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Prospect Park, Brooklyn: the Gothamly guide
Hand-picked by Gothamly and checked against each place’s own site. Nobody paid to be here.
- Daily
Prospect Park
Olmsted and Vaux’s own favorite · 526 acres, the Long Meadow, the ravine · Free
- Wed–Sun
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy · Beaux-Arts giant beside the Botanic Garden — First Saturdays are a borough institution
- Daily
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave · Cherry esplanade, Japanese garden, conservatory · Jazz evenings in July
- Weekly
Brooklyn Public Library, Central
10 Grand Army Plaza · Prospect Heights · big-name authors & poets in the Dweck Center · most talks free with a reservation
- Always
Grand Army Plaza
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch · Greenmarket every Saturday · Free
- Anytime
LeFrak Center at Lakeside
171 East Dr, Prospect Park · pedal boats on the lake till the cold comes — then Brooklyn’s great outdoor skating rink
- Anytime
Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St · 478 acres of monuments, wild parrots & Brooklyn’s best view — Bernstein & Basquiat rest here
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