Beautiful Brooklyn

Spend the day in Brooklyn, New York!

Our first stop of the day is The Brooklyn Museum of Art. Built in 1895, the museum had plans to be the largest art museum in the world. At 560,000 square feet, it is currently the third largest museum in the New York City area. The Brooklyn Museum exhibits collections that seek to embody the rich artistic heritage of world cultures. The museum is well known for its expansive collections of Egyptian, African, and American Art, in addition to 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th century paintings, sculpture, and decorative art.

After the museum, we will head over to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. It was founded in 1910, and is located in the Prospect Park area of Brooklyn. The 52-acre garden contains a large number of specialty “gardens within the Garden”, plant collections, and the Steinhardt Conservatory which houses the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, three climate-themed plant pavilions, a glass aquatic plant house, and an art gallery. The Garden holds over 14,000 different kinds of plants and each year has over 900,000 visitors.

After our intriguing visit to the Gardens, we will head to the well-loved Brooklyn classic, Junior’s Restaurant which has consistently been awarded the prize for the best cheesecake in New York City.  Entrée choice of:  Fresh Brisket of Beef, or Roast Half Spring Chicken, or Fried Seafood Combination, or Broiled Seafood Combination.  All entrees will be served with fruit salad and tossed salad, Choice of Potato and Vegetable (to be selected at the restaurant), Coffee, Tea and Soda.  For dessert, you get to choose from (upon arrival to the restaurant):  Fruit Pie, or Ice Cream, or Plain Cheesecake.