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Best Brooklyn Places to Visit

Best Brooklyn Places to Visit

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Created by Nielsen Sadownick Team • Updated On: April 11, 2013

If you find yourself with some time during the weekend, go visit these Nielsen Sadownick Team favorite Brooklyn attractions!

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

1. Brooklyn Botanic Garden

9.4
990 Washington Ave (btwn President St & Empire Blvd), Brooklyn, NY
Botanical Garden · Prospect Park · 322 tips and reviews
Prospect Park is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

2. Prospect Park

9.7
Prospect Park W/SW (Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Prospect Park · 310 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Museum is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

3. Brooklyn Museum

9.4
200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Art Museum · 423 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

4. Brooklyn Bridge Promenade

9.1
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
Hiking Trail · DUMBO · 61 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

5. Brooklyn Bridge Park

9.6
Furman St (Plymouth St), Brooklyn, NY
Park · Brooklyn Heights · 421 tips and reviews
Jane's Carousel is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

6. Jane's Carousel

9.3
45 Main St (at Old Dock St), Brooklyn, NY
Attraction · DUMBO · 86 tips and reviews
Barclays Center is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

7. Barclays Center

8.8
620 Atlantic Ave (at Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Basketball Stadium · Prospect Heights · 534 tips and reviews
Greenwood Park is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

8. Greenwood Park

8.5
555 7th Ave (btwn 19th & 20th St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Greenwood Heights · 152 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Tabernacle is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

9. Brooklyn Tabernacle

17 Smith St (btwn Fulton Mall & Livingston St), Brooklyn, NY
Church · Downtown Brooklyn · 46 tips and reviews
New York Transit Museum is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

10. New York Transit Museum

9.2
99 Schermerhorn St (Boerum Pl), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Downtown Brooklyn · 133 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Flea - One Hanson is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

11. Brooklyn Flea - One Hanson

1 Hanson Place (Ashland Place), New York, NY
Flea Market · 48 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

12. Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg

50 Kent Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Flea Market · Williamsburg · 103 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

13. Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)

9.3
30 Lafayette Ave (btwn Ashland Pl & Saint Felix St), Brooklyn, NY
Opera House · Fort Greene · 81 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Children's Museum is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

14. Brooklyn Children's Museum

8.5
145 Brooklyn Ave (Brower Park), New York, NY
Museum · 65 tips and reviews
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

15. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.1
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews
St. Ann's Warehouse is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

16. St. Ann's Warehouse

9.0
45 Water St (at Old Dock St), Brooklyn, NY
Theater · DUMBO · 27 tips and reviews
Galapagos Art Space is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

17. Galapagos Art Space

16 Main St (at Water St.), Brooklyn, NY
Arts and Entertainment · DUMBO · 53 tips and reviews
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

18. Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

Brooklyn/Staten Island (I-278), Brooklyn, NY
Bridge · 162 tips and reviews
New York Aquarium is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

19. New York Aquarium

7.1
602 Surf Ave (at W 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Aquarium · Coney Island · 130 tips and reviews
Coney Tower is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

20. Coney Tower

7.4
1000 Surf Ave (at W 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Amusement Park · Coney Island · 1 tip
Prospect Park Zoo is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

21. Prospect Park Zoo

8.4
450 Flatbush Ave (at Ocean Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Zoo · Prospect Park · 84 tips and reviews
Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

22. Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park

9.1
Water St (at Dock St), Brooklyn, NY
State or Provincial Park · DUMBO · 13 tips and reviews
Chinatown Brooklyn is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

23. Chinatown Brooklyn

Brooklyn, NY
Neighborhood · 21 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

24. Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)

9.0
10 Grand Army Plz (at Eastern Pkwy), Brooklyn, NY
Library · Prospect Park · 121 tips and reviews
Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

25. Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

8.3
5816 Clarendon Rd (at Ralph Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Museum · East Flatbush · 6 tips and reviews
Boathouse & Audubon Center is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

26. Boathouse & Audubon Center

9.3
Hill Dr (at East Dr), Brooklyn, NY
Monument · Prospect Park · 23 tips and reviews
Grand Prospect Hall is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

27. Grand Prospect Hall

263 Prospect Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Event Space · South Slope · 14 tips and reviews
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

28. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

8.2
171 Riverside Dr (at W 89th St), New York, NY
Monument · Upper West Side · 17 tips and reviews
Grand Army Plaza is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

29. Grand Army Plaza

9.3
Flatbush Ave (Eastern Pkwy), Brooklyn, NY
Plaza · 58 tips and reviews
Music Hall of Williamsburg is one of Best Brooklyn Places to Visit.

30. Music Hall of Williamsburg

9.1
66 N 6th St (at Kent Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 183 tips and reviews