The End — Montauk
Last stop on the LIRR, first light in New York State.
Montauk is where New York runs out: the easternmost train station on the LIRR — 118 miles from Penn Station — and the lighthouse George Washington authorized in 1792, first lit when the republic was younger than your phone. In between: surf at Ditch Plains, a Cold War radar that started a thousand legends, and the sunset the whole island turns out for. Take the train out if you can — arriving at The End by rail is the point.
The stops
The easternmost station in New York — 118 miles from Penn. Photo at the platform's end-of-track bumper; +10 if your team actually arrived by train.
The sunset institution on Fort Pond Bay. Toast the horizon from the deck — the whole island shows up for this one.
The harbor inlet where the fleet comes home. Photo with a working fishing boat passing the jetty.
The East Coast's most famous longboard break. Surf-check photo: team lined up reading the waves like locals.
Clay hoodoos and a hundred-foot ocean view. Panorama from the bluff platform — respect the edge.
The Cold War AN/FPS-35 radar dish that launched a thousand conspiracy theories (and a certain TV show). Photo from the marked trails — the fences mean it.
Authorized by George Washington in 1792 — the oldest lighthouse in New York, the first thing home ships saw. Full team at the base + one lighthouse fact on video. You are now officially at The End.