Visiting Brooklyn
Until the late 1800s, Brooklyn was the third largest city in the country - and even today it remains the most populous borough in New York City. It is extremely diverse, with a mix of immigrants, young families (especially in Park Slope), and a thriving community of artists (in Dumbo and Williamsburg). Here are some of the top attractions this thriving borough offers:
- Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) - a recent restoration highlights the building's elaborate parapet, cornice (with 22 full-sized lions' heads!), grand lobby and theater.
- Brooklyn Borough Hall - look for the iron cupola resembling a pineapple -- a traditional symbol of hospitality -- in the City of Brooklyn's original city hall.
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden - 52 acres boasts over 12,000 kinds of plants in beautifully manicured lawns and gardens.
- Brooklyn Bridge - endures as the most famous and best-loved bridge in New York City.
- Brooklyn Children's Museum - much beloved for its "please touch" philosophy.
- Brooklyn Museum - One of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States, with a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts that ranks among the finest in the world.
- Coney Island - refreshing alternative to corporate-owned amusement parks.
- Lefferts Historic House Museum - one of the few farmhouses left from Brooklyn's Dutch settlement.
- New York Aquarium - "must sees" include the shark feeding, the Beluga whales, and Sea Cliffs, home to penguins, walruses and seals.
- New York City Transit Museum - located in a 1930s subway station.
- One Sixty Glass - a glass-blowing studio in Williamsburg.
- Pier Glass Art Studio - another glass blowing studio and exhibition space.
- Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House - the oldest home in NYC (circa 1652).
- Pratt Institute Sculpture Garden - NYC's largest contemporary sculpture park, this garden features always changing works of art on 25 acres of lush lawn.
- Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch - this grand arch in the Grand Army Plaza commemorates the Union forces of the Civil War.
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