Discover Brooklyn: Local Landmarks

The view from Flatbush Avenue of The Manhattan Bridge has long been a photographer and filmmaker favourite. It’s a short walk or cycle ride across it to Manhattan too.

Housed in its own decommissioned subway station, the New York Transit Museum is devoted to the city’s public transportation system.

Sports fans know The Barclays Center as home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. It’s also one of New York’s major music venues with concerts throughout the year.

Grand Army Plaza is a public park commemorating the US Civil War with a range of concentric gardens, fountains and statues.

As it is home to one of New York’s biggest collections of art, you can spend hours at The Brooklyn Museum soaking up ancient and contemporary cultures.

Central Library is one of New York City’s primary cultural institutions. It hosts lectures, readings, musical performances and many other arts events.

The botanic gardens, founded in 1910, cover 52 acres today displaying thousands of plants and flowers in a family-friendly oasis of beautifully landscaped calm.