Home of George Washington’s intelligence operative Robert Townsend, Raynham Hall is a time capsule of Long Island life in the 18th and 19th centuries. Purchased by Robert’s father Samuel around 1740 and expanded from a two-over-two farmhouse into a four-over-four town house whose land extended down … [Read more...]
The Ward Melville Heritage Organization Education & Cultural Center
Located in the historic Stony Brook Village Center, The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s 8800 square-foot Educational and Cultural Center is a year-round facility providing activities, theatrical performances and exhibits. Available for rental. For detailed information call 631-689-5888 … [Read more...]
Jazz Loft
The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook is a combination of jazz history museum, a performance venue, and a center for educational outreach. The 6,000 sq. ft. venue, located in an historic building, is all about preservation, education and performance. Located at 275 Christian Avenue, Stony Brook (next to … [Read more...]
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
The spectacular Spanish-Revival mansion and museum of William K. Vanderbilt II in Centerport, New York, is one of the few remaining estates on the legendary North Shore of Long Island. The mansion, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a time machine to a rare and privilged way of … [Read more...]
The Heckscher Museum of Art
The Heckscher Museum of Art is located in scenic Heckscher Park in Huntington, New York, within walking distance of downtown shops and award-winning restaurants. The Museum provides a dynamic schedule of changing exhibitions on American art. Additionally, public programs for adults, families, and … [Read more...]
Staller Center for the Arts
Staller 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. *Staller Center for the Arts is temporarily closed … [Read more...]
Hercules Pavillion
Across Dock Road to the west of the Three Village Inn, along side Stony Brook Harbor, the Hercules Pavilion houses the figurehead and anchor from the U.S.S. Ohio, the first ship launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1820. The figurehead was carved from a single piece of cedar at a cost of … [Read more...]
Huntington Historical Society
*Covid-19 update: The Antiques & Collectibles Shop at the Huntington Historical Society's Kissam House property has reopened, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1-4pm. Masks must be worn when inside. The Shop will also be open during outdoor antiques sale events. Indoor events have been cancelled, … [Read more...]
Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages
The Museum is known for its collection of over 200 carriages and its extensive collection of work by the Hudson River School painter William Sidney Mount and over 4000 other paintings, sculptures and prints. It became a Smithsonian affiliate in 2006. Main Street at Route 25A. Nine-acre, … [Read more...]
