New York Travel Suggestions

Stay an extra day-post conference. Join us for a full day bus trip to the New York Aquarium, South Street Seaport and Chinatown and then back to Hofstra. Or…

These are just a few, by no means all, of the wonderful places to explore on your own – in NYC and Long Island with the distances from Hofstra University listed. Heading to the north? Why not checkout some of the great places to the east. Stop at a winery and then take the ferry to New London for the rest of your journey. Heading south or west? Stop by the fantastic sites in NYC before you hit US 95. Ask a NYSMEA member if you have any questions! Enjoy!

Click on the links below to visit each venue’s website.

Resource - Discover Long Island Miles from Hofstra
Long Island Children's Science Museum 1
Cradle of Aviation Museum 1
Old Westbury Gardens 3
*Covanta Waste-to-Energy recycling plant 3
Valley Stream State Park 7
Empire Kayak 11
Marine Nature Study Center, Oceanside 11
*Captain Lou Fishing/Whale Watch Fleet 10
Operation SPLASH Environmental Center 10
Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center 12
*Energy Village and Oyster Hatchery, Point Lookout 12
Oyster Bay Waterfront Center 16
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery 18
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum 20
*Lauren Kristy - Paddlewheel bay cruise 24
Caumsett State Park 27
Bayard Cutting Arboretum 27
*Seatuck environmental Center, Islip 27
Gateway National Recreation Area 30
Captree State Park 30
Fire Island Lighthouse 30
Sunken Meadow State Park 31
Long Island Maritime Museum 32
*Molloy College, CERCOM 32
Fire Island Sunken Forest, ferry 35
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, Shirley 44
Long Island Aquarium 70
*SUNY Stonybrook Southampton Marine Station 70
South Fork Natural History Museum 76
Morton National Wildlife Sactuary, Noyak 76
Sag Harbor Whaling Museum 80
Montauk Point Lighthouse 101

New York City Sites - I love New York Miles from Hofstra
Ally Pond Environmental Center 15
New York Hall of Science, Queens 20
*Gotham Whale - American Princess Cruises 25
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Preserve Gateway NRA 29
Bronx Zoo 30
*South Street Seaport Sailing on NY Harbor, NYC 31
Coney Island Aquarium 32
American Museum of Natural History, NYC 34
Great Kills Beach Gateway NRA 40

*These trips require a pre-trip reservation