Summers are about fun, but there’s always room to incorporate a bit of history into the fun! Free Museums on Long Island can not only be a great way to spend a “not so great” rainy day indoors, but also on a scorching day to stay cool in air conditioning.
Long Island Museums to Visit on a Rainy Day or a Hot Day
Long Island has so much history to not only learn about and but also be proud of. Next time there’s a rainy day you need something to do on, or a scorching hot and humid afternoon that you need to escape from – consider visiting some of these Long Island Museums.
Nassau County
You’ll find a plethora of options in Nassau County to spend many hours exploring the amazing art, and history on display for all Long Islanders to enjoy.
- American Guitar Museum, 1810 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park
- American Merchant Marine Museum, Steamboat Road on grounds of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point
- Autoseum, 100 County Seat Drive, Mineola
- Cedarmere, Bryant Avenue, Roslyn Harbor
- East Rockaway Grist Mill Museum, Woods and Atlantic Avenues, East Rockaway
- Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street, Garden City
- Historical Society of the Massapequas, 4755 Merrick Road, Massapequa (516.799.2023)
- Historical Society of the Westburys, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury (516.333.0176)
- Hofstra University Museum: David Filderman Gallery and Emily Lowe Gallery, Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead
- Nassau County Police Museum, 1490 Franklin Avenue, Mineola
- Phillips House Museum, 28 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre (516.764.7459)
- Rock Hall Museum, 199 Broadway, Lawrence
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Sagamore Hill Road, Cove Neck
- Seaford Historical Society and Museum, 3890 Waverly Avenue, Seaford
Suffolk County
Enjoy exploring Suffolk County and all it has to offer? We’ve got plenty of amazing museums and historical societies Long Islanders can explore every day.
- 1901 Restored Railroad Depot, South Broadway and South Third Street Irmisch Park, Lindenhurst (631.957.7500)
- Bayport Aerodrome Society’s Living Aviation Museum, Bayport Aerodrome Vitamin Drive off Church Street, Bayport
- Big Duck, 1012 Flanders Road, Flanders
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, William Floyd Parkway, Upton
- Brookhaven Town Volunteer Firefighters Museum, Fireman’s Memorial Park, Route 25/Middle Country Road, Ridge
- DNA Learning Center, 334 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
- Kings Park Heritage Museum, 99 Old Dock Road in the RJO Building, Kings Park
- Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society Museum, 328 Hawkins Avenue, Lake Ronkonkoma
- Lauder Museum, 170 Broadway, Amityville
- Leiber Museum, 446 Old Stone Highway, East Hampton
- Longwood Estate, Longwood and Smith Roads, Ridge
- Manorville Historical Society, 50 North Street, Manorville (631.878.1579)
- National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, 74 Hauppauge Road Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, Commack
- Old Schoolhouse Museum, 90 Quogue Street, Quogue
- Old Village Hall Museum, 215 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst
- Oysterponds Historical Society, The Museum of Orient and East Marion History, Village Lane, Orient
- Pelletreau Silversmith Shop, 80 Main Street adjacent to Southampton Chamber of Commerce, Southampton
- Sayville Historical Society, Edwards Street and Collins Avenue
- Suffolk County Police Museum, 30 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank (631.852.6174)
- Swan River Schoolhouse Museum, 31 Roe Avenue, East Patchogue
- Tuthill House Museum, 101 Mill Road, Westhampton Beach
- Verizon Telecom Pioneer Museum, 445 Commack Road, Commack (631.543.1371)
- Water Mill Museum, 41 Old Mill Road, Water Mill
- William Floyd Estate, 245 Park Drive off Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach
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