Green-Wood Cemetery.
In 2 Shout NY guides.
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The Sunset Park Guide
This stunning, 478-acre cemetery is a National Historic Landmark and a peaceful oasis.
Go for: A quiet walk, incredible history, and one of the highest points in Brooklyn, Battle Hill.
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Green-Wood is an active cemetery, but it was originally designed as a rural landscape and became one of the most popular tourist attractions of the 19th century.
Go for: Victorian architecture surrounded by old-growth trees.