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200 COOL THINGS TO DO ON LONG ISLAND
To help celebrate the bicentennial of
the Long Island Press’s founding, here
are 200 of the most awesome places to
go and things to do across Nassau and
Suffolk counties.
6 MUST-VISIT DESTINATIONS
From diving with sharks at the Long
Island Aquarium to riding the new rollercoasters
at Adventureland, there’s no
shortage of fun to be had this summer.
ADVENTURELAND
2245 Broad Hollow Rd., Farmingdale,
adventureland.us
BAYVILLE ADVENTURE PARK
8 Bayville Ave., Bayville, bayvilleadventurepark.
com
LONG ISLAND ADVENTURE PARK
75 Colonial Springs Rd., Wheatley
Heights, myadventurepark.com
LONG ISLAND AQUARIUM
431 East Main St., Riverhead, longislandaquarium.
com
SPLISH SPLASH WATERPARK
2549 Splish Splash Dr., Calverton,
splishsplash.com
JAKE’S 58
Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel. 3635 Express
Drive North, Islandia, jakes58.com
6 SPOTS FOR FUN WITH
ANIMALS
Whether you prefer furry friends or
fish, there are plenty of places to learn
about the animal kingdom on LI.
COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH
HATCHERY
1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor,
cshfishhatchery.org
LONG ISLAND ANIMAL FARM
PETTING ZOO
296 Wading River Rd., Manorville, afpz.
org
LONG ISLAND GAME FARM
WILDLIFE PARK & CHILDREN'S
ZOO
489 Chapman Blvd, Manorville, longislandgamefarm.
com
SEAL TOURS
Several groups offer tours of local seal
hot spots around our shores where seals
congregate, such as Coastal Research
and Education Society of Long Island,
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research
and Preservation and Captain
Lou Fleet.
WHITE POST FARMS
250 Old Country Rd., Melville, whitepostfarms.
com
9 HISTORIC SITES, PRESERVES
LI is full of history, from Teddy Roosevelt’s
Sagamore Hill to beautiful natural
landscapes.
CALEB SMITH STATE PARK
PRESERVE
581 West Jericho Tpke., Smithtown
CAUMSETT STATE HISTORIC
PARK AND PRESERVE
25 Lloyd Harbor Rd., Huntington.
FIRE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
East of Robert Moses State Park Field 5,
fireislandlighthouse.com
MONTAUK LIGHTHOUSE
2000 Montauk Hwy., Montauk, montauklighthouse.
com
OTIS PIKE FIRE ISLAND HIGH
DUNE WILDERNESS
Between Smith Point County Park and
Watch Hill, nps.gov/fiis
SAGAMORE HILL NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE
20 Sagamore Hill Rd., Oyster Bay, nps.
gov/sah
SANDS POINT PRESERVE
127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point,
sandspointconservancy.com
MUTTONTOWN PRESERVE
Muttontown Lane, East Norwich
OLD BETHPAGE VILLAGE RESTORATION
1303 Round Swamp Rd., Old Bethpage,
oldbethpagevillagerestoration.org.
7 SCENIC BIKE PATHS
Whether you’re looking to bike along
the ocean shores or amid the forest
green, there’s a spot where you can
cycle on the Island.
CAUMSETT STATE HISTORIC
PARK PRESERVE
Caumsett State Park, 25 Lloyd Harbor
Rd., Lloyd Harbor, parks.ny.gov/
parks/23
ELLEN FARRANT MEMORIAL
BIKEWAY
Cedar Creek Park, 3340 Merrick Rd.,
Seaford
HENDRICKSON PARK SHARED
USE PATH
Valley Stream State Park Road, Valley
Stream, dot.ny.gov
JONES BEACH SHARED USE
PATH
Jones Beach State Park, 1 Ocean Pkwy.,
Wantagh, dot.ny.gov/oppath
NASSAU-SUFFOLK GREENBELT
TRAIL
Merrick Road, Massapequa, nynjtc.org/
hike/nassausuffolk-greenbelt-trail
OCEAN PARKWAY COASTAL
GREENWAY
Jones Beach State Park, 1 Ocean Pkwy.,
Wantagh, dot.ny.gov/oppath
PAUL SIMONS MEMORIAL BIKE
PATH
Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road,
Stony Brook, stonybrook.edu
/sandspointconservancy.com
/adventureland.us
/myadventurepark.com
/splishsplash.com
/jakes58.com
/cshfishhatchery.org
/fireislandlighthouse.com
/fiis
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/oldbethpagevillagerestoration.org
/parks.ny.gov
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/oppath
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/nynjtc.org
/stonybrook.edu
