The following is a list of attractions on Long Island, New York State. The list includes museums, parks, and beaches as well as many other types of attractions.
Located on Long Island in New York City's borough of Brooklyn, it is the second-largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States.
Between about 1880 and World War II, Coney Island was the largest amusement area in the United States; today, it contains two amusement parks and several other attractions clustered around the Riegelmann Boardwalk.
The American Airpower Museum, the former site of the Republic factory in Farmingdale, New York, maintains a collection of Republic artifacts, and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory's history.
Bald Hill Memorial is located in Farmingville, NY. This destination pays tribute to U.S. Veterans to honor the men and women that served the country during the Vietnam War.
A state park located on the south shore off Jones Island (the barrier island that includes Jones Beach), overlooking the Fire Island Inlet Bridge and the westernmost section of Fire Island. Captree is a fisherman's haven and a picnicker's delight.
The Robert Moses Causeway, over The State Channel and Fire Island inlet bridges to one of Long Island's great Atlantic coast islands such as Fire and Jones Beach Island connecting New York's Ocean Parkway.
Port Jefferson Harbor continues to attract mariners, visitors, tourists, and families to an area where natural beauty is the setting for a wide variety of activities, including a ferry service to Connecticut.
Town of Islip Beaches: Islip, East Islip, West Islip, Bayport and Ronkonkoma Beaches, Sayville Marina Park, Benjamin Beach at Bay Shore Marina, and several along the barrier beach of Fire Island, including Atlantique, Kismet, Dunewood, and Fair Harbor
Town of Babylon Beaches: Gilgo Beach, Cedar Beach, and Overlook Beach
Town of Brookhaven Beaches: West Meadow, Cedar, Shirley, Shoreham, Stony Brook, Cedar Beach
Town of Riverhead beaches, including Iron Pier Beach
Town of Southold Beaches: Kenny's Road, Horton Lane, and Hashamomuck Beaches.
Town of Smithtown Beaches: Short Beach, Long Beach, Callahan's Beach
Town of Huntington Beaches: Asharoken, Centerport, Crab Meadow, Crescent, Gold Star Battalion, Hobart, Fleets Cove, West Neck
Southampton Town Beaches: Tiana, Ponquogue, and various others on Dune Road and Gin Lane
Hampton Bays in Town of Southampton area Suffolk County (Beaches: Ponquogue Beach, Meshutt Beach on Peconic Bay, Shinnecock Inlet Beach, K Road, L Road, Tiana Beach, and Road I on both Shinnecock Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.)
Nassau County Country Clubs at LongIslandGolfNews.com
Suffolk County Country Clubs at LongIslandGolfNews.com
January 01, 1970
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The following is a list of attractions on Long Island New York State The list includes museums parks and beaches as well as many other types of attractions In this list Long Island is defined as the geographical entity and thus the list includes attractions in Kings County New York a k a Brooklyn as well as Queens County New York a k a Queens which are both parts of New York City The list also includes attractions further out on Long Island those in Nassau County New York and Suffolk County New York which are not parts of NYC but instead are parts of New York State Contents 1 Long Island attractions 2 Public beaches 3 Public parks and nature preserves 4 Country clubs 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLong Island attractions editCounty Landmark Photo Description Date Opened Kings Brooklyn Museum nbsp Located on Long Island in New York City s borough of Brooklyn it is the second largest art museum in New York City and one of the largest in the United States 1897 Kings Brooklyn Tabernacle nbsp The Brooklyn Tabernacle is one of New York City s largest churches and Grammy Award winning Choir 1981 Kings Brooklyn Bridge nbsp Built in 1874 the Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest existing suspension bridge in the U S 1874 Kings Coney Island nbsp Between about 1880 and World War II Coney Island was the largest amusement area in the United States today it contains two amusement parks and several other attractions clustered around the Riegelmann Boardwalk 1880s to present Kings Prospect Park nbsp The country s longest open park meadow with ancient trees in Brooklyn s only extant forest 1898 Queens Citi Field nbsp The home stadium of the New York Mets baseball team 2009 Queens Rockaway Peninsula nbsp Also called The Rockaways a popular summer resort area since the 1830s containing the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk and Jacob Riis Park on its southern shore 1830 Queens The Unisphere nbsp The symbol of Queens the Unisphere is a giant globe in Flushing Meadows Park 1964 Nassau Belmont Park nbsp A thoroughbred horse racetrack that is the home of the Belmont Stakes the final leg of the Triple Crown 1905 Nassau Jones Beach nbsp Jones Beach Tower now a familiar Jones Beach State Park landmark was modeled on the campanile of St Mark s Basilica in Venice 1928 Nassau Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum nbsp Former home arena of the New York Islanders hockey team 1972 Nassau Old Westbury Gardens nbsp Charles II Westbury House style mansion designed by George A Crawley contains 23 rooms The grounds cover 160 acres 1903 Nassau Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park nbsp An arboretum and state park covering over 400 acres 160 ha located in the Village of Upper Brookville in the town of Oyster Bay New York 1918 1921 Nassau Sagamore Hill nbsp Sagamore Hill was the home of the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt from 1886 until his death in 1919 1884 Nassau UBS Arena nbsp Current home arena for the New York Islanders hockey team 2021 Nassau Welwyn Preserve nbsp Welwyn Preserve was the estate of Harold I Pratt It is now a 204 acre nature reserve and the mansion houses a Holocaust museum 1913 Suffolk Adventureland Adventureland is a 12 acre amusement park in East Farmingdale New York 1962 Suffolk American Airpower Museum The American Airpower Museum the former site of the Republic factory in Farmingdale New York maintains a collection of Republic artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory s history Post World War II Suffolk Bald Hill nbsp Bald Hill Memorial is located in Farmingville NY This destination pays tribute to U S Veterans to honor the men and women that served the country during the Vietnam War 1991 Suffolk Big Duck nbsp A ferrocement building in the shape of a large duck 1931 Suffolk Captree State Park nbsp A state park located on the south shore off Jones Island the barrier island that includes Jones Beach overlooking the Fire Island Inlet Bridge and the westernmost section of Fire Island Captree is a fisherman s haven and a picnicker s delight 1954 Suffolk Fire Island Light nbsp Fire Island Lighthouse is a 180 foot stone tower that began operation in 1858 replacing the 74 foot tower originally built in 1826 1826 Rebuilt 1858 Suffolk Great South Bay Bridge nbsp The Robert Moses Causeway over The State Channel and Fire Island inlet bridges to one of Long Island s great Atlantic coast islands such as Fire and Jones Beach Island connecting New York s Ocean Parkway 1963 Suffolk Long Island Game Farm nbsp Petting Zoo with over 200 animals The Long Island Game Farm is one of the island s oldest and most well known establishments 1970 Suffolk Port Jefferson Harbor nbsp Port Jefferson Harbor continues to attract mariners visitors tourists and families to an area where natural beauty is the setting for a wide variety of activities including a ferry service to Connecticut Early 1900s Suffolk Splish Splash nbsp Splish Splash is a 96 acre water park in Riverhead New York 1991Public beaches edit nbsp Long Island is well known for its many public beaches They include from west to east Coney Island in Brooklyn Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk The Rockaways in Queens Jacob Riis Park Beach Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Nickerson Beach Long Beach Long Beach Town of Hempstead Beaches at Point Lookout and Lido Town of North Hempstead Beaches Bar Beach and Hempstead Harbor Town of Oyster Bay Beaches Tobay Stehli Centre Island Cedar Beach Fire Island Jones Beach Nassau County one of the most famous in the world Captree State Park Robert Moses State Park Suffolk County Sunken Meadow State Park Kings Park in Suffolk County Town of Islip Beaches Islip East Islip West Islip Bayport and Ronkonkoma Beaches Sayville Marina Park Benjamin Beach at Bay Shore Marina and several along the barrier beach of Fire Island including Atlantique Kismet Dunewood and Fair Harbor Town of Babylon Beaches Gilgo Beach Cedar Beach and Overlook Beach Town of Brookhaven Beaches West Meadow Cedar Shirley Shoreham Stony Brook Cedar Beach Town of Riverhead beaches including Iron Pier Beach Town of Southold Beaches Kenny s Road Horton Lane and Hashamomuck Beaches Town of Smithtown Beaches Short Beach Long Beach Callahan s Beach Town of Huntington Beaches Asharoken Centerport Crab Meadow Crescent Gold Star Battalion Hobart Fleets Cove West Neck Southampton Town Beaches Tiana Ponquogue and various others on Dune Road and Gin Lane Smith Point County Park Suffolk County Cupsogue Beach County Park Hampton Bays in Town of Southampton area Suffolk County Beaches Ponquogue Beach Meshutt Beach on Peconic Bay Shinnecock Inlet Beach K Road L Road Tiana Beach and Road I on both Shinnecock Bay and the Atlantic Ocean East Hampton Main beach Hither Hills State Park Montauk Point State ParkPublic parks and nature preserves editBethpage State Park Cedar Creek County Park Seaford 1 Christopher Morley Park Eisenhower Park Elderfields Preserve South Haven County Park Welwyn Preserve in Glen CoveCountry clubs editLong Island is also home to numerous country clubs polo clubs golf clubs and other private recreational organizations including Bretton Woods Country Club Coram Bridgehampton Polo Club Bridgehampton Brookville Country Club Glen Head Cherry Valley Country Club Garden City Cold Spring Harbor Country Club Cold Spring Hills Colonial Springs Country Club East Farmingdale The Crescent Beach Club Bayville Crest Hollow Country Club Woodbury Deepdale Golf Club Manhasset Garden City Country Club Garden City Garden City Golf Club Garden City Glen Head Country Club Glen Head Engineers Country Club Roslyn Harbor Hamlet Golf and Country Club Commack The Hamlet Windwatch Golf Club Hauppauge Huntington Country Club Huntington Huntington Crescent Club Huntington Lake Success Country Club Great Neck Long Island Country Clubhouse in Eastport New York Manhasset Bay Yacht Club Moments Golf Club Elmont Maidstone Club East Hampton Nassau Country Club Glen Cove Nissequogue Point Beach Club Smithtown North Hempstead Country Club Flower Hill North Hills Country Club Manhasset Northport Yacht Club Huntington Old Westbury Country Club Old Westbury Plandome Country Club Plandome Port Jefferson Country Club at Harbor Hills Port Jefferson Port Washington Yacht Club Port Washington Roslyn Country Club Roslyn Heights Rockville Links Country Club Rockville Centre St George s Club Stony Brook Sayville Yacht Club Blue Point Seawane Country Club Hewlett Harbor Smithtown Landing Country Club Smithtown South Fork Country Club Amagansett Southward Ho Country Club Brightwaters Timber Point Country Club Great River Towers Country Club Floral Park Westhampton Country Club Westhampton Westhampton Yacht Squadron Remsenburg Woodbury Country Club Woodbury Strathmore Vanderbilt Country Club Manhasset See also editList of trails on Long Island List of museums on Long Island Parks and recreation in New York CityReferences edit Cedar Creek Park NewsdayExternal links editNassau County Country Clubs at LongIslandGolfNews com Suffolk County Country Clubs at LongIslandGolfNews com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of tourist attractions on Long Island amp oldid 1191057282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
