Your Road Trip Close to Home adventure guide for Dec. 14

The sky is the limit at The Balloon Museum's Let's Fly exhibit in Manhattan. Then we hit a brand-new spot on Long Island where you can do everything from golf to surfing. All this plus some holiday fun, all on a Road Trip Close to Home.

Brian Heyman

Dec 14, 2023, 9:30 AM

Updated 363 days ago

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Your Road Trip Close to Home adventure guide for Dec. 14
The sky is the limit at The Balloon Museum's Let's Fly exhibit in Manhattan. Then we hit a brand-new spot on Long Island where you can do everything from golf to surfing. All this plus some holiday fun, all on a Road Trip Close to Home.

  • 5835 Middle Country Road | Calverton, New York 11933
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  • 999 W. Main St. | Meriden, Connecticut 06451
  • Displays stay illuminated until Jan. 1

  • 299 South St. | New York, New York 10002
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  • 266 Union St. | Northvale, New Jersey 07647
  • Open 12-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 12-8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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  • 370 Beach Road | Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
  • Open through Dec. 31
  • Open 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dec. 26 through 29. Closed Christmas Day.
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  • 404 E 73rd St. | New York, New York 10021
  • Open 2-10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 2- 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2-10 p.m. Sunday.
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Cold Spring Cheese Shop
  • 104 Main St. | Cold Spring, New York 10516
  • Open 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
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Mundane
  • 115 Main St. | Cold Spring, New York 10516
  • Open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday and Thursday, open 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, open 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Interested in more adventures? Check out last week's destinations close to home.