20 Places To Have Fun On Long Island On Bad Weather Days

LONG ISLAND, NY ? If you are looking for a place to spend a little time indoors, and the thought of a day of board games and hot cocoa while staring out the window at the rain bores you, there is a plethora of places to relax and blow off some steam.

Here's a few ideas.

1. Go bowling for one.

• Bowlero, Sayville
• AMF Wantagh Lanes
• The All Star, Riverhead

2. Try an entertainment center near you.

• The Club House, East Hampton
• Country Fair, Medford
• Dave and Busters, Garden City
• Round One Bowling and Amusement, Hicksville
• Tiki Action Park, Centereach

3. Make like a fish and swim at an aquatic center.

• Echo Park Swimming Complex, West Hempstead
• Nassau County Aquatic Center, East Meadow
• The Brookhaven Aquatic Center, Mastic Beach
• YMCA Long Island has locations in Patchogue, East Hampton, Huntington, Holtsville, Bay Shore, and Glen Cove.

4. Speaking of fishes ...Visit the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead.

5. Blow off some steam at a bounce house.

• Laser Bounce, Levittown
• Planet Play, Bellmore

6. Get all intergalactic with some laser tag.

• Q-Zar, Carle Place
• Xplore, Commack

7. Practice that swing indoors at Monster Mini Golf in Deer Park.

8. Check in to an escape room.

• Escape Game Long Island has two locations: Brookhaven and Ronkonkoma.
• Escape Zone Long Island, St. James
• Epic Escape Rooms LI, West Hempstead

9. Rock Climbing:

• Island Rock, Plainview
• The Gravity Vault Indoor Rock Gyms, Melville

10. See a movie at any number of theaters.

• AMC, Roosevelt Field
• Island 16, Holtsville
• Regal Cinema, Ronkonkoma
• Sag Harbor Cinema
• Malverne Theater
• Mattituck Movie Theater

11. Visit a museum.

• Children's Museum of the East End, Bridgehampton
• Science Museum of Long Island, Manhasset
• Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City

12.Visit the Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium in Centerport and check out the light show.

13. Mug for the camera.

• Selfie Clubhouse, Hicksville
• Selfie World, Lake Grove

14. Take a spin on Nunley's Carousel in Garden City.

15. Forget online gaming. Play some old-fashioned pinball at an arcade.

• VGTP Arcade and Pinball, Bay Shore
• Game On Retro Arcade, Lake Grove

16. Go roller skating.

• Gr8 Skates, Shirley
• United Skates of America, Seaford

17. Or ice skating.

• Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, Bethpage
• Iceland Long Island, New Hyde Park

18. Play some hockey.

• Rapid Fire Arena, Moriches
• The Sports Arena, St. James

19. Throw an axe.

• NY Axe has throwing galleries in Farmingdale and Selden.

20. Don't forget about your local library. Always see what's on the calendar from toddlers to teens and senior citizens, there's no shortage of classes and events in Nassau and Suffolk counties.