Guidebook for Brooklyn

Karen
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Entertainment & Activities

Really fun museum for kids of all ages! "With a recent expansion, all-new exhibits, and all-new programs, the Museum is now both the world’s oldest and the world’s newest children’s museum."
489 locals recommend
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave
489 locals recommend
Really fun museum for kids of all ages! "With a recent expansion, all-new exhibits, and all-new programs, the Museum is now both the world’s oldest and the world’s newest children’s museum."
Cute zoo--small enough to visit as part of your day out in Brooklyn. Near a lot of other fun Prospect Park areas.
540 locals recommend
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Ave
540 locals recommend
Cute zoo--small enough to visit as part of your day out in Brooklyn. Near a lot of other fun Prospect Park areas.
Delicious locally made ice-cream!
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 locals recommend
Delicious locally made ice-cream!

Food Scene

Delicious coffee, organic food, and friendly staff.
110 locals recommend
PLG Coffee House and Tavern
499 Rogers Ave
110 locals recommend
Delicious coffee, organic food, and friendly staff.
Super close to our apt--local restaurant with good "greasy spoon" breakfast.
18 locals recommend
Nostrand Donut Shop Inc
1449 Nostrand Ave.
18 locals recommend
Super close to our apt--local restaurant with good "greasy spoon" breakfast.
Super close to our apt and great caribbean food.
8 locals recommend
Caribbean Vibes
1436 Nostrand Ave.
8 locals recommend
Super close to our apt and great caribbean food.
Yummy pastries and delicious coffee...
36 locals recommend
Joyce Bakeshop
646 Vanderbilt Ave
36 locals recommend
Yummy pastries and delicious coffee...
Great comfort food and cool vibe!
28 locals recommend
Shane's Brooklyn
794 Washington Ave
28 locals recommend
Great comfort food and cool vibe!

Essentials

(It says MK on the awning) We go here all the time for groceries--they are open 24 hours! Not sure why the map is showing them on the wrong side of the street--they are next to Walgreens...
MK Marketplace
3008 Church Ave
(It says MK on the awning) We go here all the time for groceries--they are open 24 hours! Not sure why the map is showing them on the wrong side of the street--they are next to Walgreens...

Sightseeing

Brand-new area in Prospect Park--it has an ice-skating rink in the winter, roller-skating and a water park in the summer and lots of pretty places to picnic and gaze at the lake.
194 locals recommend
LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park Brooklyn
171 East Dr
194 locals recommend
Brand-new area in Prospect Park--it has an ice-skating rink in the winter, roller-skating and a water park in the summer and lots of pretty places to picnic and gaze at the lake.