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Brooklyn Academy of Music - BAM

Year Round

30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Peter J. Sharp Building.
BAM's mission is to be the preeminent progressive performing and cinema arts center of the twenty-first century. An ever changing roster of film, dance, opera, theater and mixed media performance welcome fansall season long.    BAMcafé Live weekend music performances, artist talks, visual art, and literary events. Avant-grade and progressive presentations are the hallmark of the century and a half old institution.
Fees:Fee
Ticket prices:Main Stage Shows - $20 -$85. BAMCinematek - $11. BAMCafe Live - Free.
Ticket info:Go to the BAM Calendar online and select a show.
Good for:Adults
Hours:Show times vary.
Phone:(718) 636-4100
Website:http://www.bam.org/
Phone:(718) 636-4100
Subway:2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q to Atlantic Avenue. C to Lafayette Avenue. G to Fulton Street. N, R, D, M to Pacific Street.
Bus:B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67 stop within a three block radius of BAM.
Train:LIRR to Flatbush Avenue train station.
Other:Take the BAM bus from mid-town Manhattan an hour before show time for a relaxing ride/show combination. RESERVATIONS: 718.636.4100
Parking on site:No
Public parking lot across the street on Lafayette Avenue.
Bathrooms:Yes
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Bargemusic Concerts at Fulton Ferry Landing

Bargemusic

Year Round

Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn
This season listen to works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schumann, and more Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturday nights plus Sunday afternoon performances.

Tips:
Seats are assigned in order of phone call or email. Get your reservations in early.
Fees:Fee
Ticket prices:Adults $35, Seniors $30, Full-time students with ID $15
Ticket info:For reservations, please call 718-624-2083 or 718-624-4061 with Visa or Mastercard or email music@bargemusic.org. Tickets at the door are cash or check only. Seats are assigned in the order that reservations are received.  Check the Concert Calendar for complete details.
Good for:All
Times:Evening performances begin at 8pm; Sunday afternoon performances start before sundown at 3pm.
Website:www.bargemusic.org
Bargemusic offers year-round performances of chamber music in the unique setting of a refitted coffee barge anchored under the Brooklyn Bridge. The 1896 former coffee barge is a permanently anchored floating concert hall at Fulton Ferry Landing at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Founder and Director Olga Bloom has presented chamber music since 1977 in an incredibly beautiful spot. The wood paneled room provides first class acoustics and the views of Manhattan and the East River make this a wonderful holiday music destination.
Phone:(718) 624-4061
Subway:A to the High Street station. Use the Fulton Street Exit. Walk downhill on Cadman Plaza West to the East River, 3 blocks to the Fulton Ferry Landing. F train to the York Street station. Go right on Jay to Front Street. Go left on Front Street. Turn right at Old Fulton St. and walk downhill to the river and the Fulton Ferry Landing. #2 or 3 to Clark Street station. Walk west on Clark Street to Columbia Heights. Turn right and walk downhill to the end of the street. Bargemusic is on the left in the River.
Bus:B25 to Furman Street (last stop). Or transfer from B41 and B38 (and others) to B25 at Borough Hall and continue on the Furman Street. Walk towards Brooklyn Bridge to the Fulton Ferry Landing.
Other:By WaterTaxi: Schedule varies. Call 212.742.1969.
Parking on site:No
Bargemusic's parking lot is closed to accomodate construction of Brooklyn Bridge Park. Until further notice, use the free valet parking at Pete's Downtown (at the end of Old Fulton Street). There are also parking garages and metered street parking in the area.
Bathrooms:Yes

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Year Round

900 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
A superb and manageable garden (52 acres) outing with warm and exotic indoor holiday plants. This is a living museum, demonstrating that plants are essential to life.

Tips:
Grounds are free to walk weekdays from November to mid-March.
Fees:Fee
Ticket prices:Adults, $8; Seniors (65 and over) and Students 12 and over (with ID), $4; Children under 12 free.
Ticket info:
Good for:All
Hours:November 1st - March 8th: Tues.-Fri., 8am-4:30pm: Weekends and holidays: 10am-4:30pm. The Garden is closed on Mondays except public holidays. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Website:http://www.bbg.org/
Phone:(718) 623-7200
Subway:2, 3 to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum; Q train to Prospect Park, B Train to Prospect Park (weekdays only)
Bus:B16, B41, B43, B45, B48, B71. Visitor entrances are on Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue.
Parking on site:Yes
Limited on-site parking is available in the patrolled lot at the rear of the Museum. The fee is $3 for the first hour, $2 each additional hour, maximum $12.
Bathrooms:Yes
At the Visitor Center and Steinhardt Conservatory, both near Washington Avenue.

Brooklyn Children's Museum

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Year Round

145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn
At corner of St. Mark’s Avenue.
Founded in 1899, the nation’s first museum designed for children is a hand’s on experience for the kids in world cultures and the natural sciences.

Tips:
A 15,000 sq. ft. expansion completed in 2008 makes it a ‘green” museum, fully certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Fees:Fee
Ticket prices:$7.50
Ticket info:Children under 1, free. Free to Brooklyn Pass holders.
Good for:Children
Hours:Wednesday-Friday, 1pm-6pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11am-6pm, Closed Monday and Tuesday
Website:www.brooklynkids.org
Phone:(718) 735-4400
Subway:#3 to Kingston Avenue; A to Nostrand Avenue
Bus:B25, B43, B44, B45, B65
Parking on site:Yes
On street.
Bathrooms:Yes
Downstairs.
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Brooklyn Historical Society

Brooklyn Historical Society

Year Round

128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn
At Clinton Street.
Visit the nationally renowned urban history center to soak up all things related to Brooklyn’s rich and varied history.

Tips:
First rate walking tours called “Brooklyn Walks and Talks” will make a fun outing. These bus tours sell out quickly. For instance, the December 7th tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard is sold out already (early November). More tours will be available in the spring. Email kroode@brooklynhistory.org for more information.
Fees:Fee
Ticket prices:Adults, $6; Seniors 62 and over, $4; Students 12 and over (with ID), $4; Children under 12 are free.
Ticket info:www.brooklynhistory.org/visitor/calendar.html
Good for:All
Hours:Wednesday – Sunday, 12pm – 5pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Website:www.brooklynhistory.org
Phone:(718) 222-4111
Subway:#2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall; A, C, F to Jay St/Borough Hall; M, R to Court St.
Bus:Bus: North – South: B 38, B52, B25, B26, B41 to Montague/Court Street East – West: B 67, B65 to Jay Street From Manhattan: B51 City Hall to Court St. /Cadman Plaza WEEKDAY SERVICE ONLY
Parking on site:No
There is limited on-street parking in the neighborhood as well as several garages: Manhattan Parking, 40 Clinton St., between Pierrepont and Cadman Plaza West; 300 Cadman Plaza West, between Clinton and Pierrepont; and Ulltra on Montague between Clinton and Court.
Bathrooms:Yes
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