Domino Park
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🛝 Playground · Brooklyn
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 20 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway J/M/Z to Marcy Av or L to Bedford Av, then a 10-minute walk; NYC Ferry to North Williamsburg
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGreat on sunny days · Handles heat · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
A waterfront park on the site of the old Domino sugar refinery, with a playground laid out like the sugar-making process (syrup tanks, conveyors, a centrifuge slide), a summer fog fountain that sends kids racing, and the Manhattan skyline straight across the East River.
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Brooklyn, New York
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