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This peninsula of park land is approximately 1.5 miles long and was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic District on October 28, 2004. You can come here to enjoy their long and rocky beaches, or spend your time jogging, hiking, or cycling on beautiful trails.
Originally named the Museums at Stony Brook when founded in 1939, this nine-acre open-air museum is a good place to spend the day with the family. It is known for its large collection of work by William Sidney Mount, as well as its collection of over 200 carriages. Your time spent there can be occupied within the museums located in 7 different buildings and multiple barns that include a schoolhouse and historic blacksmith shop. There are also several gardens, outhouses, fountains and a burial ground to explore.
Has a full season of professional performances of music, theater and dance. The student music performances (most of them free) are also at a very high level, as Stony Brook University is very arguably the top graduate school for music in the State University of New York system.