🦌 Wildlife sanctuary · Quogue
Quogue Wildlife Refuge
Touch animals
Docent-led encounters with resident raptors and reptiles — confirm program schedule before visiting
Verify pending — call ahead
Touch animals
Petting zoos, touch tanks, heritage-breed farms, and hands-on nature centers — where East End kids (and adults) can actually meet the animal, not just look at it.
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- 🐐 Petting zoo
- 🦀 Touch tank
- 🐄 Heritage farm
- 🦌 Wildlife sanctuary
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Where East End kids can physically meet the animal.
All venuesTouch tanks and petting zoos open seasonally. Always call ahead.
Staff supervision matters. Wash hands after handling animals, supervise small children, and respect the animal's cue to stop. Venues flagged “verify pending” below are tagged from secondary sources and still need on-the-ground confirmation before you show up with a classroom.
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Quogue · 1 venue
Bridgehampton · 1 venue
- 🦀 Touch tank · BridgehamptonSouth Fork Natural History MuseumTouch animalsKids' marine touch-tank area with local intertidal species; summer butterfly house
Riverhead · 2 venues
- 🐄 Heritage farm · RiverheadHallockville Museum FarmTouch animalsHeritage-breed sheep, chickens, and farm animals on the museum grounds — confirm seasonal programming at the gateVerify pending — call ahead
- 🦀 Touch tank · RiverheadLong Island AquariumTouch animalsTouch tanks open during business hours — stingrays, horseshoe crabs, koi
Shelter Island · 1 venue
- 🐄 Heritage farm · Shelter IslandSylvester Manor Educational FarmTouch animalsEducational farm — confirm seasonal hours before visitingVerify pending — call ahead