The Rockville Links Club (rockvillelinks.com) offers 18 holes of public golf on a scenic 50-acre course in Rockville Centre. The Pinnacle Golf Club (pinnaclegolfclubrvc.com) on Maple Avenue in Rockville Centre is home to several major golf tournaments every year. The African Violet Annual Show takes place every April at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center on Oceanside Road in Rockville Center. The village of Rockville Centre also hosts the Rockville Centre 10K Run.
Restaurants in Rockville Centre include Gabrielle's Brasserie & Wine Bar Restaurant (gabriellesny.com), the Golden Reef Diner, and serving Mediterranean food is the Greek Town restaurant. Champs Sports Bar on Park Avenue in Rockville Centre is an option for sports fans to have a beer together and enjoy a game on large-screen televisions. Stinger's Irish Pub on Sunrise Highway offers cocktails, live music and traditional Irish food.
Lotts Pond County Park, Tanglewood County Park and Oceanside Park offer visitors scenic places to picnic, have a cook-out or play softball in one of the town's leagues. Nearby Hempstead Lake features fishing, swimming and boating, and just a few miles to the south of Rockville Centre is Smith Lake, where many families go all year long to enjoy the water and picturesque views. To the east of Rockville Centre in the town of Babylon is Belmont Lake State Park. It offers fishing, boating, bicycling and horseback riding year-round.
The Phillips House Museum on Hempstead Avenue in Rockville Centre is listed on the National Historic Places Registry. The circa 1870 house exhibits period furniture, tools and clothing. Near Rockville Centre is Nassau County's Museum Row, home to the Long Island Children's Museum, Long Island Museum for Science and Technology, the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center, and the Cradle of Aviation flight museum, located in Garden City on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard.
