family kids
Animal Farm Petting Zoo
📍 Manorville
A zoo on Wading River Rd in Manorville. In its own words: “Discover Animal Farm Petting Zoo in Manorville, NY – Long Island's original family petting zoo since 1981.” (official site)
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Top things to do for visitors, each linked to its official source.
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Avon Theatre Film Center
📍 Stamford
Nonprofit two-screen 1939 cinema in downtown Stamford showing independent films and classics.
Official site ↗other
Churchill’s
📍 Rockville Centre
An American bar on South Park Avenue in Rockville Centre. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗arts culture
Cinema Arts Centre
📍 Huntington
Long Island's nonprofit art-house cinema with indie premieres, classics and guest talks.
Official site ↗family kids
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
📍 Bridgeport
Connecticut's only zoo, with a rainforest building and a carousel.
Official site ↗arts culture
Danbury Railway Museum
📍 Danbury
Railroad museum in a restored 1903 station with train rides on a working rail yard.
Official site ↗arts culture
Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center
📍 Glen Cove
A museum on Crescent Beach Road in Glen Cove. In its own words: “Founded over 25 years ago, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County is the preeminent Holocaust resource on Long Island.” (official sit
Official site ↗arts culture
Jacob Burns Film Center
📍 Pleasantville
Nonprofit film center in Westchester screening independent, foreign and documentary films.
Official site ↗family kids
Long Island Aquarium
📍 Riverhead
Aquarium with sharks, seals and a butterfly exhibit.
Official site ↗arts culture
Paramount Huntington
📍 Huntington
Long Island concert and comedy venue in downtown Huntington.
Official site ↗arts culture
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
📍 Norwalk
A museum on West Avenue in Norwalk. In its own words: “The joy of discovery is at the heart of Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT.” (official site)
Official site ↗arts culture
Storm King Art Center
📍 New Windsor
A art center in New Windsor. What sets it apart: large-scale sculpture and site-specific commissions shown outdoors across its landscape, under open sky (per its official site).
Official site ↗arts culture
Tarrytown Music Hall
📍 Tarrytown
Historic 1885 theater hosting concerts, comedy and films.
Official site ↗arts culture
The Capitol Theatre
📍 Port Chester
Restored 1926 concert hall in Port Chester.
Official site ↗arts culture
The Palace Theatre Stamford
📍 Stamford
Downtown Stamford theater with concerts, comedy and Broadway tours.
Official site ↗arts culture
The Ridgefield Playhouse
📍 Ridgefield
Ridgefield performing arts center with concerts, comedy and movies.
Official site ↗arts culture
Westport Country Playhouse
📍 Westport
Historic summer-stock playhouse with plays, concerts and films.
Official site ↗arts culture
All In Adventures West Nyack
📍 West Nyack (Palisades Center)
Five 60-minute themed escape rooms, including Treasure Island, Zombie Apocalypse and Sherlock's Library.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Bear Mountain State Park
📍 Bear Mountain
Hessian Lake loop, the Perkins Drive overlook and Hudson Highlands trails. Walking in is free; the park charges a car fee on some dates. Trailside Museums & Zoo keep shorter daytime hours.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Briarcliff-Peekskill Trailway
📍 Briarcliff Manor to Peekskill
A 12-mile unpaved county hiking trail.
Official site ↗arts culture
Bruce Museum
📍 Greenwich
Art and natural history museum with free parking, for all ages.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Bruce Museum: Free Tuesdays
📍 Greenwich
Art and natural history museum in Greenwich, free for everyone on Tuesdays. Free parking on site. 1 Museum Dr.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve
📍 Lloyd Harbor
Hiking and walking trails across a former estate on the North Shore. No pets allowed.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Confetti Ristorante (Piermont)
📍 Piermont (Ash St)
Family Italian kitchen in riverside Piermont village, a short walk from the Piermont Pier at sunset.
Official site ↗arts culture
Cradle of Aviation Museum
📍 Garden City
Real planes and a lunar module in hangar-size galleries, with a planetarium dome.
Official site ↗painting crafts
Earth Arts Long Beach
📍 Long Beach
Walk-in paint-your-own pottery a block from the beach.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
East Rock Park
📍 New Haven
Red-rock cliffs with a summit view over New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound; trails up from the park.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
East Rumbrook Dog Park
📍 White Plains (Greenburgh)
A one-acre fenced dog run at 600 Dobbs Ferry Rd, with separate small-dog and all-dog areas and a wooded trail for leashed walks.
Official site ↗arts culture
Hudson River Museum & Planetarium
📍 Yonkers
Art, a restored 1870s mansion and a planetarium on the Hudson in Yonkers. Weekend planetarium shows.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Hudson River Museum: Free First Fridays
📍 Yonkers
Art, a restored 1870s mansion and Hudson views. Free on first Friday evenings.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Jones Beach State Park boardwalk
📍 Jones Beach
Two miles of ocean boardwalk and 6.5 miles of beach. Walking in is free; a parking fee applies on some days.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Kennedy Dells Park dog run & trails
📍 New City
A 179-acre county park at 355 N Main St with an enclosed off-leash dog run (the county says it is for residents) and a creekside hiking trail along Crum Creek.
Official site ↗arts culture
Long Island Children's Museum
📍 Garden City
Hands-on exhibits for younger kids. A family outing rather than a date.
Official site ↗family kids
Maritime Aquarium
📍 Norwalk
Long Island Sound aquarium with seals, sharks, jellyfish and a 4D theater. Good for families and all ages.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Mianus River Park
📍 Stamford
Wooded river trails on the Stamford–Greenwich line, about 10 miles of paths.
Official site ↗arts culture
Nassau County Museum of Art
📍 Roslyn Harbor
Art museum in a Gold Coast mansion, with free sculpture grounds.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Nassau County Museum of Art: sculpture garden & trails
📍 Roslyn Harbor
Outdoor sculptures, an arboretum and walking trails around the museum. The grounds are free.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Neuberger Museum of Art
📍 Purchase (SUNY Purchase)
A big modern and contemporary art museum on the SUNY Purchase campus. Admission is currently free.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
North County Trailway
📍 Eastview to Baldwin Place
A 22-mile paved rail trail for walking and biking through northern Westchester.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Nyack Beach State Park
📍 Upper Nyack
Flat riverside trail under the Hook Mountain cliffs, good for walking, biking and fishing. Walking in is free. 663 N Broadway.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
📍 Yonkers to Croton
A flat 26-mile trail on top of the 1842 aqueduct, through river towns like Dobbs Ferry and Irvington.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Piermont Pier
📍 Piermont
A walkway about a mile long that juts into the Hudson, popular for birding, fishing and sunsets. Village parks are free; non-residents need a day permit to park on the pier itself.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Rockland Lake State Park
📍 Valley Cottage
A 3.2-mile paved loop around a lake on the ridge above the Hudson. 299 Rockland Lake Rd.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (grounds)
📍 Oyster Bay (Nassau)
Theodore Roosevelt's estate. Walking the grounds and trail to the beach is free; the house tour has a fee.
Official site ↗drinks tastings
Sidewalk Bistro (Piermont)
📍 Piermont (Piermont Ave)
Classic French bistro in Piermont village with a garden, Wednesday wine nights and Thursday trivia.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
South County Trailway
📍 Southern Westchester
A 14-mile county trailway for walking and biking.
Official site ↗arts culture
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
📍 Stamford
Farm animals at Heckscher Farm, 80 acres of trails, a nature playground and galleries. Family friendly.
Official site ↗arts culture
Stone Barns Center
📍 Pocantico Hills
A well-known museum or garden worth a few hours.
Official site ↗tours walksFREE
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
📍 Stony Point
Revolutionary War battlefield on a rocky Hudson peninsula, plus the 1826 Stony Point Lighthouse, the oldest on the river. Entry to the battlefield is free. No dogs or bikes allowed. 44 Battlefield Rd.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Tallman Mountain State Park
📍 Sparkill
Wooded Palisades trails with views over Piermont Marsh. Route 9W.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Teatown Nature Preserve trails
📍 Ossining
Woodland trails around Teatown Lake. The nature center is under construction; trails stay open.
Official site ↗fitness wellness
The Adventure Park at Long Island
📍 Wheatley Heights (Suffolk)
Climb, balance and zip through 14 treetop trails and 49 zip lines. General admission is three hours of climbing plus about 30 minutes of orientation and harnessing.
Official site ↗arts culture
The Puzzle Parlour White Plains
📍 White Plains
Private 60-minute escape rooms for 2–8 players in downtown White Plains, a short walk from the Metro-North station.
Official site ↗outdoorsFREE
Untermyer Gardens
📍 Yonkers
A restored Gilded Age garden above the Hudson, with a walled Persian-style garden, a temple and columns, and river views. No dogs allowed. 945 N Broadway, Yonkers.
Official site ↗arts culture
Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion & Planetarium
📍 Centerport
A Gold Coast waterfront mansion with natural-history halls and a planetarium. Good for families.
Official site ↗markets shoppingFREE
Woodbury Common Premium Outlets
📍 Central Valley
A huge open-air outlet village about an hour north of the city, near Bear Mountain. Free to walk around; buses run from Port Authority. 498 Red Apple Ct, Central Valley, NY.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Yale Center for British Art
📍 New Haven
The largest collection of British art outside the UK, in Louis Kahn's last building. Free. 1080 Chapel St.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Yale Peabody Museum
📍 New Haven
Dinosaur hall with a Brontosaurus and Torosaurus, plus minerals and ancient worlds. Free, no tickets. 170 Whitney Ave.
Official site ↗arts cultureFREE
Yale University Art Gallery
📍 New Haven
America's oldest university art museum — Van Gogh's Night Café, Trumbull's Declaration of Independence. Free, no tickets. 1111 Chapel St.
Official site ↗other
2 Spring
📍 Oyster Bay
An American restaurant on Spring Street in Oyster Bay. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: a tasting menu and tiki (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
3 Westerly Bar and Grill
📍 Westchester
A restaurant on Westerly Road. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Bellacosa Wine & Tapas Bar
📍 Westchester
A tapas and Italian restaurant on Main Street. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Black Parakeetz
📍 Nyack
A bar on Main Street in Nyack. Open 5 days a week, until 1 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: karaoke (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Brass & Bone
📍 Norwalk
A restaurant on Washington Street in Norwalk. Open every day but Monday, until 1:30 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Brickhouse Pizza & Restaurant
📍 Lower Connecticut
An Italian pizzeria on Danbury Road, open since 1996. Open every day but Tuesday. What sets it apart: in business since 1996 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
BRYAC Restaurant & Raw Bar
📍 Lower Connecticut
An American restaurant on Fairfield Avenue. Open 5 days a week, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
📍 Elmsford
A brewery on Saw Mill River Road in Elmsford. What sets it apart: brews its own beer on site (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Dia & Noche Restaurant
📍 Yonkers
A Spanish restaurant on McLean Avenue in Yonkers. Open seven days, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Divino Cucina Italiana
📍 Hastings-on-Hudson
An Italian restaurant on Warburton Avenue in Hastings-on-Hudson. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: speakeasy (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Donovan's
📍 Norwalk
An American restaurant on Washington Street in Norwalk. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1889 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Dr. Davies Farm
📍 Congers
A farm in Congers. What sets it apart: a family-owned, fifth-generation farm since 1891 with over 5,000 trees and 27 apple varieties for pick-your-own (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Francesca's
📍 Long Island
A pizzeria on Ponquogue Avenue. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1988 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Francey Brady's Bar
📍 Yonkers
A pub on Main Street in Yonkers. Open seven days, until 4 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Garvies Point Craft Brewery
📍 Glen Cove
A brewery on Herb Hill Road in Glen Cove. What sets it apart: brews its own beer on site; waterfront (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Gates Restaurant & Bar
📍 New Canaan
An American restaurant on Forest Street in New Canaan, open since 1979. Open seven days, until 1 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: in business since 1979, live music and karaoke (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Gatsby's Landing
📍 Roslyn
An American restaurant on Old Northern Boulevard in Roslyn. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
Governor's Comedy Club
📍 Levittown
Long Island comedy club with stand-up most nights since 1990.
Official site ↗other
Grasso's
📍 Cold Spring Harbor
An American restaurant on West Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: in business since 1994 and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Happy Valley Arcade Bar
📍 Beacon
A bar on Main Street in Beacon. Open seven days, until 1:30 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: arcade, pinball and karaoke (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Hudson Social
📍 Dobbs Ferry
A restaurant on Station Plaza in Dobbs Ferry. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting and live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Jazz on Main
📍 Mount Kisco
A Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant on South Moger Avenue in Mount Kisco. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: live jazz (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
La Scala
📍 Commack
An Italian restaurant on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway in Commack, open since 1974. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1974 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Lazy Lobster
📍 East Rockaway
A seafood restaurant on Front Street in East Rockaway. Open every day but Monday. What sets it apart: live music and a waterfront setting (per its official site).
Official site ↗music nightlife
Levity Live West Nyack
📍 West Nyack
Comedy club in the Palisades Center with touring headliners.
Official site ↗other
Lulu Kitchen & Bar
📍 Sag Harbor
A restaurant on Main Street in Sag Harbor. Open seven days. What sets it apart: wood-fired cooking, a waterfront setting and michelin (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Mario's Pizza & Restaurant
📍 White Plains
An Italian pizzeria on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. Open seven days. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Mint
📍 Garden City
An Indian restaurant on Ring Road West in Garden City. Open seven days. What sets it apart: rooftop (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Newburgh Brewing Company
📍 Newburgh
A brewery on Colden Street in Newburgh. What sets it apart: brews its own beer on site; live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Newtown Pizza Palace
📍 Newtown
A pizzeria on Church Hill Road in Newtown. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1966 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Ocha Thai & Japanese Cuisine
📍 Lower Connecticut
A Japanese and Thai restaurant on Prospect Street. Open 5 days a week. What sets it apart: omakase (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Pappa Gallo
📍 Rockville Centre
A Peruvian restaurant on Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre. Open every day but Monday, until 2 AM on its latest nights. What sets it apart: live music (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Paumanok Vineyards
📍 Aquebogue
A winery on Main Road in Aquebogue. What sets it apart: makes its own wine (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Pizza Shop
📍 Newburgh
A pizzeria on Water Street in Newburgh. Open seven days. What sets it apart: a waterfront setting (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
PJ Lobsterhouse
📍 Port Jefferson
A seafood restaurant on Main Street in Port Jefferson, open since 1995. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1995 (per its official site).
Official site ↗other
Restaurant Yamaguchi
📍 Port Washington
A Japanese restaurant on Main Street in Port Washington. Open seven days. What sets it apart: in business since 1988 (per its official site).
Official site ↗fitness wellness
Rock Climb Fairfield
📍 Fairfield
One of Connecticut's largest indoor climbing gyms, with a four-story lead wall, hundreds of top-rope routes and bouldering. Staff-guided climbs for first-timers.
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