With everything from museums, historical sites and lighthouses, to wineries and farm stands, to family fun parks, aquariums, zoos, concerts and live sports action, Long Island has a wide variety of attractions. Long Island history comes alive- from the site of key Revolutionary War battles to the location of the first wireless radio transmission to the airfield where Charles Lindbergh began his momentous nonstop flight to Paris. George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, among others, played an integral part in the vast historic landscape that comprises Long Island. Long Island museums and historical sites are dedicated to science, the arts, culture, Long Island's maritime trade and influential Americans. Long Island art museums also recall its artistic past, as home to Jackson Pollock and Walt Whitman, among others.
Most people can quickly and readily identify two major Long Island lighthouses, the Fire Island Lighthouse and the Montauk Lighthouse. But after that most people, even native Long Islanders, are stumped to think of any others. As a region dependent on the sea, which has not always been kind to passing ships, the lighthouse has become a vital institution on Long Island. Their preservation has been the consuming work of concerned groups dedicated to seeing that the legacy and heritage of these beautiful structures, now enjoying a popular resurgence, get passed on to future generations.
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