One of the oldest suspension bridges in the U.S., the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 and connected Brooklyn and Manhattan, changing the cultural landscape for both. It was originally called the "Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge," but after an 1867 letter to the editor in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, it popularly became known as just the Brooklyn Bridge.

A fun tourist 'must do' involves walking from the Manhattan to Brooklyn side of the bridge and having pizza at Grimaldi's, which is nestled underneath the bridge.