This historic suspension bridge delivers stunning Manhattan and Brooklyn skyline views, with its Gothic stone towers a feat of 19th-century engineering. Walking across is a quintessential NYC experience—go early or at sunset to beat crowds.
“A New York icon, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first steel suspension bridge.”
– Lonely Planet
Concierge
"When it was completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering—the longest suspension bridge in the world."
Travel + Leisure
"A stroll along this span is an only-in-New York experience that provides an up-close sense of the city's true grandeur." Full review
Not For Tourists
"The granddaddy of them all. Walking toward Manhattan at sunset is as good as it gets."
Afar Magazine
"A stroll across the 5,989-foot-long bridge is a quintessential New York experience." Full review
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Pedestrians should stay on the south (harbor) side of the walkway, bicycles on the north.
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This famed structure was one of the great engineering triumphs of the 19C." Full review
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Stroll across it to enjoy one of the most dramatic walks in New York.
Fodor's
"While the majority of tourists usually walk across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, you'll get better views if you enter and walk from the Brooklyn side." Full review
Fodor's
"“A drive-through cathedral" is how the journalist James Wolcott once described the Brooklyn Bridge, one of New York's noblest and most recognized landmarks, perhaps rivaling Walt Whitman's comment that it was "the best, most effective medicine my soul has yet partaken" Full review
U.S. News & World Report
24.0
"One of many signature landmarks of New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge is also one of the oldest suspension bridges in the country." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most iconic attractions in New York City, and walking across it is one of the best ways to take it all in"
"Its Gothic-inspired stone pylons and intricate steel-cable webs have moved poets such as Walt Whitman and Hart Crane to sing the praises of this great span." Full review
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