Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame — Attraction in Town of Brookhaven

The Piano Man. The Entertainer. From Allentown to Leningrad to Vienna to Zanzibar. Billy Joel's music perfectly encapsulates Long Island and please Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel's music resonates with me like The River of Dreams. I wanted to see this exhibit For The Longest Time and being in a New York State of Mind, I decided to Leave a Tender Moment Alone and take a 1-hour drive out to Stony Brook. After I saw the exhibit I felt Pressure to call my wife and Tell Her About It. My wife asked if I was being a Big Shot and I said You Might Be Right because after all, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me. Sometimes I Go To Extremes, but my wife, She's Always A Woman who helps me stay grounded in Honesty and She's Got A Way of Keeping the Faith. With marriage and relationships in general, it's A Matter of Trust and All About Soul. On the way out of the museum, I accidentally set off an alarm plunging the museum into total darkness (Have you ever Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway? Very similar experience!). Once the Suffolk County firefighters arrived, I had to explain that We Didn't Start The Fire as they worked to Turn The Lights Back On. I swear I'm An Innocent Man. Please remember, if anything happens to me, Only The Good Die Young. And So It Goes...

In all seriousness, for a music fan, and especially a Billy Joel fan, this museum is wonderful. It's less of a "hall" of fame and more of a "large room" of fame (well, two large rooms and a small theater). My son and I visited LIMEHOF for the Billy Joel exhibit and we were not disappointed. So much Billy Joel memorabilia, including his entire discography, MTV "moon man" for the "We Are The World" music video (did every single artist in that music video receive a moon man???), his piano, a leather jacket he wore during his motorcycle accident, harmonica, sheet music, tour posters, his motorcycle, a piece of a broken seat from his USSR concert, etc. My son loved the turntables where he could listen to records that influenced Billy Joel. If you aren't a fan of Billy Joel, it's probably not worth the $40 price of admission, however for Billy Joel fans, this is a nicely curated exhibit that gives fans a better understanding of his life and legacy.

Children under 12 years old are free (a big plus, I hope the museum keeps it this way to keep it family-friendly and encourage the next generation of musicians and music lovers).

The museum could use some more programming specifically geared towards kids. Maybe a Billy Joel scavenger hunt? Something to help keep kids...

Wonderful place.

I initially went solely for the Billy Joel exhibit, but ended up getting more of a bonus with the second floor which I didn't know about. Guess it pays to do research sometimes.

As mentioned, the Joel exhibit is what I came for and I wasn't disappointed. There is a LOT to look at and to take pictures of, plenty to read, and a spot where you can put on a pair of headphones and listen to each one of his albums if you want. The set up, layout, and displays are quite good. A lot of Joel's real and actual personal memorabilia is here - they are not props or fake.

There are two spots outside of the main Joel room to take photos of yourself mimicking the covers of his Glass Houses and 52nd Street album covers along with a prop for each of those albums nearby.

Upstairs there's a small room with seating playing Joel concerts.

Any fan of Billy Joel will appreciate this and should go out of their way to come to check this out.

Past the main exhibit (Joel) and on the second level is a general Hall of Fame Museum for Long Island with great displays, original items, and memorabilia. From awards to apparel, there is plenty to see with a lot of history. It's one large room, but the displays are laid out well and it should take you some time to take everything in.

There is a small gift shop on the first level with items from both the main exhibit and the museum itself.

The staff were approachable, very friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable - which goes a very long way these days.

The prices are very reasonable.

With both the main exhibit and the museum, this is well worth a trip. I'm unsure how much longer the Billy Joel exhibit will remain up, but it's something any fan of Joel's should...

It was just Ok. Not worth $25pp. Learned a lot about Billy Joel, although I question their accuracy, as they stated he lived in Levittown which they inferred was part of Hicksville. As a lifelong Long Islander I believe and know that Hicksville and Levittown are 2 totally separate towns and not at all connected. Both Hicksville and Levittown are in Oyster Bay, Nassau County. Aside from that, the museum was very small and other than the history on Billy Joel there is zero history or data on all the other musicians. The movie was basically a Billy Joel concert, we expected the movie to talk about the museum and the other musicians… such as why they were inducted, what they were known for, and where on LI they are from. We had to google to learn about the...