Nestled in the bustling downtown area of Danbury, the Danbury Museum and Historical Society is a community museum. This museum preserves, chronicles and displays cultural heritage and history of the Danbury area. It comprises John and Mary Rider House, Marian Anderson Studio, Huntington Hall and other historical buildings. Check website for details.
Run by Westchester County, Rye Playland is a family-friendly amusement park. This 272 acre (110 hectares) park first opened in 1928 and has since been named a National Historic Landmark. Today the park features five roller coasters, a grand carousel, derby racers and many other games and rides. The historic boardwalk and Ice Casino were both damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but renovations have already begun to restore them.
Birdcraft Sanctuary is also known as Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary. It is one of the oldest private songbird sanctuaries in the United States and is home to a large number of resident and migratory birds. It was constructed by Mabel Osgood Wright in 1914. There is also a museum inside the sanctuary which has preserved animals and displays them to the way wildlife existed at the end of 20th Century. It was added to the National Registrar of Historic Places on June 23, 1982.
This house has seen plenty of intrigue: built in 1740, it was originally the home of the Townsends, one of the families who founded Oyster Bay, who happened to also be members of the Culper Spy Ring for George Washington; however, the plot thickened during Revolutionary War years, when the house was headquarters for the British forces. This 20-room museum has been accredited by the American Association of Museums. This house has been honored by the State of New York and declared a part of the Revolutionary War Trails Site. This is a recognition of the Townsends' involvement in the fight for independence. The museum provides an insight in the life of the people of the Long Island before modernization changed everything.
