What to Do at Every Stop Along the R Train
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Well, you’re at the end of the R, and if you walk a few blocks you’re at the end of this part of Brooklyn, too. Visit Cannonball Park, with its large cannon and assortment of cannonballs. (Just past the northeastern corner of the park is the entrance to Fort Hamilton, the city’s only active military base.) Then walk over to the water and enjoy the spectacular view of the Verrazano Bridge hurtling out toward Staten Island. You can stand directly under the bridge and marvel at modern man’s capacity for engineering. I mean, we even built the R train!
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