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When you're checking out the sights of Brooklyn, be sure to spend some time at Prospect Park. The beautiful park occupies 585 acres and boasts a sprawling 90-acre meadow, aptly named Long Meadow, man-made waterways and lakes, the Prospect Park Zoo, a boathouse for Brooklyn's only lake, facilities for a variety of sports and the Prospect Park Bandshell concert venue. Musicians like Modest Mouse, Emmylou Harris and Bob Dylan have played at the venue, so keep an eye on the park's calendar because you never know when your favorite singer may take the stage.

The New York Comedy Club is located on 24th Street in New York City. You're guaranteed to laugh here, as the club hosts comedians that have been featured on HBO, Comedy Central, Def Jam, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Chapelle's Show, Last Comic Standing and other popular comedy programs. Friday and Saturday, the club presents the almost always sold-out Clayton Fletcher Show. The New York Comedy Club showcases African American and Latino comics on their weekly late night Seymour Saturdays. The event is NYC's longest running show of its kind and is headlined by Seymour Swan. With all of these nightly shows, you can get a laugh in any day of the week.

Take your appreciation for beer to another level by touring the Brooklyn Brewery. The brewery offers daily tours where you can try up to four different brews and buy pints afterward. We all know that beer drinking can work up an appetite so venture out into the surrounding neighborhood for some NYC cuisine.

Pay a visit to the one and only Lady Liberty. The Statue of Liberty serves as a global symbol of freedom and is a must-see New York City attraction. Take the kids to see a true piece of American history up close.