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Long Beach Car Rental and Kennedy Plaza Farmers Market

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The Kennedy Plaza Farmers Market is a food market that is open every Wednesday trough October 2009 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. They are also open Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Retailers sell fruits, vegetables, fresh fish, pasta, cheese, and baked goods. The Farmers Market is located in Long Beach with your Long Beach car rental on Park Avenue and National Boulevard.

All in a day�s work

Long Beach is a city in Nassau County along the South Shore. When you visit with your Long Beach car rental, you will find a city that has been inhabited since 1643 when the barrier island was used by fishermen. It wasn�t until 1849 that a continuous community was established here when a lifesaving station was commissioned by Congress. With the arrival of the Long Island Rail Road, some tried to make the area a resort town and was seen as the Riviera of the East when William Reynolds (who developed some Brooklyn neighborhoods as well as Coney Island�s Dreamland) went to build a hotel, houses, and a boardwalk here. The town thrived until the Prohibition era, when some scandals made the area less appealing. By the 1940s and 1950s, the area became a bedroom community for New York City.

Places to see in Long Beach

There are a number of neighborhoods that you can explore in Long Beach when you visit with your Long Beach car rental. The Walks is a neighborhoods that has a number of extremely narrow sidewalks between the houses. The West End is the area from East Atlantic Beach to Nevada Avenue. There are a number of small bungalows and houses in the area that are very close together. The Canals is in the East End on the north side of Park Avenue along Reynold�s Channel. The historic districts are the Red Brick District, and Kennedy Plaza.

Things to do while you are here

There are a number of annual events that take place in Long Beach, so see if they are going on when you visit with your Long Beach car rental. The Long Beach Polar Bear Swim is the world record holder for the largest Polar Bear Swim in the county. There are free summer concerts on the beach and there is the Beach Tennis Tournaments. Every year, there is also an annual Fine Arts Show at Kennedy Plaza and there is also an annual arts and crafts show on the Boardwalk.

What to do with kids in the area

Nassau County is a great place for families when you visit with your Long Beach car rental. One of the best places to start is the Long Island Children�s Museum. They have a number of hands-on exhibits for visitors to experiment with, examine, and play. It is designed for kids up to 12 years old. They are open daily from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is located in Garden City. Kids will have a lot of fun here!

Another favorite place for families is the Nassau County Museum in Roslyn Harbor with your Long Beach car rental. They have over 600 works of art, mainly featuring 19th and 20th century American and European artists. There is a miniatures collection that is particularly fun for kids and shows life in the 18th century.

The Kennedy Plaza Farmers Market is a great place to visit with your Long Beach car rental on Wednesday and Saturdays in the summer months. They have a large variety of food that is sold fresh from the farm for you to enjoy.

Check out the Action Car Rental location at Holiday Inn, LaGuardia Airport, 37-10 114th Street, Corona, NY 11368.