PROSPECT PARK (3 miles) Brooklyn’s answer to Central Park, Prospect Park contains a zoo, an Audubon center and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Its entrance is marked by the large Memorial Arch and it is a Mecca for families and nature lovers who go to play ball, bird watch and listen to outdoor concerts.

PROSPECT PARK ZOO 450 Flatbush Avenue 718.399.7339 (2.8 miles) Brooklyn’s zoological jewel, designed especially for kids, is an interactive, state-of-the-art wildlife center with more than 400 animals including baboons, wallabies, and prairie dogs, living in naturalistic habitats.

ST. ANN & THE HOLY TRINITY 157 Montague Street 718.875.6960 (0.8 miles) It’s one of Brooklyn’s many historic landmark churches featuring a stunning 7,000 square feet of stained glass windows.

THE SKYLIGHT GALLERY 1368 Fulton Street 718.636.6949 (2.8 miles) Since its establishment in 1970, the Skylight Gallery has provided exhibition space for professional artists, and has been a community-based institution dedicated to educating its public about the talents and history ATTRACTIONS GUIDE of people of African descent. MARRIOTT NEW YORK BROOKLYN, NEW YORK TKTS BRO OKLYN BRIDGE 1 MetroTech Center 212.912.9770 (0.1 miles) Hours: Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm The TKTS booth sells discounted day-of tickets to a large selection of Broadway shows. This booth sells evening performances on the day of the performance and matinee tickets the day before as well as tickets to Brooklyn performing arts events.

URBANGLASS 647 Fulton Street 718.625.3685 (2.6 miles) First and largest non-profit international center for the creation of new art made from glass. Visit their gallery and gift shop.

THE WATERFRONT MUSEUM 290 Conover Street at Pier 44 718.624.4719 (4 miles) Educational tours and programs in visual/performing arts aboard historic barge.

WWII MEMORIAL Cadman Plaza (0.6 miles) The memorial was built in honor of Transportation men who lost their lives in WWII. The memorial is a wall of granite stones carved with a map of the world and the names of the men.

WYCKOFF FARMHOUSE MUSEUM 5816 Clarendon Road (at Ralph Avenue) 718.629.5400 (7 miles) Explore Brooklyn’s Dutch heritage at the oldest house in New York State, built by the Wyckoff family in 1652.

333 ADAMS ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 | 718.246.7000 BARCLAYS CENTER BROOKLYN CYCLONES AT CONEY ISLAND Major sights in Financial District: South Street Seaport, 89 South Street; 620 Atlantic Avenue 917.618.6100 (1.5 miles) 1904 Surf Avenue 718.449.8497 (13.2 miles) South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street; Fulton Fish Market, The Barclays Center is the new home of the NETS NBA basketball team. Professional baseball team, class “A” minor league affiliate of the New York Mets, Fulton Street & South Street; World Financial Center, 200 Liberty Street; This new arena will also host concerts and events alike. plays to sold-out crowds at the 7,500-seat MCU Park in Coney Island. Battery Park City, west of West Street below Chambers Street; Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park; Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island BIG BUS NEW YORK BROOKLYN HEIGHTS PROMENADE Ferry Terminal (purchase ferry tickets at Castle Clinton, above); Museum 212.685.8687 Remsen Street to Orange Street along the East River (0.7 miles) of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place; National Museum of the American The open-top Big Bus sightseeing tour is an enjoyable and convenient way Offering magnificent views of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge, this Indian, One Bowling Green; Trinity Church, Broadway & Wall Street; New to see New York and explore world famous landmarks. 1/3 mile long sliver of green overlooks Brooklyn’s busy industrial waterfront. York Stock Exchange, Wall Street & Nassau Street; Staten Island Ferry Terminal, 1 Whitehall Street. BRIC ARTS MEDIA BKLYN BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 647 Fulton Street 718.683.5600 (2 miles) 128 Pierrepont Street 718.222.4111 (0.7 miles) METROTECH COMMONS Brooklyn’s newest performing arts space showcases the work of both Historic building houses exhibits and renowned library of Brooklyn material on the Between Jay & Duffield Street, a 3½ acre park (0.5 miles) emerging and established artists. borough’s history. The site of public art, special events and concerts in the spring, summer and early fall. A pleasant place amid grass and trees to have an BRIC ROTUNDA GALLERY BROOKLYN MUSEUM outdoor lunch. 33 Clinton Street 718.683.5604 (0.8 miles) 200 Eastern Parkway 718.638.5000 (2.7 miles) Features works by Brooklyn-affiliated artists and art education for children. Located in central Brooklyn, the second-largest art museum in NYC and one of the MONTAGUE STREET largest in the US, houses a prestigious collection of work from ancient Egyptian (0.68 miles) BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC masterpieces to contemporary art covering almost every culture an art lover could During your five block walk toward the promenade, Montague Street 30 Lafayette Avenue (718) 636.4100 (1.2 miles) dream of. features many fine restaurants, shops, and more. Everyone is bound to Founded in 1859, this performing arts center is the oldest institution of its find a treasure and enjoy a superb meal. type still in operation in the United States. BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza 718.230.2100 (2.4 miles) NEW YORK AQUARIUM BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN Fine local history materials and programs for all ages in impressive 602 Surf Avenue 718.265.FISH (14.6 miles) 1000 Washington Avenue 718.623.7200 (3 miles) Art Deco building. The oldest continuously operated aquarium in the nation, with over 10,000 A hot spot for proposals and weddings, the garden’s 52 acres of magnificent specimens of sea life in naturalistic settings. flora and fauna provide the perfect romantic background. In late spring, BROOKLYN TABERNACLE the well-known Cranford Rose Garden features tens of thousands of roses 17 Smith Street 718.290.2000 (0.6 miles) NEW YORK TRANSIT MUSEUM flowing down arches, climbing up lattices and standing in formal beds. World-renowned choir of 240 voices has sold three million albums and won several Boerum Place & Schermerhorn Street 718.694.1600 (0.7 miles) Grammy and Dove awards. Recently re-opened after extensive renovations, the museum contains BROOKLYN BRIDGE 100 years of transit lore and memorabilia. Housed in an authentic 1930’s (0.5 miles) DENO’S WONDER WHEEL PARK AT CONEY ISLAND subway station, the new galleries and exhibits, many of which have Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge provides passage between Brooklyn 1025 Boardwalk 718.372.2592 (13.7 miles) interactive components, will thrill transportation and history buffs alike. and Manhattan for motorists, trains, bicycles and pedestrians. One of the 18 kiddie rides and 5 major thrill rides including the landmark Wonder Wheel. primary symbols of NYC, it is a marvel of design and provides spectacular THE OLD AMERICAN TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE BUILDING views of the city’s skyline. DUMBO 81 Willoughby Street, corner of Lawrence Street (0.8 miles) (1 mile) In 1898, architect R.L. Daus designed the NY and NJ Telephone Company’s BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK It is the “new” East Village, nestled between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, office building with its dramatically curved corner and carvings depicting 334 Furman Street 718.222.9939 (1.1 miles) with cobblestone streets and warehouse buildings in the throes of conversion to what were then up-to-date telephones with characteristic wires On the downtown Brooklyn waterfront, this world-class park provides condos. Offers phenomenal views of the Manhattan skyline framed by two of the and earpieces. the community with educational activities, fitness classes and the newly most famous bridges in America. restored Jane’s Carousel which is located in the DUMBO section of the park OLD FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS on the East River, between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. DUMBO ARTS CENTER 365 Jay Street near Willoughby Street (0.5 miles) 111 Front Street, Suite 212 718.694.0831 (0.8 miles) The Romanesque Revival-style building is a masterpiece designed by BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Visual arts center dedicated to group exhibitions of fine arts. architect Frank Freeman, one of Brooklyn’s most talented late 19th 145 Brooklyn Avenue 718.735.4400 (3.3 miles) century designers. A wonderful place to spend the day with the family, this museum houses a FINANCIAL DISTRICT remarkable, kid-friendly collection of 20,000 cultural artifacts and natural (2.8 miles) THE OLD STONE HOUSE HISTORIC INTERPRETIVE CENTER history specimens, plus live plants and animals, and The Financial District is an area at the southern tip of Manhattan. Major sights 336 Third Street between 4th and 5th Avenues 718.768.3195 (2.2 miles) award-winning exhibitions. include South Street Seaport, Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange, This replica of the sturdy Dutch farmhouse of Brooklynite Nicholas Vechte Battery Park, Trinity Church and the Woolworth Building. (1699) was constructed from the stones of the original and now serves as Brooklyn’s living connection to the American Revolution and the Battle of Brooklyn (1776). Public programs, tours and special events are offered.