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Summer drives: Ocean Parkway

Published: June 27, 2009 5:13 PM
By DANIELLE KRAESE  danielle.kraese@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday / Lorina Capitulo | The Jones Beach water tower at Ocean Parkway.

There's nothing quite like a summer drive. When the weather's nice and your day is free from other obligations, consider taking a little road trip to explore a new neighborhood - or two.

On Long Island, you can spend an afternoon beach-hopping on a quiet oceanside drive or take a meandering journey past glorious Gold Coast mansions. You might head east, following a trail of farm stands and...