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    John Paul Jones Park

    4.4 (11 reviews)

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    Althea A.

    I have it on good authority that the neighborhood kids call this "Cannonball Park," - or, at least they used to. Right by Fort Hamilton and the Verrazano Bridge, it's been officially called John Paul Jones Park since 1969. It's got some pleasant benches and an impressive obelisk, which is a WWI Memorial honoring the Dover Patrol. Apparently, it matches similar memorials in Dover, and in France. There's also a massive, black, 19th century cannon and an array of cannonballs (hence, the popular moniker). The cannon commemorates the Civil War. There is also a plaque given by the DAR to remember the Revolutionary War. So, you can think a lot about war in this park.... or you can just sit and relax, and watch the traffic flowing over the bridge.

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    Jason P.

    I've only gone once but loved it. Parking is a pain in the ass since the walkway along the water overlooking the Verazzano Bridge is nearby also there are a lot of apartment buildings. Its hard to find close spots. I was lucky to find one about 2 blocks away after circling around for about 15 minutes. THe park itself is nice. Ofcourse the cannons are always interesting with tons of people propping their kids up on it to pose for pictures. Also you should take a walk to the walkway by the bridge. There are a lot of benches there. Tons of people are jogging, skating and riding their bikes. I also found a lot of people fishing there and actually catching stuff. I didn't seen any big catches, mostly 6-8 inch fish, but I'd imaging it would be fun for a first time attempt for children. The view of the bridge, especially toward sundown is breathtaking. A great time indeed.

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    4.6(824 reviews)
    5.0 miProspect Park

    This started as a mission to find a Hash (expat international) group meetup somewhere in this vast…read morepark, but since we didn't connect it turned out to be a "walk in the park" and pure joy. Central Park may be in a more convenient location for tourists, but Prospect Park is a divine place to explore, with plenty of twists and turns, and what the heck is that? Lots to look at! The other thing I liked was that we found free on-street parking right across the street on Ocean Avenue. Amazingly we also found parking right by Central Park as well. (This trip was a superb driving one) Even hanging out in the van, having a cold one at the parking spot was a fun experience. There's even a cafe in the middle of the park that is super nice! Worth seeking out when visiting Brooklyn.

    One of my favorite things about Brooklyn is Prospect Park. Even though it's large, as you can…read moreimagine it gets busy on the weekends. Lots of families, etc. Still, it can be an enjoyable time. I do prefer weekday visits myself. The walking/bike paths are a great way to see the park in its entirety. Plenty of green space for a picnic, playing frisbee, etc. Playground and splash pads as well. Of course, I can't forget the lake with all of the ducks splashing about. It's really a wonderful way to spend a day in Brooklyn, getting away from it all.

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    This Domino Park is beautifully renovated into a modern park. Not really a children's park in my…read moreopinion. Looked more like a museum or some nice walkway to enjoy sightseeing of the Williamsburg bridge and the lower east side views of Manhattan, which is not that spectacular in my opinion because there are too many government buildings in that section so it's all brown over on the Manhattan side. Oh wells. Other than that, I'm shocked to see nice bathrooms a block away from the park for Domino Park guests! The bathrooms were really nice and modern! Each bathroom had dimmed lighting with a baby diaper changing station. One of the bathrooms was dirty with pee on the floor so I had to go to another one. Did not expect these nice bathrooms to get dirty like that! There were more bathrooms downstairs besides the ones on the first floor. The door to the bathrooms was very nice too! What a great job they did to this park. I cannot believe the Domino sugar factory still exists or is standing because I used to take the train and they be doing construction for many years for I don't know what reason. Looked like they turn downstairs into this nice modern park. So I went to the park to go to a Target pop up and got some nice freebies. There was enough space for pop ups and large crowds. Need to check out the rest of the park next time I'm here. Too bad there is no subway or trains going to this park and you need to resort to buses that take forever to arrive.

    Took my puppy to his first dog park. He had such a great time and there weren't any issues with…read moreother dogs. The view is great and wasn't packed when I went. No issues with cleanliness. Wish it was bigger but overall I would recommend

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