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Walking the Hamptons: Best towns and villages to take a stroll

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  • 1840 Schoolhouse Museum, the Greenport Jail and Police Museum, and the East End Seaport Museum), shopping, a movie theatre, and restaurants. Bonus: The LIRR station is located at Wiggins and 4th Street at Ferry Dock (meaning you can hop off the train and walk right into downtown). ” data-id=”18257827″ data-link=”https://cdn.newsday.com” class=”wp-image-1.8257827″/>
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  • Southampton Village is the first English settlement in New York state, and the Village still looks resembles a charming English town. Strolling along Main Street and Jobs Lane (the two main drags of town) can bring you to historic churches, the gorgeous library (Rogers Memorial Library was built 1893), cafes, restaurants, shops, Town Hall and even a possible Kardashian sighting. There's also Agawam Park just south of Jobs Lane, where you can sit along pond if you need a break. If you head south down South Main Street past Herrick Road, you'll soon be walking amongst one of the toniest strips in the country--and the privets along the property line will keep you on your toes.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Mitch Freedman

Listen up New Yorkers who can’t drive (aka nearly everyone): You can still enjoy the Hamptons without a car.

If you arrive by train or by Jitney (or helicopter), there are plenty of more than a few towns to take a stroll. From historic Southampton to sandy Montauk, there’s a town that satisfy any type of walk.

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