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Recreation

• Oakland Beach located in Rye Town Park on Forest Avenue. Is a crescent-shaped white sand beach offering great swimming and sunbathing. In addition to the beach, Rye Town Park has 62 acres of preserved land with mature plantings, a duck pond and other recreational areas.
• The City of Rye owns the 127-acre Rye Golf Club which has an 18-hole course overlooking Long Island Sound, an Olympic-size pool, wading pool, and socializing and play areas. Annual fees for Rye residents range from approximately $3,900 for a comprehensive membership to $345 for an individual daily rate.
• Crawford Park is a 35 acre estate donated to Rye by the Crawford family upon the death of Mrs. Edna Crawford. It includes the mansion which was the family home built in 1910 and playgrounds, ball fields, and picnic areas.
• Rye residents have priority for use of the marina in Milton Harbor. This recently expanded facility has slips for both power and sail boats and wet and dry winter storage.
• Owned by Westchester County, Rye Playland is an art-deco amusement park that is a historic landmark. In the summer Playland has over 100 rides, a beach and live entertainment and skating in three rinks in the winter.
• The Rye Arts Center offers art and music classes, gallery exhibits and performing arts events throughout the year.
• The Rye Nature Center has 46 acres of property with trails and a bird sanctuary in the middle of Rye. Marshland Conservancy, located on the Sound, has 100 acres plus of wetlands and an education center.
• Tennis is available at the Rye Recreation Center which also has a variety of ball fields and programs for children and adults, including a summer day camp for children from 3 to 11. The recently renovated YMCA also is a good resource for exercise facilities.

Shopping/Dining

• Whitby Castle is a historic stone building on the premises of the Rye Golf Club. A frequent site of weddings and other special events, it has fine dining in a glorious setting.
• Koo's nouveau Japanese cuisine is among the hippest new restaurants in Westchester. Highly rated by both the New York Times and Zagat's, it's upscale and expensive. Another place for those who like innovative Pan Asian cooking is Water Moon, which is stylish and popular and also well-rated, but a notch less pricy than Koo's. Try the noodles and fish at Water Moon's.
• If you are looking for a casual meal of burgers, great salads and other typical American dishes try the Rye Grill and Bar-especially if you just got off the train and don't feel like cooking or Town Dock, which is family-friendly.
• Many consider Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse as good as the original in New York City. It's expensive, but satisfying and both the upstairs and downstairs are lovely.
• RK, An American Brasserie, is sister to the Greenwich original and offers New American and French food. The chefs are visible to diners through a glass wall. It's highly rated, innovative and expensive.
• Aurora is busy with fans for its predominately Northern Italian menu-especially the excellent pasta choices. Ruby's Oyster Bar & Bistro is casual and upscale, but seafood is as good as you'll find anywhere.
• No discussion of Rye restaurants is complete without mention of La Panetiere, the superb classical French restaurant stashed away in a magnificent Rye mansion. Yes, the price is daunting, but for that special occasion…
• Boutiques include Plaza Two's for women's shoes, Panache for upscale women's clothes and Rags for popular women's wear.
• Popular chains now conveniently located in Rye include Foot Locker, Gap Kids and Victoria's Secret.
• Modern Classic is a great source for interesting gifts such as candles and picture frames.
• Woodrow R & M Jeweler's, selected the Best of Westchester by Westchester Magazine for it designer collection has both contemporary and classical fine jewelry.
• Candy Nichols has baby and children's clothing as well as select toys.
• Nearby Port Chester has a Costco and other large 'box' stores, while the Westchester in White Plains offers a large selection of upscale shops.