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The Museum Challenge for the Town of Huntington is a historic treasure hunt, in which visitors can purchase the map, shown above, for $5.    They can then follow the map to see ten different historic buildings.  Below you can see all of the buildings in this year's challenge.

Those completing the Challenge will receive a DVD copy of the video history of Huntington created as part of the Town's celebration of its 350th anniversary in 2003.  In addition, those names will be entered into a drawing for free memberships in participating organizations as well as books and collectibles relating to Huntington's history.

	The 1750 David Conklin Farmhouse (#4), shown on the right, was acquired by the Huntington Historical Society in 1911, and became one of the first museums on Long Island. In the Challenge, participants learned that George Washington used a chair now located in one of the Conklin House bedrooms.
At the 1795 Kissam House (#6), located at 434 Park Avenue in Huntington, participants toured the house and saw the newly restored mid-ninetieth century kitchen and outside bake oven
	The 1730 Suydam House (#8), located on Fort Salonga Road in Centerport, is owned by the Centerport-Greenlawn  Historical Society.  The house has been restored to its 1720 appearance.
The 1892 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial building (#3), a memorial to Huntingtonians who died in the Civil war and the first Huntington Library, at 228 Mail Street in Huntington, is a visitor center for the Huntington Historical Society and the town, and is currently exhibiting some of the best from the Society's collections.
	At the Whaling Museum (#2), on Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor, participants in the Challenge saw a nineteenth century whaleboat and an extensive collection of scrimshaw.
The 1711 Henry Lloyd Manor House (#1), at 41 Lloyd Lane, Lloyd Harbor, was the birthplace of Jupiter Hammon, the first African American poet published in America.
	The 1750 John Gardiner Farmhouse and Barn (#7), located at 900 Park Avenue in Greenlawn, is owned by the Centerport-Greenlawn Historical Society.  This is the newest museum property to be opened to the public.
The Northport Historical Society Museum (#9), at 254 Main Street in Northport was built in 1914 as a Carnegie Library.  The recently refurbished exhibit space features displays on the history of the Northport area.
	The Huntington Lighthouse and Huntington Town Clerk's Archives at Town Hall (#5).  The archives was created in 1993.  It houses historical documents which trace the Town's origins and growth  Also a display on the 1912 Huntington Lighthouse and its restoration.
The 1819 Walt Whitman Birthplace (#10).  Walt Whitman, widely recognized as America's greatest poet, was born in this small farmhouse.