Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Plan a garden walk around seasonal blooms, conservatories, and specialty gardens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Summer late hours on Tuesday and Thursday support an after-work date (confirm the current closing time, since the season shifts from 8:30 p.m. through July 31 to 8 p.m. in August).

Winter weekdays are pay what you wish, and a limited number of free community tickets are offered daily. Most routes have paved, stair-free options and free wheelchair loans, though some historic paths are narrow, rough, uneven, or steep.

Enter at Flatbush Avenue or Washington Avenue while the Eastern Parkway entrance is temporarily closed, and ask for a paved route if mobility is a concern.