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Washington Park

Empire Fulton Ferry

Riverside park offering picnic areas, a playground & renovated carousel, plus urban views.

Restoration Plaza

Slope Park Playground

Shore Park and Parkway

Bushwick Playground

Cobble Hill Park

Bucolic half-block gathering spot with benches, a garden & ample kids' play areas under broad trees.

Stroud Playground

Dumbo Park

Columbus Park

This urban space offers a farmers' market selling produce & other goods, plus tables & chairs.

770 Chabad House WLCC Visitors Center‏

Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center

Center for Brooklyn History

Stately museum & historical society in an 1881 landmark building with exhibits on Brooklyn history.

North 5th Street Pier and Park

City & East River vistas from bench-dotted piers & walkways, plus an adjoining park with turf lawns.

Mount Prospect Park

Wooded hilltop park between Brooklyn Museum & the Central Library, with a loop trail & a playground.

Fort Greene Park Greenmarket

Year-round farmer's market, open on certain days, with various farm & small batch food producers.

Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket

Year-round farmer's market, open on certain days, with various farm & small batch food producers.

Water Lab

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch

Granite 80-foot high triumphal arch honoring American Civil War unveiled in 1892.

Prospect Park Carousel

1912 carousel, open Mar–Nov, featuring hand-carved horses, dragon-pulled chariots, a lion & a deer.