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It's easy to fall in love with the Hamptons. Charming towns, pristine beaches - and that luminous light cherished by locals and generations of beach lovers. While it's famous for its magnificent mansions and coiffed hedges, there is so much more here to than meets the eye. Come find the hidden secrets of the Hamptons waiting to be discovered with 111 Places in the Hamptons That You Must Not Miss. Hang ten at a secret surfers' beach. See the studio where artist Jackson Pollock painted his masterpieces. Get lost in a field of lavender. Visit a haunted lighthouse. Ride a horse along a secluded beach. Take a stroll in the graveyard where Picasso's forgotten muse is buried. From wood-shingled windmills to hydrangea-rimmed roads. White, sandy beaches - to calm, bayside views. These places of nature, history, art, and delightful quirkiness are the very reasons why the East End of Long Island has become one of the most beloved travel destinations in the world.
Contents
67 Steps Beach
Stairway to heaven | 10
Amber Waves Farm
Where female farmers rule | 12
The American Hotel Bar
Sag Harbor's most civilized spot | 14
The Art Barge
A classroom like no other | 16
Art Village
Visit a lost artists' colony | 18
Atlantic Avenue Beach
Where WWII saboteurs came ashore | 20
Behind the Fence
Where the dinosaurs come from | 22
The Big Duck
Roadside royalty | 24
Breakwater Yacht Club
Where kids learn to sail the seas | 26
Brix & Rye
Fancy drinks in a hidden hangout | 28
Camp Hero
The strangest things | 30
Candy Kitchen
Sweet, small-town charm | 32
Captain Kidd Cloth of Gold
An epic hostess gift | 34
Carissa's The Bakery
Sculpting with meringue | 36
Children's Museum East End
Play like a local | 38
Children's Reading Room
East Hampton Library's design delight | 40
The Church
In praise of creativity | 42
Conscience Point
It all started right here | 44
Coopers Beach
An award-winning beach | 46
Croteaux Vineyards
Where rosé is a lifestyle | 48
Custer Observatory
Where Albert Einstein hung out, relatively speaking | 50
The D'Amico Studio
Tour a modernist art house | 52
Dan Flavin Art Institute
The electric church | 54
Deep Hollow Ranch
Riding horses on the beach | 56
Ditch Plains Beach
Surf, sun, and sand | 58
The Duck Pond
A hidden village treasure | 60
Dune Road
Take a seaside drive | 62
Duryea's Lobster Deck
It's summertime nirvana | 64
Eastville
A historic enclave | 66
Estia's Little Kitchen
Small kitchen, big taste | 68
Farm Stands
In search of roadside jewels | 70
Fish Farm
An adventure in eating | 72
The Flying Santa
A bit of Hamptons holiday magic | 74
Gardiners Island
Witchcraft and buried treasure | 76
Gas Hamptons
The swankiest roadside restroom | 78
Goodale Farms
Buy chèvre 24/7 on the honor system | 80
Greenport Camera Obscura
Do some secret surveillance | 82
Green River Cemetery
Where artists are buried | 84
Grindstone Coffee & Donuts
Forget everything you know about donuts | 86
Guild Hall
A town hall for all | 88
Gurney's Seawater Pool
Take an indoor dip in the ocean | 90
Hank's PumpkinTown
Having an orange crush | 92
Henry Lehr
It's Hamptons Chic | 94
Herrick Hardware
Think of them as hardware therapists | 96
Hildreth's Home Goods
America's oldest department store | 98
Hook Windmill
A Wooden Wonder | 100
Iacono Farm
Don't be a chicken | 102
Indian Field Cemetery
A sacred burial site | 104
Innersleeve Records
Go inside a music den | 106
The Jewish Center
A masterpiece of light | 108
Lavender by the Bay
Flower power for all | 110
Leiber Collection
Bejeweled bags in a secret garden | 112
Lighthouse Cruise
A beacon of light | 114
Little Creek Oysters
Go shuck yourself | 116
Little Roads, Big Hedges
In praise of privets | 118
The Lobster Roll
A sign of the times | 120
LongHouse Reserve
Get lost in a leafy wonderland | 122
The Long Island Collection
Learn the story of the Hamptons | 124
LVIS Thrift Shop
Bargain hunting in utter splendor | 126
Madoo Conservancy
Amble in an artist's garden | 128
Marders
Take home a massive and magnificent tree | 130
Mashomack Preserve
The jewel of the Peconic | 132
Memory Motel & Bar
Looking for Jagger | 134
The Monogram Shop
Initial this | 136
Montauk Indian Museum
See how the original locals lived | 138
Montauk Lighthouse
Yes, it's haunted | 140
Morton Wildlife Refuge
A bird in hand | 142
Murf 's Backstreet Tavern
The ultimate house party | 144
Nova's Ark Project
Eccentricity and beauty, side by side | 146
Orient Country Store
Pies, provisions, and fellowship | 148
Orient Linen Co.
The most charming village store | 150
Osprey Nests
Big birds up close | 152
Paddle Diva
Life lessons on the water | 154
Parrish Art Museum
An architectural jewel | 156
Pelletreau Silver Shop
The little shop that could | 158
Perlman Music Program
See the world-class musicians of tomorrow | 160
Peter Marino Art Foundation
Eclecticism at its best | 162
Pollock-Krasner House
Walking on a work of art | 164
The Roman Caesars
Fancy sculptures outside | 166
Round Swamp Farm
Obsessing over this country market | 168
Sag Harbor Architecture
Take a little walking tour | 170
Sag Harbor Cinema
The phoenix from the ashes | 172
Sag Harbor Variety Store
Candy, costumes, and Tupperware | 174
Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum
Folk art for sailors | 176
Sagaponack Drum Circle
Come drum along | 178
Sagaponack Farm Distillery
A toast to potatoes | 180
Sail Hamptons
Pure bliss in a beanbag chair | 182
Sound View Piano Bar
We're all in the mood for a melody... | 184
South End Cemetery
The forgotten grave of a Picasso muse | 186
South Fork Natural History Museum
Hold a live sea star in your hand | 188
Southampton African American Museum
Step inside the barbershop | 190
Southampton History Museum
Discover a tiny town | 192
Springs
The un-Hamptons hamlet | 194
St. Andrew's Dune Church
Tiffany by the seaside | 196
Stargazer
Welcome to the Hamptons | 198
The Stephen Talkhouse
A roadside musical mecca | 200
Sylvester Manor
Understanding slavery on Shelter Island | 202
Tate's Bake Shop
Original home of the region's most famous cookie | 204
Thomas Halsey Homestead
Grooming habits of the early settlers | 206
Thomas Moran Studio
An aesthetic experience | 208
Times Vintage
It's both mod and mad | 210
Union Chapel in the Grove
A storybook enclave | 212
Village Blacksmith Shop
Playing with fire | 214
Vogel Bindery
Go ahead and judge a book by its cover | 216
Walking Dunes
The Sahara in the Hamptons | 218
Watermill Center
Tour the Zen bedroom of a creative genius | 220
Water Mill Museum
A secret find on Mill Pond | 222
Westhampton Beach
A downtown destination | 224
White Flower Farmhouse
It's just plain dreamy | 226
Wölffer Estate Wine Stand
Sip rosé with your toddlers | 228
Wyandanch Lane
The most beautiful road | 230
