Prospect Park
United States, New York, New York
5.88
Relaxing. Entertainment. Adventure. Cultural. Outdoor. Sightseeing. Familiar. Romantic.
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Prospect Park is a 585-acre urban oasis and boasts a stunning array of natural features, including Brooklyn's only forest, a 60-acre lake, shaded hillsides, beautiful waterfalls, and rolling meadows. The Park is home to a vintage, hand-carved c. 1912 Carousel and the nation's first urban Audubon Center. Visitors can tour the Park's watercourse by pedal boat or the Park's turn-of-the-century style electric boat Independence and spy on as many as 250 species of birds. Prospect Park is also the site of over 300 years of history, including Lefferts Historic House, an 18th century Dutch Farmhouse, and the site of the Revolutionary War's Battle of Brooklyn. Other activities include skating at the Kate Wollman Ice Skating Center and team sports at the legendary Parade Ground with fields for baseball, soccer, and football, as well as a tennis center with 11 courts. The Park also has designated trails for horseback riding, seven children's playgrounds and Zoo perfect for families with small children.
Eating options include the the Songbird Cafe at the landmark Beaux Arts-style Boathouse and the Movable Feast Cafe at the Picnic House.
www.prospectpark.org
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