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Vanderbilt Museum
The Vanderbilt Museum is an educational institution, set on the 43-acre estate of William K. Vanderbilt II, located on the National Register of Historic Places. It offers a variety of educational programming, as well as a planetarium, collections, and other natural history displays. The Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium is a state-of-the-art facility, offering live music, entertainment, and educational programming for schools. Celebrating its 65th anniversary, the Vanderbilt Museum provides a unique look into the history of Long Island and a memorable experience for visitors of all ages.
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- William K. Vanderbilt II, the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt (who created the family fortune by building the New York Central Railroad and trans-Atlantic shipping enterprises), built his Eagle's Nest estate from 1910 to 1936. Willie K., as he was known to family and friends, explored the globe in his ocean-going yachts. He brought back thousands of marine, insect and bird specimens, and these collections formed the basis of his marine museum and natural-history galleries. Vanderbilt willed his mansion, estate and museum to Suffolk County, NY, and the complex opened as the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in 1950. The Planetarium, created in 1971, was dedicated to Vanderbilt's love of science and use of celestial navigation during his circumnavigations of the globe.
- (631) 854-5579
- 180 Little Neck Rd, Centerport, NY 11721
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