Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former home of John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps. The magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes.
Founded in 1969, Clark Botanic Garden is a 12-acre living museum and educational facility. Collections at the garden include native spring wildflowers, conifers, roses, perennials, daylilies, wetland plants, rock garden plants, herbs, butterfly plants, medicinal plants and over a dozen collections of particular plant families.
The Sands Point Preserve on the original Guggenheim Estate embodies the grandeur that define the Gold Coast period of the early 20th century. Sands Point was the famed “East Egg” of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.”
Providing 34 acres of sandy beach and recreational activities, North Hempstead Beach Park includes a promenade along the waterfront, a fishing pier, boat ramp, bathhouse and concession area. The park provides basketball and shuffleboard courts, horseshoe pits, picnic areas with barbecues and shelter pavilions, and a playground.
The Nassau County Museum of Art is located 20 miles east of New York City on a 145-acre property in Roslyn Harbor in the heart of Long Island’s Gold Coast. Visitors can explore the Sculpture Park, a Formal Garden, rare specimen trees and marked walking trails.
Americana Manhasset is an upscale, open-air shopping center located in Manhasset, New York. It is the largest shopping center in Long Island's Gold Coast, with over 60 luxury and contemporary shops within a unique outdoor environment designed by renowned architect Peter Marino and landscape designer Oehme van Sweden.