Interactive Beach Guide

We're Long Island, so by definition, we should have a lot of beaches. We do. Click on the suns above for more info.

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Sand, surf and sun on Long Island beaches.

Play a summer day trip.

Brush off the sand and eat.

Our cameras, your faces at 100th anniversary.

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Blind dates

Where's your no-fail place to meet for a blind date?

There are treasures in secondhand stores. Show us what you've found on LI.

We're seeking the top nail artists -- where you go to get a manicure topped with tiny jewels or airbrushed designs?

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Cars? Where we're going, we don't need cars.

Once dubbed "America's Most Beautiful Village," this vacation hot spot still justifies that accolade.

Mini-golf, health walk, shuffleboard and more fun in the sun at Jones Beach.

5 beaches that never get old You're never too old to feel young at these sandy spots. Sunken Meadow State Park A 3-mile beach on the Long Island Sound in Kings Park. Photos: Long Beach nightlife See pics at Minnesota's, Sutton Place, Whales Tale and other drinking spots in Long Beach. Flash: Jones Beach map Use this Flash map to help navigate your way and find a good place to park. Video: Jones Beach tower Watch why this was the focal point of Robert Moses' plan. • A spire at our Shangri-la Video: Fire Island wagons In this video, learn why they're a way of life on Fire Island. X-Team photos Our cameras, your faces. See where the X-Team has been and who was hanging out when they got there. Project Zip Codes Our photographers explored various communities with their cameras and put together these photo essays. Submit an event Send us your upcoming event info for consideration in our always-updating events database.		September events calendar Find out about the biggest events on Long Island this month. Download the calendar and print. Sand castle contest at Hither Hills Every Thursday you can head to Montauk and compete in a sand castle contest right on the beach. The info, rules and building tips. My Long Island: Beach photos Share your photos from days and nights spent at Long Island's beaches.

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