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Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium

Aerial of the Mansion
Rainbow over the Mansion
Salt Pool Sunset
Vanderbilt Mansion, spring morning
Mansion in November 2018
Mansion of William K. Vanderbilt II
Exterior Habitat in Snow
Vanderbilt Mansion terrace
Hall of Fishes
Vanderbilt Mansion, winter
Colorful Night Sky
Arcade in Snow
Planetarium Console
Bell Tower at Night
Back of Mansion at Dusk
Planetarium Theater Colorful
Vanderbilt Mansion Photo by Patrick Keefee - Courtesy of Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
Vanderbilt Mansion Photo by Patrick Keefee - Courtesy of Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
Yellow Guest Room Valentine
Living History Library 2019
Living History Stairs 2019
Jaguar Diorama
Courtyard at Dusk
Memorial Wing Marine Room
Bell Tower in Snow 2019
Planetarium Console
Memorial Wing
Planetarium Panorama
Willie's Cars
Mansion Bell Tower
Top Floor Marina Museum
Spooky Scavenger Hunt
Dave at the Telescope
Salt Pool Sunset
Tree Lighting from Balcony
Top Floor Hall of Fishes
Tree and girl
Tree Lighting in Courtyard
Whale Shark
Cub Scout at Exhibit
Educators with Kids
Kids Drawing Fish
Kids in Mansion
Kids in Memorial Wing
Kids Portrait Workshop
Mask Workshop
Mask Workshop 2
Mask Workshop 3
Alex Gordon Bell Tower
Mansion from the Harbor
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An official Path Through History Site! The Vanderbilt Museum’s elegant Spanish-Revival mansion is the former home of William Kissam Vanderbilt II, great grandson of Commodore Cornelius. Designed by prominent architectural firm Warren and Wetmore (of Grand Central Terminal fame) the lavish 24-room mansion features original furnishings. The 43-acre estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, overlooks Northport Bay and the L.I. Sound an features an array of estate buildings, including a boathouse, seaplane hangar and caretaker's cottage. Visitors take guided mansion tours, or may explore on their own the museum’s galleries of marine life, natural history and cultural artifacts, as well as its wild-animal habitats and dioramas. The Vanderbilt’s, Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium is a state-of-the-art, 147-seat facility that features educational and entertainment shows. Recently renovated, the planetarium is one of the largest and most advanced in the United States. In addition to its 60-foot domed theater, where some shows recreate celestial events, the planetarium has an Observatory with a professional-grade, 16-inch Meade reflecting telescope through which visitors can scan the real sky on clear evenings. During the day, visitors can view the sun safely through a new Lunt hydrogen-alpha solar telescope.

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