Activities in Long Island

Looking for an exciting array of activities while you visit Long Island? Then plan your visit with the help of the Long Island experts. From museums, trails, vinyards, sailing, beaches and more, there is something for everyone to make this the best Girls' Weekend Getaway.

With 120 miles of white sand beaches, you’re sure to find your spot in the sun. Climb to the top of a lighthouse, take a drive through quaint port side villages, explore centuries-old rare wooden windmills, or leave the car behind and take the ferry to Fire Island.

How about challenging your self with a round at a championship golf course? Long Island’s prestigious Bethpage Black was the site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open. Thrill to a game where the PGA’s best have battled.

Wine lovers are in for a special treat. An enchanting ride to Long Island’s Wine Country transports you to a place where over two dozen vineyards open their doors, offering their bounty to visitors. Come sample Long Island’s latest award-winning wines, or take a fascinating cellar tour and see how Long Island’s vintners have perfected their craft.

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 and gardens that grace this scenic coastal area, so-called due to the huge concentration of fortunes here, are open for the public’s perusal and enjoyment, including those built by Harry Guggenheim, William Vanderbilt and President Theodore Roosevelt.

Other Long Island homes open to the public include the birthplace of Poet Walt Whitman; Artist Jackson Pollock; as well as notable American Revolution sites, such as Raynham Hall, occupied by the British Loyalist Queen’s Rangers during the American Revolution.

Another famous Long Island region is The Hamptons. This area is a haven for "the rich and famous," and is replete with historic sites, historic windmills, high-end shopping, sparkling beaches and excellent dining. A tour through The Hamptons also shows its deep artistic and avant-garde history, as well as its earlier roots as a whaling community.

Come see why so many artists, musicians and movie stars call Long Island home.

Also on Long Island: a water park, aquarium, children’s museums, farms, aviation history/museums, outlet center shopping, horseback riding on the beach, and more.

Visit www.discoverlongisland.com for more information.