Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn

Walk the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, then climb into Brooklyn Heights' 19th-century rowhouse streets and the Promenade, ending at Borough Hall and the New York Transit Museum in a 1936 subway station.

Best time: Late afternoon for the Manhattan skyline at sunset from the Promenade

The route, stop by stop

1. 1
   Brooklyn Bridge

   30-40 min to cross on foot.

   1883 suspension bridge whose elevated wooden promenade gives a free, 30-minute walk with views of Lower Manhattan, the harbor and the Statue of Liberty.

2. 2
   Brooklyn Heights Historic District and Promenade

   New York's first historic district (1965); Promenade views of Lower Manhattan. 30 min.

3. 3
   Brooklyn Borough Hall

   1848 Greek Revival hall; Saturday greenmarket on the plaza. 10 min.

4. 4
   New York Transit Museum

   Vintage subway cars (Thu-Sun). 60 min.

   Housed in a real 1936 subway station; you can walk through vintage subway cars from the 1900s to the 1970s on the platform level.

Walking directions

More walks in New York City

• Lower Manhattan: from the Battery to the Brooklyn Bridge3.7 km · 2 h 20 min
• Greenwich Village and the West Village: slices, jazz and side streets1.7 km · 2 h 50 min
• Lower East Side and Chinatown food walk2.9 km · 4 h 50 min
• Midtown icons: Grand Central to MoMA4.1 km · 5 h 55 min
• Museum Mile and Central Park's east side3.5 km · 7 h 45 min
• Jackson Heights and Elmhurst food crawl (Queens)1.1 km · 2 h 5 min