Long Island Museum

See nearly 200 horse-drawn carriages, paintings by William Sidney Mount and an 1877 one-room schoolhouse on a nine-acre museum campus in Stony Brook.

1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790 · Stony Brook, NY

About Long Island Museum

Founded in 1939, the Long Island Museum spreads across nine acres on both sides of Route 25A in Stony Brook. Its Carriage Museum holds nearly 200 horse-drawn vehicles, and the Art Museum has the largest collection of works by Long Island painter William Sidney Mount. The grounds also have a blacksmith shop, an 1877 one-room schoolhouse and a 1794 barn. Adult admission is $15, and entry is free after 5 pm on Thursdays. Buy tickets at the Visitors Center on the west side of 25A.

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