The 9 Best Kept Secrets In Brooklyn
Celebrities of Brooklyn
At this point, we’re all a little sick of famous people descending on Brooklyn, aren’t we? After all, how interesting is Anne Hathaway, really? (Not very!) But if you really want to get your fill of famous folks, there’s one place you can go where there is a higher concentration of well-known names than anywhere outside of Hollywood. We’re talking, of course, about Greenwood Cemetery. Take a stroll through its hallowed grounds and see if you can find the graves of Leonard Bernstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Boss” Tweed, Bill the Butcher, and Reverend Henry Ward Beecher. There’s also a bunch more names that you might not be as familiar with (though you should be!) but that are nonetheless integral to New York, and even American, history. Sure, Girls might not be filming there on the day you visit, but you should definitely take the opportunity to take a stroll and familiarize yourself with one of the most beautiful spots in the city.
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