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Critter Quest

Fish, hawks, sharks, and a camel — find them all across the island.

5 stops · 60 points ⏱ Pick 3+ stops — a full day if you do them all 📍 Meet: Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery ⚠ Built for kids — grown-ups drive 🎟 Free pilot — bragging rights on the line

A creature safari across Long Island: hundred-year-old trout at the hatchery, rescue hawks and owls at Sweetbriar, sharks in Riverhead, and farm friends who will absolutely eat the feed cup out of small hands. Every stop is a real animal place that welcomes kids. Admission fees apply at some stops — that's the grown-ups' mission.

The stops

1
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery10 pts
1660 NY-25A, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Feed the trout, then find the biggest turtle in the building. Photo of everyone doing their best turtle face next to it.

2
Sweetbriar Nature Center15 pts
62 Eckernkamp Dr, Smithtown, NY 11787

Meet a resident rescue raptor. Mission: learn its name and one reason it lives here, and say both on video.

3
Long Island Aquarium15 pts
431 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901

Find the shark tank. Count the sharks out loud on video — the count must be defended to the judges.

4
Animal Farm Petting Zoo10 pts
184A Wading River Rd, Manorville, NY 11949

Feed something with four legs. Photo of the moment — bonus if it's taller than the kid feeding it.

5
Quogue Wildlife Refuge10 pts
3 Old Country Rd, Quogue, NY 11959

Walk the trail to the animal complex and find the fox. Quietest team photo ever taken — whispers only.

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