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Long Island is sparkling ocean beaches, charming fishing villages and opulent Gold Coast mansions. It’s a play land for swimming, sunbathing, surfing and angling. It’s a stroll along a scenic wharf, dinner at a tiny seaside restaurant or a visit to an award-winning winery. It’s a place of gracious luxury and unhurried simplicity. With a wide range of activities, ranging from outlet shopping to fascinating museums, a visit to Long Island will provide long lasting memories.

Regional Travel Ideas

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Top do not miss attractions

  • Belmont Racetrack – Home to thoroughbred racing and the Belmont Stakes.
  • Cradle of Aviation Museum – Long Island’s contributions to American aviation.
  • Old Westbury Gardens –Former home of the Phipps, listed on the Register of Historic Places.
  • Sagamore Hill National Historical site– Summer Whitehouse of Theodore Roosevelt
  • Jones Beach State Park – Six and half miles of ocean a world-class swimming destination.
  • Captree State Park – A fisherman’s sanctuary.
  • North Fork Long Island – Recognized as Long Island’s “wine country” with over30 wineries and 60 vineyards.
  • Montauk Point State Park & Lighthouse- Eastern tip of Long Island with its historic Montauk Lighthouse, some of the best surf fishing in the world.
  • Atlantis Marine World – Long Island’s aquarium and home to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, New York State’s only authorized marine mammal and sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation center.
  • The “Hamptons” – also known as the playground for the rich and famous

Shopping

  • Roosevelt Field Mall – Garden City
  • The “Americana” Manhasset –Miracle Mile - Manhasset
  • The Source Mall - Westbury
  • Walt Whitman Mall - Huntington
  • Smith Haven Mall – Lake Grove
  • Tanger Outets – Riverhead
  • Boutique shopping to one of a kind shops can be found in quaint and port villages – from Great Neck, Freeport, Port Washington, Rockville Centre, Huntington, Stony Brook Village, Bayshore, Babylon, Sayville, Northport and the Hamptons.

Approximate Driving distance from New York City

18 to 118 Miles

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