Brian Heyman

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Aug 17, 2023, 5:00 AM

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Walk amongst dinosaurs on Long Island and hunt for fossils in New Jersey, then relax in the charmingly quintessential New England town of Madison, Connecticut - all on a Road Trip: Close to Home.

Lumino City Dino Safari

• 160 Walt Whitman Road | Huntington Station, New York 11746

• Open 4-10 p.m. through Sept. 4.

• Website

Big Brook Park

• 521 Route 520 | Marlboro, NJ 07746

• Park opens at 7 a.m. year round. Closing time is 9 p.m. through Aug. 13; 8:30 p.m. Aug.14-Sept. 3; and 8 p.m. Sept. 4-17.

• Website

Exploring Madison

Hammonasset Beach State Park

• 1288 Boston Post Road

• Park open 8 a.m. to sunset.

• Website

Meigs Point Nature Center

• 1288 Boston Post Road

• Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday from April to October. Open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday from November to March.

• Website

Scranton Library

• 801 Boston Post Road

• Open 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

• Website

Power of Trees at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

• Entrances at 150 Eastern Parkway, 455 Flatbush Ave. and 990 Washington Ave. | Brooklyn, New York 11225

• Visit website for hours and exhibit details.

Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

• Route 35 and 121 South | Cross River, New York 10576

• Open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round.

• Website

Fortino’s Tavern

• 102 Main St. | Greenport, New York 11944

• Open seven days a week at 5 p.m.

• Website

ShakesBeer Festival

• Shakespeare Park at 1850 Elm St. | Stratford, Connecticut 06615

• 1-4 p.m., Aug. 19

• Website

Artisan Studio

• 9 N Main St. | Marlboro, New Jersey 07746

• Visit website for schedule and classes

Interested in more adventures? Check out last week's destinations close to home.