Things To Do
Fire Island
The beach is one of the best things to do in the summer on Long Island! There are two separate ways to get there: Use a Ferry and go to towns such as Ocean Beach, Fair Harbor, Saltaire, Atlantique, or drive across the Fire Island Inlet Bridge to Robert Moses State Park. Ferry Website: https://fireislandferries.com/schedules/
Sands Point Preserve
The Sands Point Preserve on the original Guggenheim Estate embodies the grandeur and elegance that define the Gold Coast period of the early 20th century, when prominent American families built great mansions on large estates as summer retreats along the Long Island Sound. The Sands Point peninsula was the famed “East Egg” in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.”
Old Westbury Gardens
A 200-acre historic estate and public museum located on Long Island, New York. It features Westbury House, a 1906 Charles II-style mansion, surrounded by extensive formal gardens, woodlands, and lakes. Formerly the Phipps family estate, it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Vanderbilt Mansion
A 43-acre waterfront estate in Centerport, Long Island, formerly owned by William K. Vanderbilt II. It features a 24-room Spanish-Revival mansion, extensive marine/natural history collections, a planetarium, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.