While typically thought of as a weekend summer getaway for Manhattanites, Long Island has enough to offer to make it a destination in itself. Start by spending a day on the North Fork, littered with farm stands, antique shops and cellar doors offering guided wine tastings and farm- to-table bites. Summer and fall are especially great times to go, as country and harvest festivals abound every weekend.
If you enjoy the beach and water activities Long Island is full of them, with some top stretches of sand being Jones Beach, which puts on numerous events; Gilgo Beach, known for its many water sports and Cupsogue Beach, home to wild seals.
Head farther east to Montauk State Park to go on a guided seal walk and learn more about these adorable creatures, or take off from this point on a whale-watching cruise. There’s also a popular scuba spot known as Wreck Alley, home to hundreds of sunken ships.
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