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Planting Fields Arboretum

Your Road Trip Close to Home adventure guide for May 8

Here's a look at all the great spots to hit from this week's episode of Road Trip Close to Home.

Brian Heyman

May 8, 2025, 5:22 PM

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Join us for a trip to paradise at Planting Fields Arboretum as spring is in full bloom in Oyster Bay. We're sharpening our culinary skills at Flavor Labs, a hands-on kitchen in New Jersey where food lovers of all ages get to play chef. Then we're enjoying a blast from the past at a retro museum dedicated to the glory of VHS tapes. We're picnicing in the park, catching a rooftop concert series and ending the day with a powerhouse performance that is absolutely Adele.


Planting Fields Arboretum

  • 1395 Planting Fields Road | Oyster Bay, NY 11771

  • Main Greenhouse and Camellia Greenhouse open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. Coe Hall open for guided tours 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

  • Website


Flavor Labs

  • 514 Livingston St. | Norwood, NJ, 07648 United States

  • Website


Celtic Valley Carriage & Farm

  • 28 Pilgrim Corners Road | Middletown, NY 10940

  • Website


Mini Retro Revival Museum

  • 305 Knowlton St. | Bridgeport, CT 06608

  • Website


MiniTown Café & Play

  • 500 Kings Hwy E | Fairfield, CT 06825

  • Open 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday

  • Website


Jomart Chocolates

  • 2917 Avenue R | Brooklyn, NY 11229

  • Website


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