Amusement and Water Parks
Enchanted Forest/Water Safari [link] 3183 State Route 28, Old Forge NY, 315-369-6145
Lake Compounce Family Theme Park [link] 271 Enterprise Drive, Bristol, CT, 860-583-3300
Playland Amusement Park [link] Playland Pkwy, Rye, 967-2040
SplashDown Beach [link] 16 Old Route 9 West, Fishkill, 845-897-9600
Six Flags New England [link] Route 159, 1623 Main Street, Agawam, MA, 413-786-9300 x0
Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari [link] 1 Six Flags Boulevard, Jackson, NJ, 732-928-1821
Splish Splash [link] 2549 Splish Splash Drive, Riverhead, NY, 631-727-3600

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Aquariums
Atlantis Marine World [link] 431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY, 631-208-9200
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk [link] 10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT, 203-852-0700
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration [link] 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT, 860.572.5955
New York Aquarium [link] The Wildlife Conservation Society [link] Surf Avenue & West 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 718-265-FISH (general information)

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Bowling
AMF White Plains Lanes [link] 47 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, 948-2677
Homefield Bowl [link] 938 Sawmill River Road, Yonkers, 969-5592
New Roc City [link] 33 LeCount Place, New Rochelle, 637-7575

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Camping
Croton Point Park [link] Croton Point Avenue, Croton-On-Hudson, 862-5290
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation [link] Routes 121 South, Cross River, 864-7317

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Country Clubs & Swim and Tennis Clubs
Ardsley Swim and Tennis Club, 200 Sprain Road, Ardsley, 693-5533
Elmwood Country Club, 850 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains, 592-6600‎
Knollwood Country Club [link] 200 Knollwood Road Ext, Elmsford, 592-7411

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Farms / Petting Zoos / Nature Centers
Blackberry Hill Farm, Petting Zoo, 156 Fells Pond Road, Hudson, Columbia County, 518-851-7661
Bronx River Parkway Reservation [link] Yonkers to Valahlla, 328-1542
Cranberry Lake Preserve [link] Old Orchard Street, North White Plains, 428-1005
Croton Point Nature Center [link] Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, 862-5290
Dinosaur State Park [link] 400 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT, 860-257-7601
The Edith G. Read Natural Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Playland Park, Rye, 967-8720
Greenburgh Nature Center [link] 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, 723-3470
Lenoir Preserve [link] Lenoir Preserve, Dudley Street off Route 9, Yonkers, 968-5851
Marshlands Conservancy Rye, 835-4466
Muscoot Farm [link] Route 100, Somers, 864-7282
Rye Nature Center [link] 873 Boston Post Road (US Route 1) Rye, 967-5150
The Trailside Nature Museum, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River, 864-7322
Wolf Conservation Center [link] PO Box 421, South Salem, 763-2373

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Farmers Markets: Indoor (Winter)
Croton Winter Market [link] Van Wyck Shopping Plaza II, 44 Maple St, Saturdays from 9am – 1pm
Hastings Farmers Market [link] James Harmon Community Center, 44 Main Street, Hastings
Irvington Village Farmers Market Winter Market [link] Irvington Senior Center, 29 Bridge Street
Mamaroneck Indoor Farmers Market[link] Heathcote Hall, 168 W. Boston Post Rd., Mamaroneck
Scarsdale Farmers Market [link]
Westchester County Center [link] 198 Central Park Avenue, White Plains, 864-7148.

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Farmers Markets: Outdoor
Bronxville Farmers Market [link] Stone Place at Paxton Avenue.
Croton-on-Hudson Farmers Market [link] Municipal Lot on Municipal Pl. and Riverside Ave., runs every Wednesday through November 21st, 2012, 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Dobbs Ferry Farmers Market [link] Cedar & Main Sts. Bettina B. Speyer, 693-2203
Greenbugh Farmers Market Crossroads Shopping Center, Tuesdays  8am - 4pm, June - November
Hartsdale Farmers Market, [link] Hartsdale Train Station, DiSanti Plaza.
Hastings Farmers Market [link] Hastings Library Parking Lot
Irvington Village Farmers Market [link] Main Street School Parking Lot
Ossining Farmers Market Parking lot on the corner of Spring & Main Streets (Street address: 7 Main Street), runs every Saturday through December 15th, 2012, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Scarsdale Farmers Market [link] 1001 Post Road (Scarsdale Village Hall - lower level parking lot)
Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market Phelps Hospital, Thursdays through November, 11:30am & 5:30pm
St. John's Church Farmer’s Market [link] St. John's Church - Getty Square, Hudson St. & S. Broadway, Yonkers
Tarrytown Farmers Market [link] Patriot’s Park on N. Broadway (Route 9) Street address: 183 North Broadway, runs every Saturday through November 17th, 2012, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
White Plains International Farmers Market [link] Parking lot next to City Hall, 255 Main St.

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Golf
Golf Link (Find a golf course) [link]
Westchester County Golf Courses [link]
Ardsely Country Club [link] North Mountain Drive, Ardsley-on-Hudson, 591-8150
Dunwoodie Golf Course [link] 1 Wasylenko Ln, Yonkers, 231-3490
Elmwood Country Club [link] Elmwood Golf Course, 850 Dobbs Ferry Rd. White Plains, 592-6600
Knollwood Golf Course [link] 200 Knollwood Road Ext, Elmsford, 592-6182
Lake Isle Town Park Golf Course, 660 White Plains Road, Eastchester, 961-3453
Leewood Golf Course [link] 1 Leewood Dr., Eastchester, 793-5821
Metropolis Golf Course [link] Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains, 949-4840
The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club [link] 10 Old Jackson Avenue, Hastings, 478-3500
Scarsdale Golf Club [link] Clubway, Hartsdale, 723-2840
Sprain Lake Golf Course [link] 290 Grassy Sprain Rd, Yonkers, 779-9827
Sunningdale Country Club [link] 300 Underhill Road, Scarsdale, 723-3200
Tappan Golf Center, 116 Route 303, Tappan, 845-359-0642
Westchester Golf Range,‎ 701 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains, 592-6553

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Golf: Miniature
New Roc City [link] 33 LeCount Place, New Rochelle, 637-7575
Playland Amusement Park [link] Playland Pkwy, Rye, 967-2040
Saxon Woods Park [link] Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, 995-4480/4481
Tibbetts Brook Park [link] Midland Avenue, Yonkers, 231-2865

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Historic Things to do
Great sites with tons of information on the historic Hudson Valley [link] and [link]
NYT Article on Historical Sites in Westchester County [link]
Boscobel House and Gardens [link] Garrison, 845-265-3638
Caramoor House Museum, Caramoor International Music Festival [link] 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, 232-5035
Horace Greeley House [link] 100 King Street, Chappaqua, 238-4666
John Jay Homestead [link] 400 Route 22, Katonah, 232-8119
Katonah Historical Museum [link] 26 Bedford Road (Route 117), Katonah, 232-9457
Kykuit (John D. Rockefeller Estate) [link] 381 N. Broadway (Route 9), Sleepy Hollow, 631-3992
Lyndhurst [link] [link] 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown, 631-4481
Montgomery Place Historic Estate [link] River Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, 845-758-5461
Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground [link] Route 9, across the street from Philipsburg Manor, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site [link] [link] Warburton Avenue and Dock Street, Yonkers, 965-4027
Philipsburg Manor and Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate, Visitor Center [link] N. Broadway (Route 9), Sleepy Hollow, 631-3992
The Reformed Church of Tarrytown, 42 North Broadway, Tarrytown) 631-4497
The Rivertowns Tourism Board [link]
The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery [link] 540 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, 631-0081
St. Paul’s Church [link] 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon
667-4116
Thomas Paine Cottage [link] 20 Sicard Avenue, New Rochelle, 633-1776
Union Church of Pocantico Hills [link] 555 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills, 332-6659 phone/fax
Van Cortlandt Manor [link] South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, 271-8981
Washington Irving’s Sunnyside [link] West Sunnyside Lane, off Route 9, Tarrytown, 591-8763
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Friedman House, 1948 [link] Orchard Brook Drive, Pleasantville
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Reisley House, 1951 [link] 44 Usonia Road, Pleasantville
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Edward Serlin Residence, 1949, Pleasantville

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Ice Skating
EJ Murray Memorial Skating Rink and Roller Skating Rink [link] 348 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, 377-6469
Playland Ice Casino [link] Playland Pkwy, Rye, 813-7059
Westchester Skating Academy Ice Skating Rink [link] 91 Fairview Park Drive, Elmsford, 347-8232

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Kayaking
Mountain Valley Guides [link] Kayak Tours from Hastings on Hudson, 845-661-1923

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Marinas: Rockland County
Action Marine Service, 13-17 Rte. 59, Nyack, NY, 845-358-6520 ; 358-6511
Belle Harbor Marina, 66 Beach Road, Stony Point, NY, 845-786-5823
Cannon Ball Yacht Club, Hudson Drive, Stony Point, NY, 845-429-9729
Cornetta's Marina, 641 River Road, Piermont, NY, 845-359-9852
Haverstraw Marina, 600 Beach Road, West Haverstraw, NY, 845-429-2001
Hook Mountain Yacht Club, P. O. Box 180, Nyack, NY, 845-358-9874
Julius Petersen Inc., 1 Van Houten Street, Nyack, NY, 845-358-2100
Minisceongo Yacht Club, 18 Grassy Pt. Road, Stony Point, NY, 845-429-9698
Nyack Boat Club, 59 Gedney Avenue, Nyack, NY, 845/353-0395
Paradise Boats, Inc., 15 Paradise Avenue, Piermont, NY, 845-359-0073
Patsy's Bay Marina, 9 Hudson Drive, Stony Point, NY, 845-786-5270
Penny Bridge Marine Sales, 21 Grassy Point Road, Stony Point, 845-786-5100
Piermont Pier, Village Hall, Piermont, NY, 845/359-1258
Stony Point Bay Corp. Marina & Yacht Club [email] 29 Hudson Drive, Stony Point, NY, 845/786-3700
T & R Marina, 675 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY, 845-359-6308
Tappan Zee Marina Yacht Club, 695 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY, 845-359-5522
Willowcove Marina, Inc., 38-40 Hudson Drive, Stony Point, NY, 845-429-0100

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Marinas: Westchester County
Ebb Tide Seafood [link], 1 Willett Ave, Port Chester, 939-4810
Half Moon Bay Marina [link] 80 Half Moon Bay Drive, Croton On Hudson, 271-5400
Highland Marina Ltd, 2 Highland St, Port Chester, 934-1137
Irvington Boat Club Inc., Bridge St, Irvington, 591-6801
Labrisa Marina Corp., 601 Main St, New Rochelle, 636-6391
Nichols Yacht Yards Inc., [link] 500 Rushmore Ave # 1, Mamaroneck, 698-6065
Post Road Boat Yard Inc., [link] 155 E Boston Post Rd, Mamaroneck, 698-0295
Tarrytown Boat & Yacht Club [link] P.O. Box 432, Tarrytown, 631-1300
Viking Boat Yard Inc., 50 Kings Ferry Rd, Verplanck, NY, 739-5090
Westerly Marina Inc. [link] 7 Westerly Rd, Ossining, 941-2203

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National Park Service [link]

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Rock climbing
The Cliffs [link] 1 Commerce Park, Valhalla, 328-ROCK
The Rock Club [link] 130 Rhodes Street, New Rochelle, 633-ROCK

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Science Centers
Beczak Environmental Education Center [link] 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers, 377-1900
Dinosaur State Park [link] 400 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT, 860-257-7601
Liberty Science Center [link] Liberty State Park, 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, 201-200-1000
The Science Barge [link] (just north of the Pier by X20 restaurant) Yonkers Waterfront

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Trails in Westchester / Putnam / Rockland
Appalachian Trail Conservancy [link]
Biking/Roller Blade [link]
Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct [link]
Hiking Trails in Westchester [link]
Hiking and Biking Trails in Putnam [link]
Hiking and Biking in Rockland [link]
Hiking and Biking Trails in Westchester [link]
New York - New Jersey Trail Conference [link]
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail [link]
The Rivertowns Tourism Board [link]
Running Trails in Westchester [link]
Short Escapes [link] 591-7600, ext. 230

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Westchester Beaches
Croton Point Park Beach [link] Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, 862-5290
Glen Island [link] Pelham Road, New Rochelle, 813-6720/6721
Playland [link] Rye, 813-7010

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Westchester Pools
Greenburgh [link]
Saxon Woods Park [link] Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, 995-4480/4481
Sprain Ridge Park [link] Jackson Avenue, Yonkers, 231-3450/3452

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Zoos
Bear Mountain Zoo [link] Route 9W, Bear Mountain, 845-786-2701
Bronx Zoo [link] The Wildlife Conservation Society [link] 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY, (718) 367-1010
Central Park Zoo [link] The Wildlife Conservation Society [link]64th Street and Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NY, (212) 439-6500 (general information)
Prospect Park Zoo, [link] The Wildlife Conservation Society [link] 450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, (718) 399-7339
Queens Zoo [link] The Wildlife Conservation Society [link] 53-51 111th St., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY (718) 271-1500

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