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Freeport's Nautical Mile is just minutes away from the Gateway Inn.  Guests can enjoy daily fishing trips, dinner cruises, and a score of seafood restaurants.


The Nassau Coliseum
for major events



The Cradle of
Aviation Museum

AREA ATTRACTIONS 

The Gateway Inn is located on Long Island’s south shore.  We are a seven-minute drive from the famous Jones Beach State Park.  The park is uniquely situated on one of the long, narrow barrier islands just off our mainland. 

Jones Beach

This exceptional park on the Atlantic Ocean has more than six miles of outstanding white-sand beaches, the outdoor Jones Beach Theater, and a wonderful boardwalk two miles long.

Lido Beach Golf Course (18-hole)
Merrick Golf Course (9-hole)

           
Robert Moses State Park located on the western end of Fire Island
  

            
The historic Sagamore Hill, home of Teddy Roosevelt

Garvies Point Museum and Preserve Featuring nature trails and archeology/geology of coastal New York.  The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and a valued resource in the study of the Island's Native American archaeology.

Civil War re-enactments are a regular attraction
at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

Old Westbury Gardens
A former Phipps estate rivaling the manors of Europe

The north shore has impressive estates including the Guggenheim Estate
with its two castle-like mansions at Sands Point Park and Preserve