Cradle of Aviation Museum

http://www.cradleofaviation.org
One Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY
516-572-4111

Explore the history of flight to present-day space endeavors. Exhibits include restored airplanes and an original Apollo Lunar Module.

Atlantis Marine World

www.atlantismarineworld.com 431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY
631-208-9200

A wonderful aquarium offering over 80 exhibits including a 120,000 gallon "Lost City of Atlantis" Shark Tank and the county's largest live coral reef display.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium

www.vanderbiltmuseum.org
80 Little Neck Rd., Centerport, NY
516-854-5555

A treasure house of science and art overlooking Northport Harbor. Displays include works collected by William Vanderbilt; more than 17,000 varieties of marine and wildlife on display, including two great iron eagles that stood atop New York's Grand Central Station. Children's programs, theater and dazzling laser light shows.

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

www.nassaucoliseum.com
1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY
516-794-9300

Enjoy the best of every kind of entertainment: music, sports, the circus and other traveling family shows. Home of the New York Islanders' hockey team, the 18,000-seat Coliseum abuts Mitchel Field, known as the Cradle of Aviation, where Charles Lindbergh began his famous transatlantic flight.

Sagamore Hill

www.nps.gov/sahi
20 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY
516-922-4447

Home of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt's home on Sagamore Hill is a local landmark of national significance. Tour the house and grounds that are maintained exactly as they were when Teddy resided there.

Jones Beach State Park

www.jonesbeach.com
Ocean Drive, Wantagh, NY
516-785-1600

Ride a wave or wade in the bay; even dive into a pool. Jones Beach State Park comprises 2,413 acres with 6.5 miles of ocean. Basketball courts, deck tennis, shuffleboard, miniature golf, picnic areas, surf fishing, outdoor dancing and a two-mile boardwalk. Dine overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, or enjoy outdoor theater and concerts.

Old Westbury Gardens

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

Located only 5 minutes from the C.W. Post Campus, Old Westbury Gardens is the former home of John S. Phipps and his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps. The grounds feature a magnificent Charles II-style mansion built in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley. The estate, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, features 150 acres of carefully planned formal gardens and landscaped grounds interspersed with woodlands, ponds and lakes.

Morgan Park

Landing Road, Glen Cove, NY
516-676-9229

Leased to the residents of Glen Cove and Locust Valley for $1 by J.P. Morgan in memory of his wife, this beautiful park overlooks Long Island Sound and has a picnic area, bathing beach, playground, and walks along bluffs overlooking the harbor.

Garvies Point Museum

50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, NY
516-571-8010

A center for research on Long Island Indian archeology, and a valued resource in the study of Long Island's geology. Exhibits include exquisite dioramas, prehistoric artifacts, fossils and a model of an archaeology excavation.