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Pebble Beach
A stony little beach under the Manhattan Bridge, and the hinge of the whole DUMBO waterfront.
- Where
- Main St & Plymouth St, Brooklyn, DUMBO Open in Google Maps ↗
- Also called
- DUMBO Beach
- Cost
- Free
- Good with
- A date
- Go when
- Low tide, late afternoon
A short stretch of stones at the foot of Main Street where you can stand at the water with the Brooklyn Bridge on one side and the Manhattan Bridge overhead. Not a swimming beach — a place to sit and look, especially at sunset.
What to know
It does get crowded, and it’s still worth it: find a seat and stay a while. The waterfront walkway ties this to everything else down here — Jane’s Carousel, the Manhattan Bridge lookout, Main Street Park and the Brooklyn Bridge Park piers are all connected on foot, so DUMBO is one continuous walk rather than a set of separate trips.