Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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An after-dark illuminated trail through the botanic garden with more than a million lights, featuring glowing tunnels, lit sculptures, and a signature Winter Cathedral photo spot. Music plays along the route as the lights shift.

Best time to arrive. Sunset in Brooklyn is around 4:29 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:00 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 32°F, so dress for standing around outside.

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Other displays nearby

There are 20 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 31 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.

• Grand Army Plaza Menorah — 0.7 mi · Brooklyn
• Brooklyn's Home for the Holidays — 1.3 mi · Brooklyn
• Dumbo Archway Plaza Holiday Lights — 1.3 mi · Brooklyn
• Dyker Heights Christmas Lights (Dyker Lights) — 1.3 mi · Brooklyn
• The Seaport Holiday Lights — 3.4 mi · New York
• Zuccotti Park Holiday Lights — 3.8 mi · New York
• Avenue of the Americas Holiday Decorations — 3.8 mi · New York
• Central Park Holiday Lights & Wollman Rink — 3.8 mi · New York

Make a night of it. This is stop 1 on our 6-stop Brooklyn lights loop — about 9.4 miles and 47 minutes of driving in total.

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