111 Places in the Hamptons That You Must Not Miss

Wendy Lubovich is an art and lifestyle writer, living in Southampton and Manhattan. She is the author of the book: 111 Museums In New York That You Must Not Miss, ISBN 9783740803797. With a Fine and Decorative Arts degree from Christie's Education in London, she is a private museum guide in New York City. A former TV news anchor, she is a life-long artist and spends time painting in her tiny East End studio. Jean Hodgens is a native and lifelong resident of Springs, East Hampton, where she is a professional photographer. When she's not shooting weddings on breathtaking beaches, she photographs the largely unseen beauty of the Hamptons through the eyes of a local. She rides horses and sails, and she feels lucky to live in a place where most people only dream of vacationing. She holds a BFA from SUNY Purchase.

• 67 Steps BeachStairway to heaven | 10Amber Waves FarmWhere female farmers rule | 12The American Hotel BarSag Harbor’s most civilized spot | 14The Art BargeA classroom like no other | 16Art VillageVisit a lost artists’ colony | 18Atlantic Avenue BeachWhere WWII saboteurs came ashore | 20Behind the FenceWhere the dinosaurs come from | 22The Big DuckRoadside royalty | 24Breakwater Yacht ClubWhere kids learn to sail the seas | 26Brix & RyeFancy drinks in a hidden hangout | 28Camp HeroThe strangest things | 30Candy KitchenSweet, small-town charm | 32Captain Kidd Cloth of GoldAn epic hostess gift | 34Carissa’s The BakerySculpting with meringue | 36Children’s Museum East EndPlay like a local | 38Children’s Reading RoomEast Hampton Library’s design delight | 40The ChurchIn praise of creativity | 42Conscience PointIt all started right here | 44Coopers BeachAn award-winning beach | 46Croteaux VineyardsWhere rosé is a lifestyle | 48Custer ObservatoryWhere Albert Einstein hung out, relatively speaking | 50The D’Amico StudioTour a modernist art house | 52Dan Flavin Art InstituteThe electric church | 54Deep Hollow RanchRiding horses on the beach | 56Ditch Plains BeachSurf, sun, and sand | 58The Duck PondA hidden village treasure | 60Dune RoadTake a seaside drive | 62Duryea’s Lobster DeckIt’s summertime nirvana | 64EastvilleA historic enclave | 66Estia’s Little KitchenSmall kitchen, big taste | 68Farm StandsIn search of roadside jewels | 70Fish FarmAn adventure in eating | 72The Flying SantaA bit of Hamptons holiday magic | 74Gardiners IslandWitchcraft and buried treasure | 76Gas HamptonsThe swankiest roadside restroom | 78Goodale FarmsBuy chèvre 24/7 on the honor system | 80Greenport Camera ObscuraDo some secret surveillance | 82Green River CemeteryWhere artists are buried | 84Grindstone Coffee & DonutsForget everything you know about donuts | 86Guild HallA town hall for all | 88Gurney’s Seawater PoolTake an indoor dip in the ocean | 90Hank’s PumpkinTownHaving an orange crush | 92Henry LehrIt’s Hamptons Chic | 94Herrick HardwareThink of them as hardware therapists | 96Hildreth’s Home GoodsAmerica’s oldest department store | 98Hook WindmillA Wooden Wonder | 100Iacono FarmDon’t be a chicken | 102Indian Field CemeteryA sacred burial site | 104Innersleeve RecordsGo inside a music den | 106The Jewish CenterA masterpiece of light | 108Lavender by the BayFlower power for all | 110Leiber CollectionBejeweled bags in a secret garden | 112Lighthouse CruiseA beacon of light | 114Little Creek OystersGo shuck yourself | 116Little Roads, Big HedgesIn praise of privets | 118The Lobster RollA sign of the times | 120LongHouse ReserveGet lost in a leafy wonderland | 122The Long Island CollectionLearn the story of the Hamptons | 124LVIS Thrift ShopBargain hunting in utter splendor | 126Madoo ConservancyAmble in an artist’s garden | 128MardersTake home a massive and magnificent tree | 130Mashomack PreserveThe jewel of the Peconic | 132Memory Motel & BarLooking for Jagger | 134The Monogram ShopInitial this | 136Montauk Indian MuseumSee how the original locals lived | 138Montauk LighthouseYes, it’s haunted | 140Morton Wildlife RefugeA bird in hand | 142Murf ’s Backstreet TavernThe ultimate house party | 144Nova’s Ark ProjectEccentricity and beauty, side by side | 146Orient Country StorePies, provisions, and fellowship | 148Orient Linen Co.The most charming village store | 150Osprey NestsBig birds up close | 152Paddle DivaLife lessons on the water | 154Parrish Art MuseumAn architectural jewel | 156Pelletreau Silver ShopThe little shop that could | 158Perlman Music ProgramSee the world-class musicians of tomorrow | 160Peter Marino Art FoundationEclecticism at its best | 162Pollock-Krasner HouseWalking on a work of art | 164The Roman CaesarsFancy sculptures outside | 166Round Swamp FarmObsessing over this country market | 168Sag Harbor ArchitectureTake a little walking tour | 170Sag Harbor CinemaThe phoenix from the ashes | 172Sag Harbor Variety StoreCandy, costumes, and Tupperware | 174Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical MuseumFolk art for sailors | 176Sagaponack Drum CircleCome drum along | 178Sagaponack Farm DistilleryA toast to potatoes | 180Sail HamptonsPure bliss in a beanbag chair | 182Sound View Piano BarWe’re all in the mood for a melody… | 184South End CemeteryThe forgotten grave of a Picasso muse | 186South Fork Natural History MuseumHold a live sea star in your hand | 188Southampton African American MuseumStep inside the barbershop | 190Southampton History MuseumDiscover a tiny town | 192SpringsThe un-Hamptons hamlet | 194St. Andrew’s Dune ChurchTiffany by the seaside | 196StargazerWelcome to the Hamptons | 198The Stephen TalkhouseA roadside musical mecca | 200Sylvester ManorUnderstanding slavery on Shelter Island | 202Tate’s Bake ShopOriginal home of the region’s most famous cookie | 204Thomas Halsey HomesteadGrooming habits of the early settlers | 206Thomas Moran StudioAn aesthetic experience | 208Times VintageIt’s both mod and mad | 210Union Chapel in the GroveA storybook enclave | 212Village Blacksmith ShopPlaying with fire | 214Vogel BinderyGo ahead and judge a book by its cover | 216Walking DunesThe Sahara in the Hamptons | 218Watermill CenterTour the Zen bedroom of a creative genius | 220Water Mill MuseumA secret find on Mill Pond | 222Westhampton BeachA downtown destination | 224White Flower FarmhouseIt’s just plain dreamy | 226Wölffer Estate Wine StandSip rosé with your toddlers | 228Wyandanch LaneThe most beautiful road | 230