New York City and especially Brooklyn bring the world and us together with a wide variety of activities, events and more throughout the five boroughs. Below is a sampling of a few offerings to partake in either before or after the conference.

Brooklyn Museum – Brooklyn Museum feature rotating installations, as well as curated exhibits from around the globe.
Website: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/
Cost: Brooklyn Museum is donation based.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden – The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a living museum, highlighting the best of both native and exotic plants, in addition to beautiful promenades.
Website: https://www.bbg.org/
Cost: Botanic Garden has community tickets for no cost.

Governor’s Island – Governor’s Island is a destination for recreational activities including scenic bike rides, historical tours, art installations, a destination spa, food, drink and more!
Website: https://www.govisland.com/
Cost: Gov Island is just the cost of the ferry ride ($3) but is always free before 10am.

FIT Fashion Museum – Rotating exhibits of interest, design and art, fashion (widely defined)
Website: https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/index.php
Cost: free

Walking Tours – Big Onion – variety of walking tours of Brooklyn, Manhattan and more. Tour types include architecture, culture, food and history.
Website: https://www.bigonion.com/tours/
Cost: Reservations recommended – see website for times, availability, and cost.

Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) – the museum curates’ unique exhibitions focusing on food and drink. Currently featuring Flavor, the World to Your Brain.
Website: https://www.mofad.org/
Tickets required – $10-15

New York City Tourism – NYC’s tourism website featuring many ways to explore NYC. Check out links for Fall in NYC, Broadway, museums, tours, events and much more.
Website: https://www.nyctourism.com/