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Brooklyn Museum vs New York Botanical Garden
Both Brooklyn Museum and New York Botanical Garden are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Brooklyn Museum scores slightly higher than New York Botanical Garden. Brooklyn Museum ranks #9 in New York City with accolades from 9 reviewers such as Not For Tourists, Lonely Planet and Where.
Brooklyn Museum
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200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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Fodor's
"Although it may be overshadowed by the big name museums in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Museum, with more than 1 million pieces in its permanent collection."
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Concierge
"This Beaux Arts building houses the second-largest permanent collection in the city, with more than a million objects."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This encyclopedic museum is housed in a five-story, 560,000-sq-ft beaux arts building designed by McKim, Mead & White."
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Travel + Leisure
"With a mission to bridge the artistic heritage of world cultures, this 560,000-square-foot museum built in grand Beaux-Arts style houses a large, diverse collection of 1.5 million works."
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Time Out
"Brooklyn’s premier institution is a less-crowded alternative to Manhattan’s bigger-name spaces."
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New York Botanical Garden
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2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458
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Concierge
"Established in 1891, the 250-acre New York Botanical Garden is an oasis for pavement-pounding city dwellers, just a 20-minute Metro North ride from Grand Central."
Time Out
"Every city park offers its own brand of verdant escapism, but this lush expanse goes beyond landscaped flora."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"This 250-acre green space has plenty of year-round and seasonal plants and flowers as well as an annual holiday train show and exhibits around everything from medicinal herbs to Frida Kahlo."
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Not For Tourists
"Flowers galore in the heart of da Bronx."
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"One of the largest and oldest gardens in the US, this glorious green space displays a wonderful array of plants and blooms, and conducts important botanical research."
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In season (spring and fall) don't miss the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Gardens.
