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Barclays Center
Opened in 2012, the modern, sweeping Barclays Center has quickly become a crown jewel in Brooklyn's collection. Steps from the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station, the stadium seems to rise out of the ground like a rust-colored beehive, bright lights...
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Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Located in Fort Greene, close to Barclays Center and Mark Morris Dance Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music is renowned for its cutting-edge programming, including contemporary dance, theater, opera, film and music. Its Next Wave Festival in the fall draws...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Clocking in at 52 acres, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden doesn’t have the size of its sister in the Bronx (which measure some 250 acres), but this gem of a green spot in Prospect Heights is well-worth a visit, even if...
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Brooklyn Bridge + Brooklyn Bridge Park
One of the oldest suspension bridges in the country, the Brooklyn Bridge connects the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. If coming from the latter, take a walk across the bridge for sweeping views of the city and picnic in the...
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Brooklyn Flea
Started as a quaint neighborhood bazaar, the Brooklyn Flea (it launched in 2008) is a sprawling market that takes place in Fort Greene in the summer months and inside the gorgeous One Hanson Place bank building the winter (there's also...
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Offering far-reaching views of the Manhattan skyline, a walk down the Brooklyn Heights Promenade is a reminder of why New York City is so special. Come at sunset and bring your camera. Afterwards, dine at one of the many lovely...
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Brooklyn Museum
This beautiful Beaux-Arts style museum is the city's second largest, with a staggering 1.8 million works in their collection. There are exhibits from all over the world (including amazing Egyptian artifacts), but the emphasis is on American art and artists....
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Coney Island
After the devastation wreaked by 2012's Hurricane Sandy, this Brooklyn institution reopened its gates better than ever. Quintessentially American, Coney Island today is not very different from its 1950's heyday, with kitschy boardwalk shops and legendary Nathan's Hotdogs still intact....
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Prospect Park
This grand urban oasis was built in the 1860s, the project of landscaping visionaries Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who also created Central Park. The 585-acre Prospect Park is truly Brooklyn’s backyard; in fair weather, locals can be found...
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Smorgasburg
The epitome of what Brooklynites love to hate (or hate to love) about their newly hip borough, the Smorgasbord food market grew out of the ever-popular Brooklyn Flea. Boasting over 100 delicious vendors and views of the Manhattan skyline, Smorgasburg...
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Hudson Valley
The massive Hudson Valley region, stretching from northern Westchester County and spanning both sides of the majestic Hudson River, is a wonderful, complex destination for outdoor enthusiasts and lovers of art, Americana, history and food, as well as spiritualists and...
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Hamptons
A series of villages strung along the eastern tip of Long Island, the Hamptons are a beloved summer escape for chic New Yorkers. With a combination of glammed up farmland and miles of gorgeous beaches, this summer colony continues to...
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New York City
New York City is brimming with an energy and a spirit all its own, with a rise of buzzy Michelin-level dining, museums and parks across the city. SoHo, Central Park and Broadway are vibrant as ever, and neighborhoods like Harlem...