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Worth seeing

Main Beach East Hampton, East Hampton

Main Beach East Hampton

Main Beach East Hampton adds outdoor time to a East Hampton stay, with open space, views or waterfront breathing room between denser city sights.

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Guild Hall, East Hampton

Guild Hall

Guild Hall is a named stop in East Hampton worth keeping on the route when it fits the day's transport, timing and neighborhood plan.

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LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton

LongHouse Reserve

LongHouse Reserve gives East Hampton a greener or more scenic stop, useful when the route needs views, shade, walking space or a slower hour.

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Mulford Farm, East Hampton

Mulford Farm

Mulford Farm is a named stop in East Hampton worth keeping on the route when it fits the day's transport, timing and neighborhood plan.

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Georgica Beach, East Hampton

Georgica Beach

Georgica Beach adds outdoor time to a East Hampton stay, with open space, views or waterfront breathing room between denser city sights.

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East Hampton Village, East Hampton

East Hampton Village

East Hampton Village is a named stop in East Hampton worth keeping on the route when it fits the day's transport, timing and neighborhood plan.

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Stay overview

Start with City centre for the easiest first East Hampton stay, then compare Old Town and Waterfront when price, nightlife, quieter evenings or transfer timing matter more than being beside every major sight.

Hotels & areas

East Hampton hotel choice is mostly about repeat journeys: use City centre for sightseeing, Old Town for a different local base, and Waterfront or Airport area when views, parking, airport timing or longer stays matter.

City centre

City centre is the most practical first base in East Hampton, keeping main sights, restaurants and short local transfers close.

Best for: first visits, sightseeing, restaurantsSee hotel options

Old Town

Old Town is the most practical first base in East Hampton, keeping main sights, restaurants and short local transfers close.

Best for: first visits, sightseeing, restaurantsSee hotel options

Waterfront

Waterfront suits travellers who want views, evening walks and a calmer base while still keeping central East Hampton reachable.

Best for: views, quieter evenings, walksSee hotel options

Airport area

Airport area works mainly for early departures, late arrivals or car pickup, not for a first East Hampton sightseeing base.

Best for: early flights, late arrivals, car pickupSee hotel options
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Flights & airports

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) arrival plan

  • Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)About 106 km from the centre

    Compare airport access against hotel location, arrival time, rental car pickup, late flights and onward driving before choosing the first night base.

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Rental cars

East Hampton day-trip car use

Do not rent a car for central East Hampton unless parking and traffic are part of the plan; use one mainly for regional day trips.

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Travel tips

Best base

Choose City centre for a first stay because it keeps main sights, restaurants and practical local movement close.

Airport timing

Leave extra time for East Hampton International Airport, especially for early flights, late arrivals, traffic or unfamiliar transfer routes.

Local movement

Plan each day in clusters around East Hampton and East Hampton so transfers do not consume the best sightseeing hours.

Day trips

Keep one flexible slot for nearby routes from East Hampton, checking weather, transport and opening hours before committing.

Nearby ideas

Town · about 25 min · car north-west on Route 114

Sag Harbor

A whaling port with captains' houses and the Custom House where duties were collected.

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Nature · about 40 min · car east on Montauk Highway

Montauk Point

The lighthouse at the end of the island, with seals on the rocks from November to April.

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Island · about 45 min · car to North Haven, then the South Ferry

Shelter Island

Quiet lanes and the Mashomack Preserve, a short crossing from the Hamptons bustle.

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City history

The camp was designated as an Air Force Base supporting a 135-foot (41 m)-wide radar (AN/FPS-35) in the early 1960s to detect potential bombers headed for New York City.
In 1639 Lion Gardiner purchased land, what became known as Gardiner's Island, from the Montaukett people.
During the War of 1812, the Gardiners used slaves to transport supplies back and forth to Gardiner's Island.
In 1831-1836, the Brothertown Indians migrated to Wisconsin, where they founded the settlement of Brothertown.
Pollock died in 1956 while driving with his mistress, Ruth Kligman, and a friend of hers, on Springs Fireplace Road, after picking them up at the Long Island Railroad station in East Hampton.
The station was moved in 1966 to private property to save it from demolition by Joel Carmichael The Marine Museum itself was the former barracks for the Coast Guard.
In May 2007 the original Coast Guard station was moved to the property at the Town Marine Museum in Amagansett across the dunes from its original Atlantic Avenue beach location.
The Shinnecock Indian Nation, many of whom had continued to occupy a portion of land on the South Shore and claimed it as their reservation, received federal recognition in 2010 as a tribe and.
This Northwest "Ghost town" settlement during the mid 1800s saw development due to Northwest Harbor, later it was deemed too shallow for deep draft ships and the harbor moved to Sag Harbor, leading to.
He thought a new port city would develop around the train station on Fort Pond Bay, and that oceangoing ships from Europe would dock there.
Due to storms on Fort Pond Bay, the hamlet of Montauk was actually moved by the Navy at the end of World War II.
A more important fort was the massive Camp Wickoff (also called Wyckoff) which stretched from the current Montauk Long Island Railroad station to the Montauk Point Lighthouse.
The torpedoes, which did not have exploding warheads, are occasionally found by divers on the bay floor. World War II During World War II, coastal fortifications were set up along the eastern tip of.
After the war the Navy moved the residential section of Montauk which had been on the bay by the Long Island Rail station a mile to the south to get away from the flooding.