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Brooklyn · United States

Tours, tickets and day trips in Brooklyn, NY

The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.

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Top-rated experiences in Brooklyn

The best-reviewed experiences in Brooklyn from Viator, our tours partner: 215 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.

All 215 experiences in Brooklyn on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)

Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 16 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.

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What people come to see

Most-visited sights in Brooklyn with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Brooklyn Public Library8,163,6062017
Brooklyn Botanic Garden800,0002015
Brooklyn Museum500,000—
Harbor Defense Museum20,000—

The busiest is Brooklyn Public Library at 8,163,606 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.

Day trips from Brooklyn

Tours from Brooklyn: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Brooklyn to Staten IslandUnited States19 km (12 mi)about 18 min
Brooklyn to NewarkUnited States21 km (13 mi)about 21 min
Brooklyn to ElizabethUnited States22 km (14 mi)about 22 min
Brooklyn to The BronxUnited States23 km (14 mi)about 23 min
Brooklyn to YonkersUnited States31 km (20 mi)about 31 min
Brooklyn to PatersonUnited States35 km (22 mi)about 34 min
Brooklyn to EdisonUnited States42 km (26 mi)about 41 min
Brooklyn to StamfordUnited States57 km (35 mi)about 55 min
Brooklyn to PhiladelphiaUnited States129 km (80 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Brooklyn to BaltimoreUnited States273 km (169 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Brooklyn to WorcesterUnited States253 km (157 mi)about 4 h 7 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Find things to do

Tours, tickets and day trips anywhere Viator sells them: pick a place, compare prices and reviews here, book on Viator.

Common questions

How do I book tours and tickets in Brooklyn?

Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.

What is the most visited attraction in Brooklyn?

Brooklyn Public Library, with 8,163,606 visitors in 2017 (Wikidata).

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.