It's Suffolk Time - Make it Your Time.
Suffolk County, NY has so much to offer, you’ll want to kick your shoes off and stay awhile.
The weather's perfect for playing golf or visiting a lighthouse or heading out on a
fishing excursion. The water's warmer, the sky is bluer and everything's ripe for the picking. Long Island’s Suffolk County, NY is one of the most popular vacation destinations in America, and Suffolk County wants you to take full advantage of it. Suffolk County has put together a website that will make it easy for you. So go to
www.suffolktimeyourtime.com and be sure to enter the
photo contest.
Take a scenic drive along the North Shore, known as the Heritage Trail, where the winding roads take you through time and history, past quaint villages and bluff-side beaches. Visit Gold Coast mansions, an outstanding marine life exhibit and a planetarium all in one at the
Vanderbilt Museum. Visit the home of poet Jupiter Hammon at the Joseph Lloyd Manor House, or the
Walt Whitman Historic Site at the birthplace of famed poet Walt Whitman. Visit the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences at Stony Brook, or see the working
Stony Brook Grist Mill c.1751.
Or step out to the Atlantic Ocean beaches along
Fire Island National Seashore, at Suffolk’s South Shore, accessible by bridge or ferry. Climb to the top and enjoy the view at the
Fire Island Lighthouse. All along the South Shore, charming villages featuring great food and shopping abound.
Central Suffolk holds its own charms, and boasts the top-rated water park,
Splish Splash. Nearby
Altlantis Marine World is a world-class aquarium in downtown Riverhead, featuring everything from sharks to penguins. Also in central Suffolk, enjoy spectacular outlet mall shopping at
Tanger Outlet Center, or spend the day at a wildlife park or the
Long Island Game Farm.
Long Island’s two “forks” offer two different experiences for visitors. Visit the rural, laid back North Fork, where
vineyards,
farm stands and charming villages welcome visitors. Over two dozen wineries grace the scenic east end portion of the Island. Head out to Greenport. Go to the exclusive Hamptons on the South Fork, where movie stars, sand and surf, upscale dining and shopping are the everyday norm.
Suffolk County in Long Island, NY is home to two of the Top Ten Beaches in the country.
Long Island’s Cooper’s Beach in Southampton and Main Beach in East Hampton are both named on Dr. Stephen Leatherman’s (AKA Dr. Beach) “2008 Top Ten Beaches” listing.
And if lighthouses are your passion, Suffolk County boasts more lighthouses than any county in the U.S., including the
Montauk Lighthouse at “the end” of the Island. While in Montauk, visit the oldest cattle ranch in the country at
Deep Hollow Ranch.
Whatever your interests, you’ll be glad you came to Suffolk County
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Upcoming Events
- Independence Day Celebration
7/4/09 - 7/5/09 - Long Island International Film Expo
7/9/09 - 7/19/09 - Riverhead Blues Festival
7/18/09 - 7/19/09
