Family Day Trips and Weekend Getaways for Long Island

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Guide to Long Island Day Trips and Travel to Do with Kids

There are 52 weekends a year, that's more than four-dozen opportunities to take a mini-vacation. Whether you want to enjoy the great outdoors with a hike or bike ride, relax at a regional resort, run around an amusement park, cool off at a water park, or hit the slopes, there are seemingly endless opportunities for fun right here on Long Island and just a quick drive away.

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Weekend Trips
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Family-Friendly Destinations
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