Luxury Cars in New York / Full Size Van Rentals and Amityville

Amityville is a village located on Long Island in Suffolk County. It is perhaps best known for being the setting of the best selling book and horror movie, The Amityville Horror, which was most recently released in 2005. However, there is a lot more in Amityville than one supposedly haunted house. Amityville is a community located on the south shore of Long Island only 20 miles from New York City. With a Van Rental, you can travel to the city and explore Long Island during your stay. Tradition holds that it was named for the boat of the town's largest landowner, but another tradition also claims that it was named as a settlement of a dispute over what the area should be called. As part of the Town of Babylon, there is a lot to do in the area around Amityville.

Echoes of the Past

The Amityville Historical Society welcomes visitors Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays in the afternoon from 2 to 4p.m. Their mission is to ?operate and maintain a Museum, encourage and promote the discovery, collection, preservation and display of historical objects. In addition, the Society shall undertake the dissemination and publication of historical facts and knowledge about the activities, sites, memorabilia, materials of the South Shore of Long Island in and around Amityville and the surrounding and adjacent communities and to educate, inform and enlighten one and all relative to these matters.? Tours are available by appointment, and there is parking for your Van Rental.

Feel the Ocean Breeze

The South Shore where Amityville is found is lined with beaches. Be ready to hit the sand if you visit in the summer ? surfing and water sports are very popular in this area. Even if you don't like the sun, you may find yourself on the beach under an umbrella in the heart of all the action. Be sure to check out the local parking regulations for the beaches in the summer. You may need a special pass to park your Van Rental, depending on which beach you choose.

New York, New York

Manhattan is so close to Amityville, you will be sure to make a trip with your Van Rental. Many people living in the area commute into the city for work, while living in the suburbs. You are close to major attractions such as the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the point where many families got their start in America (this was the main entrance point for immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century). There are also many museums and galleries in Manhattan for art lovers, such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Guggenheim. Sports lovers can see professional sports teams such as the New York Islanders, the Yankees, the Knicks, the Mets, and the Rangers all play within the metropolitan area. They are very easy to get to with a Van Rental to see a game. Or, take in a play on Broadway or off-Broadway. With so much to do in New York, it is hard to just choose a few activities.

Amityville is a great location to spend your vacation on Long Island. It has all of the attractions of a small town, but it is still close to Manhattan and many other exciting things to do in the area with a Van Rental.