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Hamptons & Long Island
Long Island is 100-miles long, giving it its name. The western end, New York City, is arguably more famous than the eastern tip, with its summer playground, the villages of the Hamptons, dozens of wineries, and broad white sand beaches that melt into the horizon. Jones Beach is simply the finest public beach east of Hawaii, better even than the mostly private beaches in the Hamptons and Fire Island, a smaller neigboring island with several villages of its own. Fresh seafood and shellfish abounds, with New England-style shacks in Greenpoint and Port Jefferson. The conservation movement started here, in Oyster Bay, by resident Teddy Roosevelt; his summer retreat, Sagamore Hill, is open to the public; a bird sanctuary is across the road and a vast botanical garden is nearby.
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Evelyn Kanter is a contributor to Fodor's NYC and Fodor's Canada, editor of the Michelin Green Guide Switzerland, and author of Great Destinations: The Hudson Valley.
Evelyn Kanter is a contributor to Fodor's NYC and Fodor's Canada, editor of the Michelin Green Guide Switzerland, and author of Great Destinations: The Hudson Valley.
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Hamptons & Long Island Facts
- Location:
- Eastern New York, U.S.A.
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Hamptons & Long Island Most Overrated
- The velvet-rope crowds at Hamptons nightclubs and the white shoe crowds at its country clubs. Head to Amagansett or Montauk instead.
When to Visit Hamptons & Long Island
Anytime but a July or August weekend, when wall-to-wall traffic turns a leisurely pace into a crawl.
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Hamptons & Long Island Events
- May. East Hampton Memorial Day Parade
- June. Annual Summer Solstice Celebration in the Hamptons
- July. Long Island Comedy Festival
- May. Annual ARF Garden Tour
- June. Annual Hampton's Modernism, Design & Art Show
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