Everything Montauk is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Montauk.
16 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Imagine a playground for the Gilded Age elite, right here on the windswept coast of Montauk. This isn't just a collection of houses; it's the Montauk Association Historic District, a preserved slice of high-society…
That hulking structure you see looming in the distance? It's a relic of a time when the world held its breath, waiting for nuclear war. This is what remains of the AN/FPS-35 radar, a critical piece of America's Cold War…
Feel the ocean breeze—this very spot has been saving ships from disaster for over two centuries! George Washington himself authorized the construction of the Montauk Point Lighthouse back in 1792. It was completed in…
HOOK: You're near a testament to early American ingenuity, the Hook Windmill! It stands as a reminder of how communities thrived before electricity. WHAT HAPPENED: Built in 1806, this windmill, also known as Old Hook…
Pull over for a second; you're standing near one of America's most important colonial farmsteads. This is Mulford Farm, dating all the way back to 1680! It was built by Josiah Hobart, a big shot in the early days of New…
Right here, where the old mill cottage stands, you're looking at a piece of East Hampton history linked to art and the village's early days. The current mill cottage replaced an earlier one, part of the Lion Gardiner…
Imagine having a famous landscape painter as your neighbor! That was life in East Hampton when Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran built their house here. Thomas Moran, already a respected artist, commissioned this house in…
Imagine standing guard here, knowing the fate of Long Island Sound might rest on your shoulders. That was life at Fort Terry. Established in 1897, this coastal fortification on Plum Island was built to protect the vital…
That little lighthouse over there, Plum Island Light, has been a silent sentinel guiding ships through the Long Island Sound for over a century. The original granite lighthouse was built in 1869. It stood tall, a beacon…
Brave Plum Gut and check out that 'sparkplug' lighthouse! It's the Orient Point Light, warning ships away from the narrow, dangerous passage between Orient Point and Plum Island. Built in 1899, this lighthouse stands…
Stand on this beach, and you're near what was once Fort Mansfield, a coastal defense built with the threat of Spanish invasion looming. Constructed in the late 1890s, the fort's purpose was to protect the entrance to…
Look up! That imposing building is the Old Whaler's Church, a monument to Sag Harbor's seafaring past. Built in 1844, this First Presbyterian Church was designed by Minard Lafever in the Egyptian Revival style,…
Get ready to grab for the brass ring on one of the oldest carousels in the US, where the horses actually 'fly' out from the center! Built around 1876, this carousel in Watch Hill is one of the oldest of its kind.…
Prepare to be transported back to the Gilded Age; the Ocean House embodies the elegance and grandeur of a bygone era. The original Ocean House opened its doors in 1868, quickly becoming a coveted destination for the…
They say a lonely lighthouse keeper still roams New London Ledge Light. Built in 1909, this unique lighthouse marks the entrance to New London Harbor. Legend tells of a keeper, some say named Ernie, despondent over lost…
Pull over for a moment and imagine the life of a literary giant. This unassuming house is the former home of James Merrill, one of America's most celebrated poets. Merrill purchased this house in Stonington Borough in…