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Travel Guide TRAVEL GUIDE Get valuable coupons at www.discoverlongisland.com MONTAUK’SYEARROUND OCEANFRONT RESORT Since 1926 THE OCEANFRONT SEA WATER SPA & SALON AMERICA’S ONLY THALASSO CENTER BEACH CONCERTS, LOBSTERBAKES, DJ DANCING & MUCH MORE Photos: Alex Ferrone, Chris Foster, Wavecrest Studio, Tom W Ratcliffe III 290 OLD MONTAUK HWY, MONTAUK, NY THINK OUTLETS. THINK TANGER. TANGER TANGEROUTLET.COM FACEBOOK TANGER APP 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. table of contents 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 6 46 North Fork Lighthouses 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 Bring your family to meet ours. Get to know Long Island’s team while you enjoy fast-paced action and entertainment. Whether you’re here for a day, a week, or a month, you will feel like a part of the Islanders Family. THIS IS WHERE THE FUN IS. MENTION: LI TRAVEL FOR MORE INFO ON TICKETS & PLANS: GET CONNECTED TO US: I.800.882.ISLES (47537) EXT. 3 FACEBOOK.COM/NEWYORKISLANDERS NEWYORKISLANDERS.COM TWITTER.COM/NYISLANDERS Photo courtesy LICVB Photo courtesy 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.
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