Long Island Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions

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AGreen-Wood Cemetery

  • 500 - 25th street
    New York City, NY 10001-5502
  • +1 718 768 7300
4.5
7+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • I've never been the kind of person that feels compelled to enter cemeteries. I don't know anyone buried in Greenwood and my family already has plots ... more on Yelp
  • This is a sprawling gorgeous green space suited to inner contemplation, as you will not encounter joggers, hot dog carts, or sunbathers. Kudos for ... more on Yelp

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Green-Wood Cemetery
500 - 25th street
New York City, NY 10001-5502

BWildwood State Park

Wildwood State Park
  • North Wading River Road
    Long Island, NY 11792
  • +1 631 929 4314
  • This park is beautiful in that is is IN BETWEEN. You have 'woods' yet you don't have bears. One morning at six AM, I unzipped the tent door to see a dear walking right past my tent. THE beach here is nice, (you do not camp on or near the beach; it's a short walk over there or you can take the car... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • We're from Florida and we think this is an awesome park to camp at. The folks are all friendly and the campgrounds are clean, with convenient bathrooms, showers, barbeques ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Wildwood State Park
North Wading River Road
Long Island, NY 11792

CIsamu Noguchi Garden Museum

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
  • 32-37 Vernon Boulevard
    Long Island City, New York 11106
  • +1 718 204 7088
4.5
23+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview Take your kids to visit a museum dedicated to the work of an artist with playgrounds in his heart. Along with his gardens and other landscape projects, the playgrounds of Isamu Noguchi are aspects of what he called "the sculpture of spaces", whose goal is to make sculpture a useful part of everyd... more on GoCityKids.com
  • Overview The Noguchi Museum offers a variety of education and public programs that seek to introduce the work and vision of Isamu Noguchi to diverse audiences. These programs encourage the investigation of Noguchi's work from different vantage points, and support participants as they experience the artist... more on Noguchi.org

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Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
32-37 Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, New York 11106

DThe Floating Pool at Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach

The Floating Pool at Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach
  • 334 Furman Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11201
  • +1 718 624 6030
4.5
12+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Absolutely gorgeous. more on Yelp
  • Yes, yes yes!!!! more on Yelp

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The Floating Pool at Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach
334 Furman Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

EEmpire Fulton Ferry State Park

  • 26 New Dock St
    Brooklyn, NY 11201
  • 7188584708
5.0
11+ reviews, 1 sources
  • What a fantastic park! We had a picnic here on Memorial Day and, I must say, it was wonderful! Not overly crowded like, say, Central Park, but a good ... more on Yelp
  • The view of Manhattan is simply BEAUTIFUL day or night!! This park hosts summer time outdoor "free movies under the stars" at this park. Bring your own ... more on Yelp

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Empire Fulton Ferry State Park
26 New Dock St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

FOyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge

  • C/O Long Island N.W.R. Complex
    P.O. Box 21, Shirley, NY 11967, U.S.A.
  • +1 631 286 0485
  • Overview The Oyster Bay refuge, skirting the north shore of Long Island 20 miles east of New York City, protects a valuable marine sanctuary of shallow bays and salt marshes surrounding Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the former home of Theodore Roosevelt. Access is primarily by boat from town launc... more on LLBean.com

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Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
C/O Long Island N.W.R. Complex
P.O. Box 21, Shirley, NY 11967, U.S.A.

GGateway National Recreation Area

  • Floyd Bennett Field
    Building 69, Brooklyn, NY
  • +1 718 338 3338

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Gateway National Recreation Area
Floyd Bennett Field
Building 69, Brooklyn, NY

HSuffolk County Historical Society Museum

Suffolk County Historical Society Museum
  • 300 West Main Street
    Riverhead, NY
  • +1 631 727 2881
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Although some exhibits seem to have been up for a long time the museum was very interesting. My fourth grade class had a very informative and enjoyable time. the museum educators we well organized and ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Overview Founded in 1886, this museum collects, preserves, and interpret the history of Suffolk County and contains a unique collection of artifacts that represents over three centuries of local history. A library and archives are also on site that contain an extensive ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Suffolk County Historical Society Museum
300 West Main Street
Riverhead, NY

IRockaways

  • 90-14 Rockaway Beach Blvd
    Between 90th and 91st streets, New York City, NY
  • 7183184000
5.0
4+ reviews, 1 sources
  • I hate to knock on Rockaway Beach, but being a semi-honest person and a fully-honest Yelper, I am compelled ... more on Yelp
  • Rockaway Beach is as awesome as it ever was. Let's list the reasons: It's easy to get to (enter the Ramones singing), the waves are big, the beach & ... more on Yelp

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Rockaways
90-14 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Between 90th and 91st streets, New York City, NY

JHeckscher State Park

  • End of Heckscher State Parkway
    Long Island, NY 11730
  • 6315812100
4.5
3+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Drive all the way east to the end of the Southern Parkway, then all the way south down the Heckscher Parkway. At the end, you'll find a beautiful state ... more on Yelp
  • Day trip to the beach, picnics, nice bay view, good place to bike ride off season. more on Yelp

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Heckscher State Park
End of Heckscher State Parkway
Long Island, NY 11730