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Head east from the big-city environment of Manhattan to parks, museums and beaches. Enjoy the mix of affluent and laid-back communities on this long island.

Head east from the big-city environment of Manhattan to parks, museums and beaches. Enjoy the mix of affluent and laid-back communities on this long island.

After the skyscraper-filled districts of Lower and Midtown Manhattan, Downtown Brooklyn has a more casual look and feel. 

Experience the changing seasons in this leafy inner-city sanctuary, where specialty gardens and heritage pavilions showcase plants from around the world.

When you dream of Long Island beaches, this may be the place of your dreams. In addition to sun and sand, find history, shopping, great food and outdoor activities.

See the Egyptian antiquities, a rotating selection of international art and a mammoth collection of American artworks in this impressive museum.

Learn about the colonial settlers and the Native Americans who preceded them at the intriguing museums around this picturesque New York town.

After the skyscraper-filled districts of Lower and Midtown Manhattan, Downtown Brooklyn has a more casual look and feel. 

In this unassuming studio in East Hampton, see where two of America’s foremost abstract painters created some of their most famous works. 

After the skyscraper-filled districts of Lower and Midtown Manhattan, Downtown Brooklyn has a more casual look and feel. 

Learn about New York State’s oldest lighthouse in its museum before climbing to the top for panoramic ocean views.

Head east from the big-city environment of Manhattan to parks, museums and beaches. Enjoy the mix of affluent and laid-back communities on this long island.

Learn about New York State’s oldest lighthouse in its museum before climbing to the top for panoramic ocean views.

Walk among many acres of lush gardens in East Hampton and discover a stunning array of sculptures and art installations.

Catch a glimpse of Southampton’s pioneering days in the town’s charming collection of artisan workshops and colonial buildings full of English-style furniture.

Take a break from the bustle of the city in Brooklyn’s emerald oasis. 

Learn about New York State’s oldest lighthouse in its museum before climbing to the top for panoramic ocean views.

Take a nostalgic journey on this beautifully restored antique carousel enclosed within a sleek glass pavilion overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge.

See the Egyptian antiquities, a rotating selection of international art and a mammoth collection of American artworks in this impressive museum.

Head east from the big-city environment of Manhattan to parks, museums and beaches. Enjoy the mix of affluent and laid-back communities on this long island.

Discover East Hampton’s early American history at this museum inside a classic 18th-century saltbox house that was once thought to have inspired a famous song.