MUSEUMS IN HUNTINGTON, NY

Established in 1883 by New York State, the hatchery is open year-round, fees are $3, $1.50 ages 5-12 and over 65, fish, turtles and amphibians, fall fair on Oct. 14, and you can feed the fish!

A wonderful hands-on museum with family activities, programs and a whale jaw bone that would excite any age child. Click here for location & here for additional info.

The oldest house in Huntington and reflects life and decor in the colonial, federal and victorian periods.

evening stargazing (weather permitting) with telescopes. Occasional classic films, concerts, art exhibits, lectures and planetarium shows featuring StarLab, a portable planetarium

Suggested donation of $2.50.

The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) is the world's first science center devoted entirely to public genetics education and is an operating unit of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. location

There is a guided tour of this 200-year-old lighthouse.

, May 1 to Oct. 31, 11-5 p.m., Fri/Sat/Sun, Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 Fee: FREE. The Gallery offers exhibitions on Long Island history and cultural heritage. The museum shop features books and materials pertaining to Long Island's local and regional history.

Housed in the Harborfields Public Library, this museum's office and research center offers a growing collection of photographs, documents, geneaolgical information and objects.

The New York Times calls Heckscher "one of the primary small museums in the country with an international reputation."
$6 Huntington resident adult. $8 adult non-resident. Discounts for students and seniors

This 1711 manor house was built by Henry Lloyd and was occupied by the Bristish during the Revolutionary War. It is now maintained by the Lloyd Harbor Historical Society.

Guided tour available.

Built in 1905, this building now serves as the main office & library for the Huntington Historical Society.

The house is furnished to the 1793 inventory of John Lloyd II. Lloyd Manor was the home of Jupiter Hammon, a slave who became the first published black poet.

Maintained by Sarisohn Family in New York, this museum presents the largest collection in the United States with 673 sets displayed in their Long Island home.

Place where children and adults can learn about Jewish life, history, customs and traditions

This museum features a permanent shipbuilding exhibit as well as displays of objects and memorabilia reflecting life in the Northport area through all periods of history.

Built in 1892 is now the office of the Town of Huntington Historian.

Farm workshop, farm wagons & farm tools are part of this exhibit. Stoneware & creamware from the restoration are also on exhibit. There are guided tours from June to October.

Explore the history of the telephone with interactive displays & antique artifacts.

One of the few remaining tide mills on Long Island, circa 1792. May 24 12-2pm, June 25 2:30-4:30pm, July 26 4-6pm, August 23 2:30-4:30pm, September 20 1:15-3:15pm, October 2 11am-1pm. Fee is $10.

The 43-acre museum complex counts among its collections not only the Gold Coast-era mansion, a marine museum, natural history habitats, curator's cottage, seaplane hangar, boathouse and numerous other estate features, but also marine and natural history specimens, house furnishings and fine arts, photographs and archives, and an extensive collection of ethnographic objects that make up the former William K. Vanderbilt II estate.

Features exhibition galleries, an orientation film and Walt Whitman's voice on tape, a performance space called The Poetry Circle, a classroom area, a library, and a museum shop and bookstore.

The 43-acre museum complex counts among its collections not only the Gold Coast-era mansion, a marine museum, natural history habitats, curator's cottage, seaplane hangar, boathouse and numerous other estate features, but also marine and natural history specimens, house furnishings and fine arts, photographs and archives, and an extensive collection of ethnographic objects that make up the former William K. Vanderbilt II estate.

Features exhibition galleries, an orientation film and Walt Whitman's voice on tape, a performance space called The Poetry Circle, a classroom area, a library, and a museum shop and bookstore.

This 1711 manor house was built by Henry Lloyd and was occupied by the Bristish during the Revolutionary War. It is now maintained by the Lloyd Harbor Historical Society.

The house is furnished to the 1793 inventory of John Lloyd II. Lloyd Manor was the home of Jupiter Hammon, a slave who became the first published black poet.

This 1900's restored school-house now provides a work place for artistic pursuits of members of the Huntington Art League.