Prospect Park, Urban park in Brooklyn, United States.
Prospect Park spans 526 acres with meadows, wooded areas, and a 60-acre lake surrounded by walking paths and recreational spaces.
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed Prospect Park in 1867, following their successful creation of Manhattan's Central Park.
The park incorporates the Lefferts Historic House museum, which presents exhibitions about Brooklyn's early Dutch and African American heritage.
Multiple subway stations and bus lines connect to the park entrances, with dedicated cycling lanes throughout the grounds.
The Long Meadow stretches 90 continuous acres, making it the longest uninterrupted meadow in any urban park in North America.
Location: Brooklyn
Inception: October 18, 1867
Architects: Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux
Phone: +1(718)9658951
Website: https://prospectpark.org
GPS coordinates: 40.66143,-73.97035
Latest update: May 28, 2025 17:57
New York City offers far more than the landmarks concentrated in Midtown Manhattan. The five boroughs hold parks, historic sites, art museums, and cultural centers that provide a deeper look into the life and history of the city. From elevated green spaces to centuries-old buildings, these places reveal different sides of New York. This collection includes locations such as the High Line, a former railway line transformed into a public park, and the Morris-Jumel Mansion, an 18th-century house in Washington Heights. In Brooklyn, visitors can walk through Prospect Park or the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, while Green-Wood Cemetery showcases 19th-century landscape design. Queens is home to Flushing Meadows Corona Park and the Queens Night Market, where vendors serve food from around the world. The Apollo Theater in Harlem and the Frick Collection in Manhattan offer exhibitions and performances. Neighborhoods like Little Italy and destinations such as Smorgasburg and Coney Island are also part of this collection.
Brooklyn Museum
1.2 km
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
917 m
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch
1.3 km
Prospect Park Zoo
700 m
Congregation Beth Elohim
1.1 km
Litchfield Villa
683 m
14th Regiment Armory
1.1 km
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
1.2 km
Central Library
1.2 km
Mount Prospect Park
1.2 km
Prospect Park Boathouse
433 m
47 Plaza Street West
1.3 km
Park Slope Historic District
974 m
Lefferts Manor Historic District
1.2 km
On Prospect Park
1.3 km
Park Slope Jewish Center
971 m
Grecian Shelter
903 m
Alfred T. White Memorial
949 m
Congregational Church of the Evangel
1.2 km
Four Eagles
1.2 km
115-119 Eighth Avenue
1.2 km
Lesbian Herstory Archives
842 m
Dongan Oak Monument
619 m
Marquis de Lafayette Monument
626 m
Lefferts Historic House
639 m
Flatbush Trees
684 m
Parade Ground (Flatbush, Brooklyn)
1.1 km
The Lesbian Herstory Archives Building
842 mReviews
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