The length of Route 25A from Great Neck to Port Jefferson stretches along Long Island’s North Shore, winding through towns that George Washington explored during a 1790 carriage tour as the newly-elected president. Honoring President George Washington’s journey along this very route, Route 25A from Great Neck to Port Jefferson is now known as the Long Island Heritage Trail and, as designated by New York State, the Washington Spy Trail.
Today, visitors can travel the same Presidential route on a journey that includes early 1900s Gold Coast mansions at the western end of the trail, and 17th Century farmhouses and Prohibition speakeasies in the east. The North Shore Promotion Alliance provides a guide to visiting the major attractions and historical sites along the Long Island Heritage Trail, allowing locals and tourists alike to explore this incredible pathway through history. In addition to sharing this pathway’s story with visitors, the North Shore Promotion Alliance’s mission is to promote the history, culture, and beauty of Long Island’s North Shore.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
1660 Route 25A Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724 (516) 692-6768 Email: info@cshfha.org Website: www.cshfha.orgAfter 99 years as a New York State trout hatchery, we opened as a non-profit educational center dedicated to educating our visitors about the freshwater ecosystems of New York. We are proud to have the largest living collection of New York State freshwater reptiles, fishes and amphibians. Visitors can tour our two aquarium buildings and eight outdoor ponds, feed the hungry trout, and try our “Catch & Keep” fishing.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Road Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724 516-367-8455 Email: publicaffairs@cshl.edu Website: http://www.cshl.eduCelebrating its 125th anniversary in 2015, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, the private, not-for-profit Laboratory is more than 600 researchers and technicians strong. The Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campuses in Long Island and in Suzhou, China. The Laboratory’s education arm also includes an academic publishing house, a graduate school and programs for middle and high school students and teachers.
Country House Restaurant
1175 Route 25A Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631) 751-3332The Country House Restaurant
Heckscher Museum
2 Prime Ave. Huntington, NY 11743 631-351-3006 Fax: 631-423-2145 Email: info@heckscher.org Website: http://www.heckscher.org/The Heckscher Museum of Art serves the people of the Town of Huntington and surrounding communities. Through exhibitions of its permanent and loan collections of art and related museum programs, it seeks to provide inspiring and transformative educational experiences to encourage a broader understanding of our past and present and enrich the quality of life of the individuals it serves.
Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook
3131 Nesconset Hwy Centereach, New York 11720 631-471-8000 Fax: 631-471-8623 Website: Www.stonybrookny.hiexpress.comLocated on prestigious north shore minutes from Stony Brook Village, Stony Brook University/Hospital, Smithaven Mall, St. Charles Hospital and Mather Hospital.
Huntington Historical Society
209 Main Street Huntington, NY 11743 (631) 427-7045 Fax: (631) 427-7056Huntington Historical Society
Long Island Museums
1200 Route 25A Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631) 751-0066 Fax: (631) 751-0353 Email: mail@longislandmuseum.org Website: https://longislandmuseum.org/Located at 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, the Long Island Museum is a Smithsonian affiliate, dedicated enriching the lives of adults and children with an understanding of Long Island’s rich history and diverse cultures. The museum is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5. Regular admission is $10 per person, $7 for seniors and $5 for students ages six to 17. Children under six and museum members are free. For information about other exhibitions and programs please call 631-751-0066 or visit www.longislandmuseum.org.
Nawrocki Smith, CPA
290 Broad Hollow Rd #115 Melville, NY 11747 (631) 756-9818Nawrocki Smith, CPA
Oheka Management Corp.
135 West Gate Huntington, NY 11743 (631) 659-1400Oheka Management Corp.
Old Westbury Gardens
71 Old Westbury Road Old Westbury, New York 11568 516-333-0048 Fax: 516-333-68-7 Website: www.oldwestburygardens.orgOld Westbury Gardens includes a magnificent, 44-room, Charles II-style Manor House, surrounded by 200 acres of wooded paths, sweeping lawns, lakes, and some of the most beautiful gardens in the world. Programs include classes in yoga, tai chi and painting, horticulture programs, antique auto shows, indoor and outdoor concerts, a Scottish Festival, dog weekends, teas ans tours, kids’ days, and many other events.
Port Jefferson Ferry
102 W. Broadway Port Jefferson, NY 11777 888-443-3779 Website: http://www.88844ferry.com/Ferry Crossing Long Island Sound between Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port Jefferson, New York.
Raynham Hall Museum
20 West Main St. Oyster Bay, NY 11771 516-922-6808 Fax: 516-922-7640 Email: info@raynhamhallmuseum.org Website: https://raynhamhallmuseum.orgThe museum is also the home of George Washington’s intelligence officer, Robert Townsend. The home and museum are a time capsule of Long Island Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries. It was built circa 1738 as a two-story frame house with central brick chimney, gable roof, flush siding of wide boards and a five-bay façade with an entrance in the middle. The house contained four rooms, two on each level, with a garret or attic under the roof. The first floor consisted of a “hall” and “parlor” that flanked a narrow passage with a winding staircase built in front of the chimney. On the second floor were two “chambers” that corresponded to the hall and parlor below. Fireplaces opened into all four rooms from the central chimney.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
20 Sagamore Hill Road Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 922-4788 (516) 922-4271 Fax: (516) 922-4792 Email: sahi_information@nps.gov Website: www.nps.gov/sahiHome and estate of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Staller Center for the Arts
Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794 (631) 632-2787 (631) 632-7235 Fax: (631) 632-7354 Email: webmaster@stallercenter.com Website: http://www.stallercenter.comStaller Center for the Arts presents music, dance, theatre, film, visual art and more as one of the most comprehensive arts centers on Long Island. Enjoy professional performances from September to May and the Stony Brook Film Festival in July.
Box office is open Mon-Sat, 12 noon to 6 pm. Order tickets online at www.stallercenter.com or call 631-632-ARTS [2787].
Stony Brook Village Center
111 Main Street PO Box 572 Stony Brook, NY 11790 631-751-2244 Fax: 631-751-2024 Website: www.stonybrookvillage.comTourism
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Road Centerport, NY 11721 631-854-5579 Fax: 631-854-5594 Email: info@vanderbiltmuseum.org Website: http://www.vanderbiltmuseum.orgThe Vanderbilt—a unique combination of mansion, marine and natural history museum, planetarium and park—is dedicated to the education and enjoyment of the people of Long Island and beyond. This mission is achieved through the thoughtful preservation, interpretation and enhancement of the Eagle’s Nest estate as an informal educational facility. Exhibition and program themes focus upon Long Island’s Gold Coast Era and build upon William K. Vanderbilt II’s desire that his marine, natural-history and ethnographic-artifact collections promote appreciation and understanding of the marvelous diversity of life, other cultures and scientific knowledge.
Three Village Inn
150 Main Street Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631) 751-0555 Fax: (631) 751-0593Three Village Inn
Windows on the Lake
235 Lake Shore Road Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Long Island, New York 11779 6317370088 Website: https://windowsonthelake.com/Beautiful outdoor wedding venue on long island with a beautiful waterfront wedding chapel and an outdoor tented reception area. Stunning sunset views from every table in the spacious ballroom with surround sound and in-wall uplighting. Windows On The Lake caters to all of life’s events with 100 to 300 guests, as well as other events starting from 40 guests. For smaller events please also consider our other Long Island waterfront venue, Beach Club Estate. Venue tours are available by appointment only or live video tour and chat from the comfort of your home.