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Your Road Trip: Close to Home adventure guide for Sept. 28

We've got a bustling and booming Connecticut town with a small-town feel, the best pizza on Long Island ... and how about a roller boogie at Rockefeller Center! Join us once again for a tasty and fun Road Trip Close to Home.

Brian Heyman

Sep 28, 2023, 1:10 PM

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We've got a bustling and booming Connecticut town with a small-town feel, the best pizza on Long Island ... and how about a roller boogie at Rockefeller Center! Join us once again for a tasty and fun Road Trip Close to Home.


Nassau County Museum of Art

  • 1 Museum Drive | Roslyn, New York 11576

  • Arboretum, trails, sculpture garden open daily 9 a.m. to dusk. Indoor exhibition space open 11 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

  • Website


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Dr. Davies Farm

  • 306 Route 304 | Congers, New York 10920

  • Apple picking open daily 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. until Nov. 9.

  • Website


Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace

  • Located at Rockefeller Center

  • 600 Fifth Ave. | New York, New York 10020

  • Open 12-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12-11 p.m. Friday through Saturday.

  • Website


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Exploring Cheshire

Old Bishop Farm

  • 500 S Meriden Road

  • Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

  • Website

Lock 12 Historical Park

  • Located on North Brooksvale Road along the Linear Park

  • Website

Viron Rondo Osteria

  • 1721 Highland Ave.

  • Open 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday.

  • Website



Best Pizza on Long Island

Taglio Pizza

  • 85 Mineola Blvd. | Mineola, New York 11501

  • Website

Saverio's Authentic Pizza Napoletana

  • 929 N Broadway | North Massapequa, New York 11758

  • Open 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Friday/Saturday and 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday.

  • Website

Eddie's Pizza

  • 2048 Hillside Ave. | New Hyde Park, New York 11040

  • Open 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday.

  • Website

Dough & Co.

  • 318 Main St. | Huntington, New York 11743

  • Open 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

  • Website



Fraunces Tavern

  • 54 Pearl St. | New York, New York 10004

  • Website


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Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze: Hudson Valley

  • 525 S Riverside Ave. | Croton-On-Hudson, New York 10520

  • Open through Nov. 19.

  • Website


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

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