Queens passenger van rental and Hicksville Gregory Museum

The Hicksville Gregory Museum is a great place to visit with your Queens passenger van rental. This museum was once the collection of a school administrator. He was fascinated by moths and butterflies, and collected thousands of samples. Later, he also developed a passion for rocks and minerals. Today, the museum is located in the Heitz Place Courthouse.

What you can see: the collections

When you visit with your Queens passenger van rental, there are four main collections for you to explore: fossils, minerals, butterflies, and local history. The minerals exhibit is an overview of the major groups of minerals, based on their chemical classification. There is an emphasis on silicates and sulfides. The butterfly collection is where the museum originated as a natural history collection. There are many exotic butterflies here. Moths, butterflies, and skippers are important for flowering plants. Here you will find butterflies from Africa, Central America, South America, and Australia. There are also many species from North America.

Dial out

In the local history section, the museum features telephony memorabilia from the 1920s to 1970s. All of the phones that are on display were made by the Western Electric Company and were phones that were actually used (they are not reproductions).

Explore the courthouse

The Heitz Place Courthouse is one of the last remaining judicial buildings in the county that dates back to when Nassau was part of Queens. Today it is home to the Hicksville Gregory Museum that you can visit with your Queens passenger van rental. The building was completed in 1895, when it was used as the Village Hall. The building had a number of governmental and meeting purposes. During World War I, the Courthouse served the the headquarters for Selective Service for Eastern Nassau County. In World War II, it was used as the Draft Board Headquarters. It was no longer used as a courthouse after 1967.

Plan your trip

The museum is open for you to explore with your Queens passenger van rental Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and weekends from 1-5 p.m. They are closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors.

Explore the area

Hicksville is a hamlet that you can visit with your Queens passenger van rental in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau. It was at one time a farming community, but turned into a suburb of New York City after World War II.

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