Long Island Sample Itineraries
Following are Long Island area tour “snapshots” to mix and match. Use them alone as a Day Tour, or combine for longer stays.
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GATSBY’S GOLD COAST
Just a short ride from New York City on Long Island’s north shore is a place of uninhibited wealth and opulence immortalized in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book, “The Great Gatsby.” Many of the “Gold Coast” mansions that grace this scenic coastal area are open for the public’s perusal and enjoyment.
• Old Westbury Gardens
• Lunch in Roslyn
• Nassau County Museum
• Sand’s Point Preserve
• Overnight accommodations in a castle
A TRIP TO THE END
Travel through the Hamptons to the easternmost end of Long Island for rest and relaxation amidst scenic beauty and historical sites.
• Montauk Point Lighthouse & Museum
• Horseback riding on the beach
• Cowboy lunch at the first U.S. cattle ranch
• Spa treatment at an oceanfront spa hotel
• Sunset cruise
NORTH SHORE WINE COUNTRY
Go back in time on the North Shore of Long Island, rich in history and culture. Then visit Long Island’s Wine Country where over 30 wineries open their doors to offer their bounty to the public.
• Stony Brook Harbor Wetlands Cruise
• Tour the largest collection of horse drawn carriages at the Carriage Museum
• Tanger Outlet Center Shopping
• Trolley Tour of North Fork Wine Country
FAMILY ADVENTURE
Long Island holds lots of fun for families of all ages. Visit an aquarium filled with sharks, penguins, sea lions and other marine life or jump into the water at our water park, where amazing rides and slides await.
• Long Island Children’s Museum
• Atlantis Marine World Aquarium
• Splish Splash Water Park
• Long Island Game Farm
HIGH FLYING FUN
Long Island is rich in aviation history, from the site of Charles Lindberg’s flight to Paris to the construction of the first lunar module.
• Falaise Mansion, where Charles Lindberg often summered
• Cradle of Aviation museum
• Lunch at an aviation themed restaurant
• American Airpower Museum
MANSIONS AND MUSEUMS
Spend a day exploring Long Island’s rich culture. Explore beautiful estates and museums and the summer Whitehouse of President Theodore Roosevelt.
• Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
• Heckscher Museum of Art
• Lunch in the Village of Huntington
• Theodore Roosevelt’s summer “Whitehouse”
• Coe Hall estate
NAUTICAL JOURNEY
Walk, shop and dine in one of Long Island’s many quaint port towns such as Freeport, Port Washington, Port Jefferson, Greenport and Sag Harbor. Take a trip on a fishing boat, nature cruise, or a paddlewheel river boat.
• Lauren Kristy Paddlewheel boat cruise
• Lunch and shopping on Freeport’s Nautical Mile
• Evening stroll on the Jones Beach boardwalk
GOLF OUTING
Rounds of golf at Old Bethpage Green, Bethpage Black (home to the 2009 US Open), Hamlet Wind Watch, Calverton Links, Rock Hill Country Club, Eisenhower Park Golf Course, The Links at Shirley, Cherry Creek Links, Woods at Cherry Creek, Long Island National, Montauk Downs.
FISHING FUN
Sail the waters off Freeport, Great South Bay at Captree Boat Basin, Montauk or Orient. Half or full day packages. Bait, tackle and rod included.
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• Local sports venues and events: Long Island Ducks minor-league baseball, Islanders Hockey, New York Jets training camp, and more!
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