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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Shoreham

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Shoreham, New York

Updated October 24, 2019

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Wardenclyffe Laboratory

Shoreham, New York

Tesla's Wardenclyffe Laboratory

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant

Shoreham, New York

Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant

The first commercial nuclear power plant constructed on Long Island.
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Wading River, New York

Benson House

This house was used by the FBI to broadcast disinformation to the Nazis during World War II.
3 miles from Shoreham
Aerial imagery indicating the area of the Brookhaven Gamma Forest

Upton, New York

Brookhaven Gamma Forest

Starting in 1961, Brookhaven National Labs regularly irradiated a section of forest with a canister of Cesium-137 to study the effects of hard gamma radiation on an ecosystem.
5 miles from Shoreham
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

Ridge, New York

Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
6 miles from Shoreham
F-14 Grumman Memorial Park

Calverton, New York

F-14 Grumman Memorial Park

A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.
6 miles from Shoreham
Outside of the Yaphank Garage

Yaphank, New York

Yaphank Garage

A restored Shell gas station from 1937 that includes a tow truck, the original gas pumps, and the original office.
8 miles from Shoreham
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