Museums and landmarks in Brooklyn, ranked

Zero expectations going in, blown away. Assyrian and Egyptian collections are fantastic, mummies included. Same looting issue as the Met. Worth the trek.

Every subway type from the early 1900s on, parked in the tunnels under the museum. Worth the visit alone. Great for kids, also genuinely interesting for adults.

Definitely not worth the effort to go there. It was an extremely involved process

Fun!

On a military base which is neat, meh museum. You can absolutely walk on without an appointment, but the guards can be annoying about it.

Archive of literature and prints around resisting the government. Small with a rotating exhibit. All-volunteer, friendly.

Interesting, but overpriced

Historical house turned Battle of Brooklyn museum, with a second-floor gallery. After all the period interiors, I appreciated that they didn’t try to preserve this one. One brief mention of Robert Moses being involved in the restoration, interesting.

In the boonies of Red Hook: a barge a guy lives on, opened to the public. Cool Rube Goldberg machine. Three nearby restaurants had lines around the block.

Another historical house, but with real history: free Black families hiding here during the Civil War draft riots. Friendly staff.

Another historic house...

A museum of junk. Don’t bother.

Charges money it shouldn’t ($5). Skip. No interesting content, no narrative, just hodgepodge. Doesn’t answer why Coney Island became the hellscape it is. Staff unwelcoming. Most surprising thing was the dozen other people there. Save your money; don’t go even if you’re standing in front of it.

Bizarre, had to see it to believe it

Why does this exist? It’s a painting in front of a door, and they sell tomato sauce. Google Maps directions are wrong; the owner is friendly and helped me find it. But: why the tomato sauce.

Another historic house... I really need to figure out how to enjoy these; there are a lot more to go.