You don’t even need to get out of your car for this one! Magic of Lights is a drive-through exhibit with over a mile of light displays featuring beloved characters and holiday scenes at Jones Beach State Park. Highlights include a huge sparkling Barbie, a Bigfoot Monster Truck, and life-sized light-up dinosaurs all decked out to celebrate Prehistoric Christmas.

Tackle an outdoor obstacle course with WildPlay at Jones Beach State Park. You’ll test your mettle as you navigate from platform to platform on a variety of tightropes, cargo nets, ziplines, rope swings, swinging logs and wobbly bridges. Up for a bigger challenge? Try out the Extreme Course. To cap it off, the backdrop to all this adrenaline-pumping activity will be the white sands of Jones Beach State Park.

The barrier island of Jones Beach State Park attracts visitors to its 10km of white-sand beach on the Atlantic Ocean – and to its 2,397 acres of bays and estuaries on the south shore of Long Island. Located less than 32km from New York City, Jones Beach is easily accessible from the Big Apple. Come to play volleyball, cycle, kayak, sail, fish and swim at the lifeguard-attended beaches. Traveling as a family? Zach’s Bay is best for kids, as the waters are calm.