2 Shelter Island I1 Aquebogue G2 Davis Park F3 Greenlawn D2 Lynbrook B3 Old Westbury B3 Shelter Island Hts. I1 Asharoken D2 Deer Park D3 Greenport I1 Malverne B3 Orient I1 Shirley F3 Atlantic Beach B4 Dix Hills D2 Greenvale B2 Manhasset B3 Oyster Bay C2 Shoreham F2 Babylon D3 East Hampton J2 Hampton Bays H2 Manorville F2 Patchogue E3 Smithtown D2 Baiting Hollow G2 East Islip E3 Hauppauge D2 Massapequa C3 Peconic H1 Sound Beach F2 H2 Baldwin B3 East Marion I1 Hempstead B3 Massapequa Plainview C3 South Jamesport I2 Bay Shore D3 East Meadow C3 Hewlett B3 Park C3 Point Lookout B4 Southampton H1 Bayport E3 East Moriches G2 Hicksville C3 Mastic F2 Point O’ Woods E3 Southold G2 Bayville C2 East Northport D2 Holbrook E3 Mastic Beach F3 Port Jefferson E2 Speonk E2 Bellmore C3 East Norwich C2 Holtsville E2 Mattituck H2 Port Jefferson Stony Brook Syosset C2 Bellport F3 East Quogue H2 Huntington C2 Medford F2 Station E2 Uniondale C3 Bethpage C3 East Rockaway B3 Huntington Melville C3 Port Washington B2 Upton F2 Blue Point E3 East Setauket E2 Station D2 Merrick C3 Quogue G2 Valley Stream B3 Bohemia E3 Eastport G2 Inwood B3 Middle Island F2 Remsenburg G2 Wading River F2 Brentwood D3 Eaton's Neck D2 Island Park B3 Mill Neck C2 Ridge F2 Wainscott I2 Bridgehampton I2 Elmont B3 Islandia E2 Miller Place F2 Riverhead G2 Wantagh C3 Brightwaters D3 Elwood D3 Islip D3 Mineola B3 Rockville Centre B3 Watch Hill F3 Brookhaven F3 Fair Harbor E3 Islip Terrace E3 Montauk K1 Rocky Point F2 Water Mill I2 C2 C3 Jamesport H2 Moriches F2 Ronkonkoma E2 Brookville Farmingdale West Babylon D3 G2 E2 C3 E2 Roosevelt C3 Calverton Farmingville Jericho Mount Sinai West Hempstead B3 B3 E3 D2 E2 B3 Carle Place Fire Island Pines Kings Park Nesconset Roslyn West Islip D3 B3 H2 B2 B3 B3 Cedarhurst Flanders Kings Point New Hyde Park Roslyn Heights West Sayville E3 F3 B3 D3 C3 I1 Center Moriches Floral Park Kismet New Cassel Sag Harbor Westbury C3 E2 H2 I2 Centereach E2 Fort Salonga D2 Lake Grove New Suffolk Sagaponack Westhampton G2 Centerport D2 Franklin Square B3 Lake Success B3 North Babylon D3 Sailors Haven E3 Westhampton Central Islip D3 Freeport C3 Lattingtown B2 North Hills B3 Saint James E2 Beach G2 Centre Island C2 Garden City B3 Laurel H2 Northport D2 Saltaire D3 Williston Park B3 Cherry Grove E3 Garden City Park B3 Lawrence B3 Noyack I2 Sands Point B2 Woodbury C2 Cold Spring Gilgo/Oak Beach D3 Levittown C3 Oakdale E3 Sayville E3 Woodmere B3 Harbor C2 Glen Cove B2 Lido Beach B4 Ocean Bay Park E3 Sea Cliff B2 Wyandanch D3 Commack D2 Glen Head B2 Lindenhurst D3 Ocean Beach E3 Seaford C3 Yaphank F2

62 Long Island Travel Guide | 2012 Getting | here

By Land Ferry Services from Seven bridges and two tunnels within the City of New York connect to the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the western end of Long Island. From there it’s a short drive east to Connecticut, Rhode Island, Block Island Nassau and Suffolk counties. Three major express routes run east and west through Long New London, CT to Orient Point, LI Island. The Long Island Expressway (Interstate Route 495) runs from Manhattan to Riverhead, Cross Sound Ferry, Inc., Dock Road, Orient Point. 631-323-2525. Cars, passengers, Northern State Parkway from Queens to Hauppauge and Southern State Parkway from motorcoaches, trucks. 1-hour 20-minute trip each way. Year-round. (I1) Brooklyn and Queens (called the Belt Parkway in those two boroughs) to Oakdale. Other local, but major, east-west routes include Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), Jericho Turnpike (Route Bridgeport, CT to Port Jefferson, LI Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry Company, 102 West Broadway, Port Jefferson. 631- 25) on the north shore and Sunrise Highway (Route 27) and Merrick Road - Montauk Highway 473-0286. Cars, motorcoaches and passengers. 1-hour 15-minute trip each way. (Route 27A) on the south shore. One alternative to driving is to take the train to Long Island. Year-round. (E2) The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), one of the nation’s largest commuter railroads, operates 740 passenger trains daily on three major east-west routes from New York City along the entire Block Island; Newport, RI; New London, CT and Martha’s length of the Nassau-Suffolk County region. The LIRR services 124 stations in communities Vineyard, MA, to Montauk throughout Long Island. For schedules and rates call 516-822-LIRR. Viking Ferry, West Lake Drive, Montauk. 631-668-5709. Passengers only. Bicycles Another alternative is to take a bus to Long Island. Several motorcoach companies offer accommodated. 1-hour 30-minutes, each way. Seasonal. (K1) scheduled service and tours from New York City to various communities, such as Hampton To Jitney and Hampton Luxury Liner offering service to Long Island’s East End. Shelter Island Long Island is also served by an extensive network of mass transportation bus routes. North side Shelter Island to Greenport Several hundred buses offer continuous service on more than 100 routes throughout the North Ferry Company, Route 114, Shelter Island. 631-749-0139. Carries cars, passen- Nassau-Suffolk region. Buses serve most of the Island’s communities and stop at many railroad gers, motorcoaches, trucks. Seven minutes each way. Year-round. (I1) stations, shopping malls, airports, colleges and even beaches. For bus routes and schedules in Nassau call 516-228-4000 and in Suffolk call 631-852-5200. South side Shelter Island to North Haven near Sag Harbor South Ferry, Inc., Route 114, Shelter Island. 631-749-1200. Carries cars, passen- By Air gers, motorcoaches, trucks. Five minutes each way. Year-round. (I1) Three major airports serve Long Island. Long Island MacArthur Airport, located in Ronkonkoma in the central portion of Long Island, offers scheduled flights through a number To Fire Island of different airlines. A Southwest Airlines terminal in the Veterans Memorial Concourse features multiple gates, shops and eateries, with flights to 40 destinations. Just over the Nassau Patchogue to Davis Park, Watch Hill & border in adjacent Queens County are JFK International and LaGuardia airports. Fire Island Seashore Four additional airports located on Long Island feature full-service, fixed-based operators, and Davis Park Ferry Company, Patchogue River, Patchogue. also serve executive and privately owned planes. They are Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, 631-475-1665. March to September. No vehicles. 20 minutes each way. (E3) Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, Brookhaven Calabro Airport in Shirley and East Bay Shore to Saltaire, Ocean Beach, Atlantique, Kismet, Hampton Airport. Dunewood, Fair Harbor, Seaview & Ocean Bay Park Fire Island Ferries, Maple Avenue, Bay Shore. 631-665-3600. Peak service May thru By Sea September. Limited service year-round, weather permitting. No vehicles. 30 minutes Long Island is served by two year-round ferry lines that cross Long Island Sound and each way. (D3) connect Bridgeport, Conn., to Port Jefferson, LI, and New London, Conn. to Orient Point, LI. Sometimes getting there is half the fun, and a ferry trip is an enjoyable boat ride as well as Sayville to Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove Sayville Ferry Service, River Road, Sayville. 631-589-0810. transportation. And if you want to visit the Long Island resort communities on Fire Island April to October No vehicles. 20 minutes each way. (E3) where no cars are allowed, the most convenient way in is to take one of the six passenger ferry routes. Sayville to Fire Island National Seashore, Also, you can get from the North Fork to the South Fork of Long Island through Shelter Sailor’s Haven/Sunken Forest Island using two short ferry rides. All Long Island ferries are listed here — call for current Sunken Forest Ferry Service, River Rd., Sayville. 631-589-0810. May to Oct. No schedules and rates. vehicles. 30 minutes each way. (E3)

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