Belmont Park Race Track: Hempstead Turnpike & Cross Island Parkway - Belmont, NY 11003 - 516-484-8600 - Hours of Operation: May - July & September - mid-October - Wednesday - Sunday - Post time - 1:00 PM - nyra com/belmont - Home to Thoroughbred Racing's Belmont Stakes, the 3rd and final leg of the coveted Triple Crown. Open May-July, Sept-Mid-October. Racing Wednesday to Sunday. Features "Breakfast at Belmont" where visitors cab watch thoroughbreds work out while dining at trackside cafe.
African-American Museum: 110 N. Franklin Avenue - Hempstead, NY - 516-0730 - Free admission. - Traces the history of the Black Long Islander, past, present, and looks to the future.
Eisenhower Memorial Park: Hempstead Turnpike & Merrick Avenue - East Meadow, NY - 516-572-0348 - co.nassau.ny.us/eisenhow.html - Features three 18-hole golf courses, outdoor tennis courts, miniature golf, batting range, jogging course, and lakeside theatre.
Bethpage State Park: Bethpage Parkway - Bethpage, NY - (516) 249-0700 - Site of 2002 U.S. Open, Bethpage State Park is best known for its five world-class golf course including the "Black Course". In addition to Golf the park features bridle paths, hiking and biking trails, play fields, tennis courts, cross-county skiing trails, and a polo field.
Coe Hall Planting Fields Arboretum: Planting Fields Road - Oyster Bay, NY - (516) 922-9210 - plantingfields.org - A 65-room Tudor Revival style historic house museum and 400-acre Arboretum. It is one of the few Gold Coast estates on Long Island whose original landscape and structures remain intact. Listed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. Open Feb-Mid Dec, Mon-Sun, 10AM-3PM.
Cradle of Aviation Museum: One Davis Avenue (off Charles Lindbergh Blvd.) - Garden City, NY - (516) 572-4111 - cradleofaviation.org - A spectacular air-space collection that has been gathered throughout a 20-year worldwide search to locate air and spacecraft associated with, or built on Long Island. Features an IMAX Dome Theatre and the Red Planet Cafe. Museum and cafe open 10AM-5PM, 7 days a week; IMAX Theatre shows - 10AM-5PM Sun-Thu - 10AM-9PM Fri and Sat
Harbor Links Golf Course: 1 Fairway Drive - Port Washington, NY - 516-767-4808 - harborlinks com - Arnold Palmer designed 18-hole championship Golf Course, 9-hole executive style course, and a 40-stall double sided driving range.
Hofstra University: Hempstead Turnpike - Hempstead, NY 11801 - 516-463-6600 - hofstra.edu - Long Island's largest private university features a 240-acre campus Arboretum featuring 7,000 trees of 235 varieties, the Hofstra Museum, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Joan & Donald E. Axinn Library, 5,000 Seat Hofstra Arena, 15,000 Seat James M. Shuart Stadium and much more...
Jones Beach State Park: Ocean Parkway - Wantagh, NY - (516) 785-2420 - visitjonesbeach com/jonesb park/park.html - The park comprises 2,413 acres with 6 miles of ocean beach frontage and a mile of bay frontage developed for still bathing. In addition, Jones Beach possesses excellent surf bathing facilities, swimming pools, and diving and wading pools.
Jones Beach Theater: tommyhilfigerjonesbeach com - One of the top rated outdoor concert stadium seating 11,200 persons and host a variety of world famous performers.
Mitchell Athletic Complex: Charles Lindbergh Boulevard - Uniondale, NY - (516) 572-0400 - Track and Field, and Soccer Stadium. Home to the New York Power Women's & New York Rough Riders Men's Soccer teams.
Nassau County Aquatic Center: Hempstead Turnpike & Merrick avenue, East Meadow - (516) 572-0500 - Located in Eisenhower Memorial Park. Features an Olympic swimming pool and workout center. Host to the 1998 Goodwill Games. Open 7 days a week. Monday-Friday from 9 AM-10 PM, Saturday 9 AM-7PM. Call for rates.
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: 1255 Hempstead Turnpike - Uniondale, NY - (516) 794-9300 - nassaucoliseum com - Nassau Coliseum is home for the New York Islanders Hockey, New York Saints Indoor Lacrosse, New York Dragons Arena Football Teams and many other sport and entertainment events. Adjacent to the arena is a 60,000-square-foot exhibition hall for trade shows, consumer shows and conventions. - For ticket information, call (516) 794-9300 or to charge tickets call (212) 307-7171 or (516) 9000. The Coliseum is located on Hempstead Turnpike. To go by car, take the Meadowbrook Parkway and get off at the Nassau Coliseum Exit.
Old Bethpage Restoration Village: Round Swamp Road - Old Bethpage, NY 11804 - (516)-572-8400 - oldbethpage.org - A living pre-Civil war village...a working farm with oxen, sheep, small animals...costumed interpreters welcome you to antique-furnished houses, shops, and barns while they do 19th century crafts and chores...enjoy music, Open Monday-Friday 9Am-5PM.
Old Westbury Gardens: Old Westbury Road - Old Westbury, NY - (5160-333-0048 - oldwestburygardens.org - Charles II-style mansion surrounded by 100 acres of formal gardens, fields, woods, demonstration gardens and picnic area. Summer lawn concerts July - Aug. Open from May-Oct.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Cove Neck Road - Oyster Bay, NY 11771 - (516)-922-4447 - nps.gov/sahi/ - Open year round - Theodore Roosevelt's estate. Includes his home, restored to the period of his presidency (1901-1909), landscaped grounds, and a museum with exhibits and A/V programs. In addition, the Theodore Roosevelt has 12 acres of self- guided nature trails. Cemetery contains the grave of the 26th U.S President
Woodcleft Canal "Nautical Mile": Woodcleft Avenue - Freeport, NY 11520 - lihistory com/spectown/hist001k.htm - Known for commercial fishing charter and open boats, open-air fish markets, restaurants and shops with nautical flavor. Open year round
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Oyster Bay Historical Society: 20 Summit Street - Oyster Bay, NY 11711 - 516-922-5032 - Open year round: Tues-Fri, 10 a.m - 2 p.m; Sat, 1-4 p.m; Sun, 1-4 p.m - Closed Mon., most holidays - Circa 1720 Earle-Wightman House, 18th Century one-room house, circa 1830 minister's parlor, both with period furnishings, changing and hands-on exhibits, restored colonial gardens, research library.
Planting Fields Arboretum: Planting Fields Road - Oyster Bay, NY 11771 - 516-922-9201 - Open year round - Labeled trees, shrubs, bulbs, plants, and greenhouse displays.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Cove Neck Road - Oyster Bay, NY 11771 - 516-922-4447 - Open year round - Theodore Roosevelt's estate. Includes his home, restored to the period of his presidency (1901-1909), landscaped grounds, and a museum with exhibits and A/V programs. In addition, the Theodore Roosevelt has 12 acres of self- guided nature trails. Cemetery contains the grave of the 26th U.S President.
United States Merchant Marine Academy Marine Museum: Steamboat Road - Kings Point, NY - 516-773-5000 - Open year round, except in July when they are open 9:00a.m - 4:30 p.m; weekends, 1:00p.m - 4:30 p.m; Tuesday- Friday, 10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m - On 80 acres of the former Walter P. Chrysler estate, the Academy educates officers for the American Merchant Marine and U.S Naval Reserve. Its 14 gallery American Merchant Marine focuses on the evolution of American shipping since the Civil War.
Woodcleft Canal "Nautical Mile": Woodcleft Avenue - Freeport, NY 11520 - Open year round - Known for commercial fishing charter and open boats, open-air fish markets, restaurants and shops with nautical flavor.
Eisenhower Memorial Park: Hempstead Turnpike & Merrick Avenue - East Meadow
Loews Roosevelt Field Theatre: Roosevelt Field Mall - Stewart Avenue - Garden City, NY
Loews Raceway Theatre: 1025 Corporate Drive - Westbury, NY
The Source Mall: Old Country Road - Garden City, NY
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