okey dokey. I found some stuff. I think I will also add directions to the LIRR and a train schedule.
CAN ANYONE THINK OF STUFF TO ADD?
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**SHOPPING
Roosevelt Field Shopping Center
World famous shopping center includes Nordstrom's, Bloomingdales, Macy's, many fine boutiques and a large food court.
Woodbury Common
Offering shoppers unique boutiques and fine stores. Also satisfy your cravings at some of their fine restaurants.
Broadway Mall
Regional shopping center containing the only IKEA in New York State. Macy's. JC Penney. Restaurants. 12 screen Multiplex Cinema.
**MUSEUMS/HISTORICAL
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt's permanent home and 'summer white house' during his presidency.
Theodore Roosevelt's Sanctuary, Inc.
The oldest National Audubon Sanctuary in America, this sanctuary occupies 12 acres. The trees, shrubs and vines were planted specifically to attract birds. The visitors' center displays information about the birds and plants, plus exhibits on Theodore Roosevelt and the Conservation Movement.
Vanderbilt Mansion & Marine Museum
This 43-acre estate with gardens, Spanish style mansion and a museum, overlooks picturesque Northport Harbor and Long Island Sound.
Vanderbilt Planetarium
The Vanderbilt Museum Planetarium is one of the largest and best equipped in the United States.
Walt Whitman Birthplace
Here, at this 19th Century Long Island farm house, Walt Whitman, 'poet of democracy' spent his earliest years.
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
New York State's largest collection of native freshwater fish, reptiles and amphibians
Heckscher Museum
On display are paintings, sculptures, and prints from the Heckscher Museum's permanent collection of over 800 objects, ranging from 15th century masterpieces to the work of contemporary American artists.
Nassau County Museum of Art
The museum occupies the elegant neo-Georgian mansion of the Frick country estate, situated on 145 beautifully landscaped acres in the heart of Long island's historic North Shore.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Represents a living history museum that depicts the life of Long Island at mid-nineteenth century.
**ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Concerts, lectures and other cultural events take place throughout the year. Located on the campus of C.W. Post.
Westbury Music Fair
Offering the only theatre-in-the-round in the metropolitan area, the music fair features a variety of plays, musicals and concerts.
Nassau Coliseum
Long Island's Premier Sports and Entertainment Center, located in Uniondale. This 16,000 square foot facility is home to the NHL New York Islanders, the NLL New York Saints and New York Knicks pre-season basketball. Hundreds of concerts, from Billy Joel to Ricky Martin, take place year round. Other yearly events include visits from Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney On Ice, Sesame Street Live, Rug Rats live, World Wrestling Federation matches, the Harlem Globetrotters,Éplus a variety of boat shows, trade shows, gift fairs and expositions.
**PARKS
Jones Beach State Park
One of the most famous beach destinations in the world, Jones Beach encompasses 6.5 miles of white sand beach along the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors can stroll the boardwalk, enjoy a game of miniature golf or applaud performances at the Jones Beach Theater.
Bethpage State Park
As the site of the 2002 U.S. Open, Bethpage State Park is best known for its five world-class golf courses. However, thousands of visitors flock to this park for more than golf. Visitors enjoy its picnic facilities, bridle paths, hiking and biking trails, play fields, tennis courts, cross-county skiing trails, sledding hills and even its polo field.
Planting Fields Botanical Gardens
A unique 409 acre garden with formal gardens, greenhouses, hiking trails, and much more! Coe Hall is a 65 room Tudor style mansion which is open to the public for guided tours April through September. Planting Fields is a New York State Historic Park.
Old Westbury Gardens
Constructed as a replica of an 18th Century English Country Estate, Old Westbury Gardens offers the visitor a view of the grandeur associated with Long Island, complete with a furnished mansion, surrounded by formal gardens, open lawns and woodlands.
**ENTERTAINMENT/LEISURE
Oyster Bay Public Golf Course Located one block from our facility.
Adventureland
As an amusement park, Adventureland provides some of the latest rides, arcade games and special attractions found in theme parks around the nation.
