While many visitors stay along the waterfront pathways of DUMBO or the Brooklyn Bridge, the borough also contains several preserved natural areas, public parks, and neighborhood art sites.
The following five destinations are free and open to the public:
1. The Ravine (Prospect Park)
Overview: A 150-acre woodland located in the center of Prospect Park, containing Brooklyn's only remaining old-growth forest.
Design: Designed by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to resemble the Adirondack Mountains.
Key Feature: The valley features unpaved dirt paths that run along a series of stone waterfalls, providing an environment with low ambient city noise.
2. Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier
Overview: A waterfront park located at the end of Ferris Street in the industrial maritime neighborhood of Red Hook.
Key Feature: The park features a long timber pier that extends into the Upper New York Bay shipping lanes.
Vantage Point: The end of the pier provides a clear view of the Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, and the Manhattan skyline.
3. The Bushwick Collective Street Art Gallery
Overview: An outdoor street art space located across several industrial blocks centered around Troutman Street in Bushwick.
Management: A community-run initiative that utilizes brick warehouse buildings and factory walls for public display.
Key Feature: The neighborhood blocks feature large-scale murals painted by a rotating selection of local and international artists.
4. WNYC Transmitter Park
Overview: A public waterfront park in Greenpoint that previously served as the transmission tower site for WNYC radio.
Design: The reclaimed industrial site features open lawns, a small wetland area, and a pedestrian bridge.
Key Feature: A long pier extends into the East River, serving as a vantage point for viewing and photographing the Midtown Manhattan skyline and river traffic.
5. Old Glory Lookout (Bay Ridge Promenade)
Overview: A stone-walled overlook located along the Shore Road Promenade on the southwestern edge of Brooklyn.
Location: The site is named for the large American flag on the plaza and sits next to the foundations of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Key Feature: The railing provides a view of international cargo ships navigating the Narrows toward the Atlantic Ocean.
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