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Merrick Car Rental and a Merrick Overview

Regional Information

Theatre and Art

Merrick is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County that you can visit with your Merrick car rental.

Get to know the area

The Town of Hempstead is one of three towns or civil townships that you can visit with your Merrick car rental while in Nassau County. In Hempstead, there are twenty-two incorporated villages where you can experience their local attractions. Hempstead is the most populous town in the country with a population of 755,924 in the 2000 census, which makes it comparable to the size of San Francisco.

Get out on the water

Within the Town of Hempstead you will find Jones Beach State Park with your Merrick car rental. This is found in the hamlet of Wantagh on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island that is on Great South Bay. Jones Beach Park is known for its excellent beaches facing the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the most popular attractions for people to escape from New York City for some time in the sun and sand. It is the most popular beach on the East Coast, with approximately eight million people visiting each year. Also found here with your Merrick car rental is Jones Beach Theater, host to many shows, including a number of popular concerts. This is where you will find the New York Air Show on Memorial Day weekend.

Come fly with me

Garden City is a village in central Nassau County in the Town of Hempstead that you can visit with your Merrick car rental. Here you will find the Mitchel Air Force Base, Hofstra University, The Long Island Children’s Museum, Sony IMAX Theater, and the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Garden City was an important part of the history of aviation. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off on his transatlantic flight from Roosevelt Field in East Garden City. To learn more about the history of aviation, you can visit the Cradle of Aviation Museum with your Merrick car rental. This is located on what was once part of the Mitchel Air Force Base. The museum is home to more than 60 aircraft and scale models of airplanes throughout history. Some of the planes they have on display include Charles Lindbergh’s original trainer aircraft, an A-10 Thunderbolt II and Grumman F-14 Tomcat, as well as an actual unused Apollo Lunar Module.

Shop till you drop

Roosevelt Field Mall is the largest shopping center in the state of New York that you can visit with your Merrick car rental. It is anchored by Bloomingdale’s JCPenny, Macy’s, and Nordstrom. There are also a number of specialty stores such as Coach, Betsy Johnson, Abercrombie & Fitch, Sephora, and the Disney Store. There is a food court located on the second floor, as well as several sit-down restaurants. An interesting thing that you can find in the mall is the plaque that marks the spot where Lindbergh left the ground, found just outside the Disney Store.

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