Places to visit

Brooklyn Museum

Admire masterpieces by Cézanne, Monet, Bierstadt, Rothko and other famous artists in this magnificent location next to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and Prospect Park.

The prestigious Brooklyn Museum houses a huge collection of Egyptian antiquities, as well as African, European, Japanese, oceanic and American art, which aims to help people better understand the world. He is especially famous for presenting Judy Chicago’s feminist play The Dinner Party The Brooklyn Museum houses nearly 1.5 million works on an area of 560,000 square feet.

Despite being the third largest museum in the city, it sees far fewer visitors than Manhattan’s world-renowned art museums, giving you the opportunity to see famous exhibits far away from others. For over 21 years the museum has been running the First Saturday program with free programs for visitors every month. The program includes drawing lessons, music and dance performances, art workshops and gallery talks, as well as musical performances and film screenings.

Address: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Get lost in nature as you stroll through the meticulously manicured gardens of the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, located adjacent to 52-acre Avenue Park. You will find tranquil gardens such as Cherry Esplanade, Fragrance Garden, Herb Garden, Magnolia Plaza, Cranford Rose Garden, Japanese Garden with Hills and Pond, Shakespeare’s Garden and the new Woodland Garden, among others.

Even in winter, enjoy the warmth of greenhouses with lush tropical flora and desert cacti. Don’t miss the Sakura Matsuri Spring Festival, which draws thousands of locals and visitors to the cherry blossom esplanade.

Address: 990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, New York

Grand Army Plaza’s Triumphal Arch in Prospect Park

The 526-acre Park Avenue, starting at the Arc de Triomphe of the Grand Army Plaza and surrounded by Park Slope, Crown Heights and Windsor Terrace, is a meeting point for locals. You can see them on the jogging, cycling, dog walking, ravine forest walks and picnics at Long Meadow and Nezermida.

The bucolic park, with intricate man-made wetlands and trees, was designed by the same architects as New York City’s Central Park: Frederick Lowe Olmsted and Calvert Waugh. It includes similar attractions such as a boathouse, a zoo, a lake, sports grounds, an ice skating rink, a carousel, an orchestra, as well as many playing fields and recreational activities.

Prospect Park also boasts the first Audubon Center, a collaboration between Audubon New York and the Prospect Park Alliance. On Sundays, the Smorgasburg Prospect Park Food Festival takes place near the entrance to Breeze Hill, which serves a wide variety of local dining options from April to October.