Polish American Museum

The Polish American Museum is located at 16 Belleview Avenue in Port Washington, New York, USA. It was founded on January 20, 1977. It features displays of folk art, costumes, historical artifacts and paintings, as well as bilingual research library with particular focus on achievements of the people of Polish heritage in America.

Opening hours: Wednesday–Friday 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: 16 Belleview Avenue, Port Washington, NY 11050

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Port Washington station and Main Street School.

Port Washington station

Railway station

Photo: LINYperson615, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Washington is the eastern terminal station of the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch, in Port Washington, New York, United States. The station is located on Main Street, between Haven Avenue and South Bayles Avenue – just west of Port Washington Boulevard, and is 19.9 miles from Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan. Port Washington station is situated 740 feet northeast of Polish American Museum.

Main Street School

Community center

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.

The Main Street School – also known as the Landmark on Main Street Community Center or simply the Landmark on Main Street – is a community center, retirement home, and historic school building located on Main Street in Port Washington, in Nassau County, New York, United States. Main Street School is situated 1,800 feet west of Polish American Museum.

Port Washington Public Library

Library

Photo: AITFFan1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Washington Public Library is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Polish American Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Washington and Baxter Estates.

Port Washington

Photo: AITFFan1, CC0.

Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place on the Cow Neck Peninsula in Nassau County, New York, United States. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 16,753 at the time of the 2020 census.

Baxter Estates

Hamlet

Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baxter Estates is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington.

Plandome Manor

Village

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Plandome Manor is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The majority of the village is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset.

Polish American Museum

Categories: museum of culture, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.82932° or 40° 49′ 46″ north

Longitude

-73.69019° or 73° 41′ 25″ west

Open location code

87G8R8H5+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 769790791

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7209863

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church and Lutheran Church of Our Savior.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: MB Port Auto Care and New Port Washington Police District Headquarters.

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Worth a closer look: Manhasset and Port Washington.

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