List of tourist attractions on Long Island

The following is a list of attractions on Long Island, New York State. The list includes museums, parks, and beaches as well as many other types of attractions.

In this list, "Long Island" is defined as the geographical entity, and thus the list includes attractions in Kings County, New York, a.k.a. Brooklyn, as well as Queens County, New York, a.k.a. Queens, which are both parts of New York City. The list also includes attractions further out on Long Island, those in Nassau County, New York and Suffolk County, New York, which are not parts of NYC but instead are parts of New York State.

Long Island attractions

New York City - Long IslandLandmarkPhotoDescriptionDates
Kings Brooklyn MuseumLocated on Long Island in New York City's borough of Brooklyn, it is the second-largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States.1897
Kings Brooklyn TabernacleThe Brooklyn Tabernacle is one of New York City's largest churches and Grammy Award winning Choir.1981
Kings Brooklyn BridgeBuilt in 1874, the Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest existing suspension bridge in the U.S.1874
Kings Coney IslandBetween about 1880 and World War II, Coney Island was the largest amusement area in the United States; today, it contains two amusement parks and several other attractions clustered around the Riegelmann Boardwalk.1880s to present
Kings Prospect ParkThe country's longest open park meadow, with ancient trees in Brooklyn's only extant forest.1898
Queens Citi FieldThe home stadium of the New York Mets baseball team.2009
Queens Rockaway PeninsulaAlso called The Rockaways, a popular summer resort area since the 1830s, containing the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk and Jacob Riis Park on its southern shore.1830
Queens The UnisphereThe symbol of Queens, the Unisphere is a giant globe in Flushing Meadows Park.1964
Nassau Jones BeachJones Beach Tower, now a familiar Jones Beach State Park landmark, was modeled on the campanile of St Mark's Basilica in Venice.1928
Nassau Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumFormer home arena of the New York Islanders hockey team.1972
Nassau Old Westbury GardensCharles II - Westbury House, style mansion designed by George A. Crawley, contains 23 rooms. The grounds cover 160 acres.1903
Nassau Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic ParkAn arboretum and state park covering over 400 acres (160 ha) located in the Village of Upper Brookville in the town of Oyster Bay, New York.1918 - 1921
Nassau Sagamore HillSagamore Hill was the home of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, from 1886 until his death in 1919.1884
Nassau Welwyn PreserveWelwyn Preserve was the estate of Harold I. Pratt. It is now a 204 acre nature reserve, and the mansion houses a Holocaust museum1913
Suffolk American Airpower MuseumThe American Airpower Museum, the former site of the Republic factory in Farmingdale, New York, maintains a collection of Republic artifacts, and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory's history.Post World War II
Suffolk Bald HillBald Hill Memorial is located in Farmingville, NY. This destination pays tribute to U.S. Veterans to honor the men and women that served the country during the Vietnam War.1991
Suffolk Captree State ParkA state park located on the south shore off Jones Island (the barrier island that includes Jones Beach), overlooking the Fire Island Inlet Bridge and the westernmost section of Fire Island. Captree is a fisherman's haven and a picnicker's delight.1954
Suffolk Fire Island LightFire Island Lighthouse is a 180 foot stone tower that began operation in 1858 replacing the 74 foot tower originally built in 1826.1826 (Rebuilt) 1858
Suffolk Great South Bay BridgeThe Robert Moses Causeway, over The State Channel and Fire Island inlet bridges to one of Long Island's great Atlantic coast islands such as Fire and Jones Beach Island connecting New York's Ocean Parkway.1963
Suffolk Long Island Game Farm(Petting Zoo) with over 200 animals. The Long Island Game Farm is one of the island's oldest and most well-known establishments.1970
Suffolk Port Jefferson HarborPort Jefferson Harbor continues to attract mariners, visitors, tourists, and families to an area where natural beauty is the setting for a wide variety of activities, including a ferry service to Connecticut.Early 1900s
Suffolk Splish SplashSplish Splash is a 96-acre water park in Riverhead, New York.1991

Public beaches

Long Island is well known for its many public beaches. They include (from west to east):

Public parks and nature preserves

Country clubs

Long Island is also home to numerous country clubs, polo clubs, golf clubs, and other private recreational organizations, including:

  • Bretton Woods Country Club (Coram)
  • Bridgehampton Polo Club (Bridgehampton)
  • Brookville Country Club (Glen Head)
  • Cherry Valley Country Club (Garden City)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Country Club (Cold Spring Hills)
  • Colonial Springs Country Club (East Farmingdale)
  • The Crescent Beach Club (Bayville)
  • Crest Hollow Country Club (Woodbury)
  • Deepdale Golf Club (Manhasset)
  • Garden City Country Club (Garden City)
  • Garden City Golf Club (Garden City)
  • Glen Head Country Club (Glen Head)
  • Engineers Country Club (Roslyn)
  • Hamlet Golf and Country Club (Commack)
  • The Hamlet Windwatch Golf Club (Hauppauge)
  • Huntington Country Club (Huntington)
  • Huntington Crescent Club (Huntington)
  • Lake Success Country Club (Great Neck)
  • Long Island Country Clubhouse in Eastport, New York
  • Manhasset Bay Yacht Club
  • Moments Golf Club (Elmont)
  • Maidstone Club (East Hampton)
  • Nassau Country Club (Glen Cove)
  • Nissequogue Point Beach Club (Smithtown)
  • North Hills Country Club (Manhasset)
  • Northport Yacht Club (Huntington)
  • Old Westbury Country Club (Old Westbury)
  • Plandome Country Club (Plandome)
  • Port Jefferson Country Club at Harbor Hills (Port Jefferson)
  • Port Washington Yacht Club (Port Washington)
  • Roslyn Country Club (Roslyn Heights)
  • Rockville Links Country Club (Rockville Centre)
  • St. George's Club (Stony Brook)
  • Sayville Yacht Club (Blue Point)
  • Seawane Country Club (Hewlett Harbor)
  • Smithtown Landing Country Club (Smithtown)
  • South Fork Country Club (Amagansett)
  • Southward Ho Country Club (Brightwaters)
  • Timber Point Country Club (Great River)
  • Towers Country Club (Floral Park)
  • Westhampton Country Club (Westhampton)
  • Westhampton Yacht Squadron (Remsenburg)
  • Woodbury Country Club (Woodbury)
  • Strathmore Vanderbuilt Country Club (Manhasset)

See also

References

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