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Brooklyn Academy of Music
Dating from its first performance in 1861, BAM has grown into a thriving
urban arts center that brings international performing arts, media, and
films to Brooklyn. BAM's current programming consists of the Next Wave
Festival each fall (celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2002); a spring
season of international opera, theater, and dance; a comprehensive Education
& Humanities program, and a variety of community programs.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Growing from its humble beginnings as an ash dump in the late 1800s, the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden has come to represent today the very best in urban
gardening and horticultural display. More than 12,000 kinds of plants
are displayed on 52 acres. Each year more than 750,000 people visiting
the garden.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
The Center has as diverse a seasonal repertoire as it serves the multi-cultural
neighborhoods. It brings renowned stars to the people of Brooklyn and
its surrounds, and provides an affordable alternative to the pricey venues
in Manhattan. The center houses five performing spaces ranging from a
small experimental theatre, to an impressive 2400 seat house.
Coney Island
Coney Island is the story of a tiny spit of land at the foot of Brooklyn
that at the turn of the century became the most extravagant playground
in the country. In scale, in variety, in sheer inventiveness, Coney Island
was unlike anything anyone had ever seen, and sooner or later everyone
came to see it.
New York Aquarium
It’s a home for marine life and center for aquatic science and conservation
research. Major exhibit areas include Sea Cliffs, a 300 foot-long recreation
of the rocky Pacific coast, and Explore the Shore, where visitors can
touch sea stars and experience the energy of a 400-gallon wave.
Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House
This Dutch colonial farmhouse is the oldest house in New York City. It
stands on land that is believed to have been purchased in 1636 from the
Canarsie Indians. The house was built around 1652 by Pieter Claesen Wyckoff,
who had arrived in America in 1637 as an indentured servant. Afterward
he became magistrate, a successful farmer, and the wealthiest citizen
in the colony. The modest structure, with shingled walls, wide pine floorboards,
and wide overhanging eaves, was typical of its time. It remained in the
Wyckoff family for 250 years. The house museum features a collection of
furnishings and artifacts reflecting the history of the house. Occasionally
the museum holds small exhibits, such as "Domestic Life in Colonial
Brooklyn, crafts and children's programs.
Prospect Park
This 526-acre Park has a lake, a meadow and Brooklyn's last natural forest.
The Park's many attractions include the Picnic House, the Carousel, the
Children's Museum, the Wollman Center and Rink, the Boathouse, the Memorial
Arch, 5 playgrounds and other attractions.
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