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The Science Museum of Long Island is a place you can visit with your Nassau County rent a car where science comes alive. It is a not-for-profit science center on the Leeds Pond Preserve in Nassau County.

Do something for the kids

The Science Museum of Long Island offers after school and holiday programs for school age children and nursery programs for children as young as three. On Saturdays there is a family workshop where you can also learn about science with your kids when you visit with your Nassau County rent a car. The museum is open daily, including weekends, holidays, and school vacations. There are science enrichment workshops as well.

Explore Leeds Pond

Leeds Pond Preserve is located in Plandome Manor on North Plandome Road. This is a 35-acre preserve that overlooks Manhasset Bay. Not only is this also home to the Science Museum of Long Island, but there are also nature trails that go through a wooded valley with tulip trees and oaks, and a stream that flows into Leeds Pond.

Find out more about the town

Plandome Manor is a village in Nassau County that you can visit with your Nassau County rent a car. It is part of the Town of North Hempstead. The area that is North Hempstead was settled by Yankees who supported the revolution. In fact, some areas to the north signed their own Declaration of Independence. North Hempstead is made up of 30 incorporated villages and some unincorporated areas that you can explore with your Nassau County rent a car. There are also some great natural areas that you can visit here, such as Great Neck, Hempstead Harbor, Lake Success, Little Neck Bay, and Manhasset Bay.

Step back in time

Cedarmere is a historic property of the prominent 19th century poet, newspaper editor, and civic leader, William Cullen Bryant. It includes the Bryant home and several other structures that you can visit with your Nassau County rent a car overlooking Roslyn Harbor. You can stroll along the property and se the Gothic mill, a pond with a stone bridge, and a small formal garden. Throughout the year there are also a number of community events that take place, so check out their website to find out what is going on while you are in the area. This has been called one of the "most beautifully preserved and serene enclaves on the North Shore of Long Island".

Go green

There are many natural preserves that you can visit with your Nassau County rent a car. The Bailey Arboretum is a 43-acre area of woods, ponds, and gardens in Lattingtown on Long Island's North Shore. The Bailey Arboretum features Dawn Redwoods. These were discovered in China in 1941, having been believed to have been extinct for millions of years. When you visit, you can find more than 20 Dawn Redwoods. They are classified as "critically endangered" by the World Conservation Union, but one of the ones planted here has the largest girth for any Dawn Redwood in the world. You can spot the Dawn Redwood by the pyramidal silhouette and the ropy trunk.

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