Museums in Brightwaters, New York

Boulton Center For The Arts - Let’s face it. Going out in the city can get waaaaaay too expensive. Dinner, drinks, post-drinks, and then if you throw on bottle service, fughetaboutit. Which is why delis like Boulton Center For The ... More on clubzone

The museum building was donated by Henry Livingston's children, who edited his newspaper, the Southside Signal, across the street. Life in the 1800s is depicted in the rear room, along with farm tools of generation's back. The railroad ... More on Heritage

The only New York Historical Site open to the public on Long Island, the Walt Whitman Birthplace is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Built circa 1819 by Walter Whitman, the poet’... More on Waltwhitman.org

My husband and I who travel frequently, found ourselves in this area and thought we would stop in for a visit. The lady behind the register had a different idea. We always pay with credit when trav... More on TripAdvisor

Boyhood home of American founding father John Jay; includes the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House, a masterpiece of Greek ... More on Discover America

Greek revival mansion, classical revival carriage house. Home of Jay Family for 156 years. More on iloveny.com

Features live animals, nature-related exhibits, "Birds of Prey" Compound where larger raptors live, and Nat... More on uptake_content

It's worth a visit if you're in the area. There's a good-sized wooded area for walking. More on Yahoo! Travel

Improve public understanding of science & technology through exhibits, programs & media - Opportunities for fun & learning! - One of America's premier science museums - More than ... More on entertainment.com

Children of all ages will love this huge hands-on museum in the borough of Queens, which bills itself as "New York's Only Science Playground." This place is amazing for school-age kids. Exhibits l... More on Frommers

The Glass House was built in 1949 by experimental architect Philip Johnson. The exterior walls of the home are ... More on PlanetWare

about Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Re... More on GoCityKids

I was in the fifth grade, attending P.S. 175-Manhattan in my new neighborhood Harlem, New York City when I ... More on TripAdvisor

The Valentine-Varian House was built in 1758 on farmland through which ran the old Boston Post Road, an important route between New York and Boston. The two-and-one-half-story fieldstone house was ... More on GoCityKids

This beautiful fieldstone farmhouse, built in 1758, is a national landmark and home to the Museum of Bronx History. Much of its fine colonial craftsmanship survived the ravages of six American Rev... More on Ilovethebronx.com