Niche museums on Long Island

The Telephone Pioneer Museum in Commack presents the

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Quirky telephones, whale bones, police gear -- you wouldn't necessarily expect to see them in a Long Island museum. But there they are, on display along with other niche historical relics at lesser-known museums around Long Island. Admission is cheap (or even free), giving you one more reason to brave the cold to pay a visit.

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American Guitar Museum Museum, Specialized / Other 1810 New Hyde Park Rd. New Hyde Park Forget "Guitar Hero." Here, stars are the guitars and their makers. "Serious guitar players and ...
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Annie Cooper Boyd House Museum, History, Specialized / Other 174 Main St. Sag Harbor Built in the 1700s, this house contains a collection of paintings by artist Annie Cooper ...
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Bayport Aerodrome Society's Living Aviation Museum Museum, Air & Space Bayport Aerodrome Vitamin Drive off Church Street Bayport A 24-hangar complex with privately owned antique and experimental aircraft; 2 hangars with museum exhibits. ...
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Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society Museum, History 31 Bellport Lane Bellport Complex includes The Barn Museum (items used in homes in the 1700s, toy gallery, decoy ...
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Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum Museum, Maritime, Kids 301 Main St. (Rte. 25A) Cold Spring Harbor In a picturesque village of galleries and shops, this 4-room museum contains memorabilia such as ...
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Freeport Historical Museum Museum, History, Kids 350 S. Main St. Freeport Originally a Civil War era bayman's cottage, the house holds artifacts of Freeport's past including ...
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Bay Shore Historical Society Gibson-Mack-Holt House c. 1820 Museum, History 22 Maple Ave. Bay Shore The 1820 Victorian style house with turn-of-the-century furnishings boasts a kitchen with a cast iron ...
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Hicksville Gregory Museum Museum, History, Kids 1 Heitz Place Hicksville Housed in a former courthouse, erected in 1895 and now on the National Register of ...
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Levittown Historical Museum Museum, History Levittown Memorial Education Center 150 Abbey Lane Levittown Opened in 1997 as part of Levittown's 50th anniversary celebration. The museum houses a collection ...
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Malverne Historical and Preservation Society Museum, History, Historical Society 369 Ocean Ave. Malverne The society's 1854 9-room restoration farmhouse, an old English style "wing house," holds photographs, memorabilia, ...