Brooklyn Pilgrimage

The numbers, I could not even imagine; people cross the Brooklyn Bridge every day, from the people who call New York home, to those seeing the sights and paying the bridge a visit.  This place seems to be something of a pilgrimage for many tourists, and I completely understand why.  How could one come to New York City and not make the trek across the most famous bridge in the city.  I've done the pilgrimage at least twice in my life.  Quite the experience, even as a native.