The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is located on 307.9 beautiful acres in Brookville New York, on the north shore of Long Island. The campus is set in the idyllic neighborhood known as the "Gold Coast," an historic suburban community that has been the subject of popular novels and major motion pictures. The campus is just 40 minutes away from the excitement of New York City.

The campus is considered one of the most beautiful in the country. It is shaped by modern buildings and historic mansions, including the former homes of Post Cereal Company heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and financial wizard E.F. Hutton. The campus is an arboretum featuring 4,000 trees, magnificent formal gardens, sprawling green lawns, and nature trails.

C.W. Post's ideal location in Nassau County gives you quick and easy access to Long Island's world-class beaches, exciting entertainment, great restaurants and shopping. The campus is only 10 minutes by car from the Long Island Expressway - your thoroughfare to all that Long Island and New York City have to offer.

Cradle of Aviation Museum
Explore the history of flight to present-day space endeavors. Exhibits include restored airplanes and an original Apollo Lunar Module.

Atlantis Marine World
A wonderful aquarium offering over 80 exhibits including a 120,000 gallon "Lost City of Atlantis" Shark Tank and the county's largest live coral reef display.

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
A treasure house of science and art overlooking Northport Harbor. Displays include works collected by William Vanderbilt; more than 17,000 varieties of marine and wildlife on display, including two great iron eagles that stood atop New York's Grand Central Station. Children's programs, theater and dazzling laser light shows.

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Enjoy the best of every kind of entertainment: music, sports, the circus and other traveling family shows. Home of the New York Islanders' hockey team, the 18,000-seat Coliseum abuts Mitchel Field, known as the Cradle of Aviation, where Charles Lindbergh began his famous transatlantic flight.

Sagamore Hill
Home of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt's home on Sagamore Hill is a local landmark of national significance. Tour the house and grounds that are maintained exactly as they were when Teddy resided there.