South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center, Bridgehampton

About South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center

The South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center in Bridgehampton is a natural history museum where visitors of all ages explore the natural environment of Long Island's South Fork. Expert environmental educators guide guests through scientifically accurate galleries featuring live and recreated natural habitat exhibits, floor-to-ceiling photo murals of forests, ponds, and ocean landscapes, and a Marine Touch Tank where visitors can hold sea stars, crabs, urchins, and whelks. Terrariums and aquariums showcase local wildlife throughout the indoor space. Outside, the grounds include a Native Pollinator Garden, Native Wildflower Garden, the Iwanowski Family Educational Pond, and a Purple Martin nesting gourd site. Visitors can take nature walks through the 40-acre Vineyard Field Preserve bordering the museum or explore the six-mile trail system of the Long Pond Greenbelt, which features interconnected ponds, woods, and wetlands. The museum operates daily and publishes admission prices online.