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Commack
Hauppauge
Head of the Harbor
Kings Park
Nissequogue
Saint James
Smithtown

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Commack

Telephone Pioneers Museum
445 Commack Road
Commack, NY 11725
(631)543-1321
Open by appointment
An exhibit over over 100 telephones of varied types and ages. Also includes a collection of old telephone directories.
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Hauppauge

Head of the Harbor

Mills Pond House
Route 25A & Mills Pond Road
Head of the Harbor, NY 11780
(631)862-6575
Open: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
      Sat., 12:00-4:00 p.m.
The home of the Smithtown Arts Council, the house is used as an art gallery with changing exhibits. The original part of this house was built in 1700. A family graveyard dating to the mid-18th Century is also on the property.
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Kings Park

Nissequogue

Smith Family Graveyard
Moriches Road & Nissequogue River Road
This cemetery dates back to the 17th Century. Richard "Bull" Smith, the original patentee of Smithtown is buried here.

Vail Blydenburgh Sanctuary (Nature Conservancy)
Somerset Drive
250 Lawrence Hill Road (mail)
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724(mail)
(631)367-3225
Open: Sunrise-sunset
A 27 acre preserve along the Nissequogue River.
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Saint James

Deepwells Farm
Route 25A & Moriches Road
Saint James, NY 11780
Not yet open to the public, but can be viewed from the road
This large home was built in 1845 and for a time served as the summer home of New York City Mayor William Gaynor. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is presently being restored.

Saint James General Store (Friends for Long Island's Heritage)
516 Moriches Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631)862-8333
Open: Daily, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
This store has been in continuous use as a general store since its construction in 1857 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Smithtown

Caleb Smith II House (Smithtown Historical Society)
North Country & Middle Country Roads
Open: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
      Sat., 12:00-4:00 p.m.
An 1819 house that serves as the Historical Society's headquarters and contains a collection of historical artifacts and furniture.

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
Route 25
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)265-1054
Open: Tues.-Sun., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (April-October)
      Weds.-Sun., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (November-March)
A 543-acre preserve that was once the Wyandanch Sportsmen's Club. On the park's grounds are the Caleb Smith I house, built in 1750, and a mill built in 1795. A small museum is located in the Caleb Smith house.

Epinetus Smith Tavern (Smithtown Historical Society)
East Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)265-6768
Open by appointment
A mid-18th Century tavern which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

First Presbyterian Church
175 East Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)265-5151
Open: No regular schedule
This church, built in 1827, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Franklin O. Arthur Farm (Smithtown Historical Society)
245 East Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)265-6768
Open by appointment
A mid-18th Century farmhouse. A barn on the property houses a number of antique carriages and sleighs.

Judge Lawrence J. Smith House (Smithtown Historical Society)
205 East Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)265-6768
Open by appointment
This mid-18th Century house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Richard H. Handley Collection
Long Island History Room
Smithtown Library
1 North Country Road
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)265-2072
Open: Tues, Thurs. & Fri., 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (closed 1-2 p.m.)
      Weds., 1:00-9:00 p.m. (closed 5-6 p.m.)
      Sat., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (closed 1-2 p.m.)
A research library containing one of the largest local history collections on Long Island, with thousands of books and manuscripts relating to Long Island history and many local genealogies.

Sweetbriar Farm (Environmental Center of Smithtown-Setauket)
Landing Avenue & Eckenkamp Drive
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)979-6344
Features nature museum with a variety of animals and exhibits.
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