Your Road Trip: Close to Home adventure guide for Aug. 24

Forget Minecraft and Fortnite - we've got old-school arcade fun in Brooklyn and Asbury Park. Then, we ride bikes on the Mario Cuomo Bridge and enjoy a peaceful wildlife refuge on Long Island to soak in the remaining days of summer. Find some August fun - on a Road Trip: Close to Home.

Brian Heyman

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Aug 24, 2023, 9:00 AM

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Updated 485 days ago

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Forget Minecraft and Fortnite - we've got old-school arcade fun in Brooklyn and Asbury Park. Then, we ride bikes on the Mario Cuomo Bridge and enjoy a peaceful wildlife refuge on Long Island to soak in the remaining days of summer. Find some August fun - on a Road Trip: Close to Home.

Quogue Wildlife Refuge

3 Old Country Road | Quogue, New York 11959
Nature center open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Website

Biking the Mario Cuomo Bridge

Pedego Nyack bike rentals

Lyman Orchards started farming in 1741 and is known for its apples, peaches, small fruits and for its golf course. It's also known for its sunflower maze and delicious pies.

Lyman Orchards

Apple Barrel Farm Store & Market: 32 Reeds Gap Road | Middlefield, Connecticut 06455
Pick-your-own orchards: 105 South St.| Middlefield, Connecticut 06455
Website

Food, fun and video games are on display at Bed-Stuy's new hangout 8-Bit Bites.

8-Bit Bites

967 Bedford Ave. | Brooklyn, New York 11205
Website

Silverball Arcade and Museum

1000 Ocean Ave. N | Asbury Park, New Jersey 07712
Open 10 a.m. to midnight.
Website

Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater started in the late 1990s as home to the Bridgeport Bluefish baseball team. Now, it's a stage and venue where some of the biggest names in entertainment perform.

Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater