DUMBO and Brooklyn Bridge Park
Cobbled streets under the bridges and the famous view of the Manhattan Bridge framed down Washington Street. The waterfront park has lawns, piers and the best skyline view at sunset.
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Best time
- Sunset, after walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Address
- Washington St & Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting there
- York St (F) or High St (A, C), or walk over the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Accessibility
- The waterfront park paths are step-free; DUMBO's cobblestones are bumpy.
- On site
- Cafés, ice cream, pizza and restrooms in the park.
Why go
DUMBO, short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a former warehouse district on the Brooklyn waterfront, now full of cafés and design shops. Brooklyn Bridge Park runs along the river below it, with lawns, piers, a carousel and the best ground-level view of the Manhattan skyline.
Tips
- The famous photo of the Manhattan Bridge framed between buildings is from Washington Street at Water Street.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade, a short walk south, has another great skyline view.
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