Cradle of Aviation Museum
"Explore over 150,000 square feet featuring 75 air and spacecraft from a hot air balloon to an actual Apollo Lunar Module and learn about Long Island's role and why we are called the Cradle of Aviation. Our eight exhibit galleries are in chronological order and throughout the museum our volunteer docents are there to share their aerospace experience. There are over 30 hands-on exhibits, a half...
Empire Pass
"The Empire Pass is your key to all-season enjoyment at New York State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches and trails."
Firefighters Museum
"The Nassau County Firefighters Museum is a place to learn all about fire safety while having fun!
Visitors are taken step-by-step through a working fire, from alarm activation and emergency call to the "knocking down" of flames at the scene. The Museum's exhibits also trace the evolution of fire service equipment, gear and apparatus. See real horse drawn fire engines, a SIlsby steamer and even...
Long Island Children's Museum
"The Long Island Children's Museum offers 14 interactive exhibits plus live theater, art spaces and daily activities to provide hours of discovery for children of all ages."
Long Island Museum
"Toward the end of the Great Depression, Ward Melville; his wife, Dorothy Bigelow Melville; prominent naturalist, Robert Cushman Murphy; a well-regarded local doctor, Winifred Curtis and insurance man, O.C. Lempfert, created the Suffolk Museum located on Christian Avenue, in a building which still stands today.
Art and artifacts began to fill the rooms of the Suffolk Museum, and its...
NY Hall of Science
"Located in Queens — America’s most diverse county — NYSCI is committed to creating a world where diversity unlocks innovation, and where people learn to use science, technology, engineering, and math to tackle complex 21st century challenges."
Old Westbury Gardens
"Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the former home of John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps and their four children. Completed in 1906 by the English designer, George A. Crawley, the magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes. Westbury House is furnished with...
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
“The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum — a unique combination of mansion, marine and natural history museum, planetarium and park — is dedicated to the education and enjoyment of the people of Long Island and beyond. This mission shall be achieved through the thoughtful preservation, interpretation and enhancement of the Eagle’s Nest estate as an informal educational facility. Many exhibition and...