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This week, we're taking in the bright lights of Broadway, strolling through vineyards while sipping wine, checking out New York's premiere tennis event and jumping into adventures feet first - all on a Road Trip Close to Home.

U.S. Open Fan Week

• Aug. 19 - Sept. 25

• USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

• Flushing Meadow - Corona Park | Flushing, NY 11368

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Connecticut Wine Trail 

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Summer on Broadway

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

• 895 Shore Road | The Bronx, NY 10464

• Grounds open daily from 8:30 a.m. to dusk. Mansion and carriage house open 12-4 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.

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Empire Adventure Park

• 1500 Old Country Road Unit 231 | Westbury, NY 11590

• Open 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday and 12-8 p.m. Sunday.

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Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum

• 75 N Water St. | Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

• Open 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday.

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More Fun:

One Bite Pizza Fest

Abma's Farm

CT Maritime Heritage Festival

Hamptons International Film Festival

Interested in more adventures? Check out last week's destinations close to home.