Nassau County
Field Trips

Garvies Point Museum and Preserve is a center for research about LI geology and archaeology. View exhibits illustrating Long Island’s glacial history, and explore Native American ways of life.

Hicksville Gregory Museum is a unique place for exploring science. During a visit to the museum, groups can see fossils, mineral specimens, preserved butterflies, and artifacts from local history.

Founded in 1963, the Hofstra University Museum of Art is an American Alliance of Museums accredited institution with a permanent collection of approximately 5,000 works of art in varied media dating from the ancient to the contemporary.

Devoted to educating the public about the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism, bullying, racism, and intolerance, the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center offers programs that focus on the history of intolerance-based violence.

The Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts was organized for the benefit of members of the community to provide education, entertainment, and exposure to cultural experiences.

At the Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center, youth groups can explore firefighting, including its history and gear.

Located in the Georgian-style former Frick Estate, the Nassau County Museum is home to a permanent 19th and 20th century American and European art, as well as a variety of rotating collections, sculptures, and gardens.

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park includes an arboretum spanning over 400 acres, as well as Coe Hall, the ornate, sprawling Gold Coast estate of insurance magnate William Robertson Coe.

The Plaza Players present highly acclaimed musicals, children’s theatre, and arts-in- education productions throughout the tri-state area.

The Rock Hall Museum offers guided tours, educational programs, and crafts workshops about colonial history and the American Revolution.

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, known as the “summer White House” of the 26th President Theodore Roosevelt, features exhibits and audio-visual programs on his life and career.

The Steinberg Museum’s vast permanent collection contains nearly 5,000 artworks and objects of both the Western and non-Western traditions, including Pre-Columbian textiles, ancient Persian bronzework, Etruscan ceramics and modern African sculpture.