Tours, tickets and day trips in Brooklyn
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Public Library | 8,163,606 | 2017 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | 800,000 | 2015 |
| Brooklyn Museum | 500,000 | — |
| Harbor Defense Museum | 20,000 | — |
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
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn to Staten Island | United States | 19 km (12 mi) | about 18 min |
| Brooklyn to Newark | United States | 21 km (13 mi) | about 21 min |
| Brooklyn to Elizabeth | United States | 22 km (14 mi) | about 22 min |
| Brooklyn to The Bronx | United States | 23 km (14 mi) | about 23 min |
| Brooklyn to Yonkers | United States | 31 km (20 mi) | about 31 min |
| Brooklyn to Paterson | United States | 35 km (22 mi) | about 34 min |
| Brooklyn to Edison | United States | 42 km (26 mi) | about 41 min |
| Brooklyn to Stamford | United States | 57 km (35 mi) | about 55 min |
| Brooklyn to Philadelphia | United States | 129 km (80 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Brooklyn to Baltimore | United States | 273 km (169 mi) | about 4 h 26 min |
| Brooklyn to Worcester | United States | 253 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.
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Common questions
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.