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Coney Island has inspired dreamers and schemers since the Gilded Age. On this special Made in Brooklyn Tour®, you'll discover how this seasonal world's fair wowed the crowds with the latest and greatest innovations and inventions. Electric lighting to structural steel. Incubators for tiny little babies to towers that rivaled the earliest skyscrapers. And, of course, candy and hot dogs too! At Coney Island's first amusement parks visitors could experience powered flight or even go to the moon. Let your imagination run wild with the stories behind its sensational parks and rides.
• Discover Coney Island's dreamers and entrepreneurs, innovators and inventors
• Learn the fascinating origin story of today's amusements and attractions
• Be inspired by the visionaries behind Brooklyn's first great amusement parks
• Explore Coney Island with a Brooklyn native who's been going since childhood.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We meet on the boardwalk in front of the Parachute Jump. It's behind Maimonides Park baseball field (on Surf Avenue between W 16th and W 19th Streets). From the subway station head directly to the beach and make a right on the boardwalk. The Parachute Jump is a 250' tall red latticework structure.
The tour ends across the street from Nathan's Famous on the corner of Stillwell and Surf Avenues. The Coney Island - Stillwell Avenue subway station right there.
Itinerary
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1Coney Island
You will see Luna Park, Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, the New York Aquarium, Maimonides Park and more.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Luna Park is the largest amusement park in New York City.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Deno's Wonder Wheel and Amusement Park has been entertaining the public since the early 1980s.
Admission ticket free -
New York Aquarium (Pass by)
The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States.
Admission ticket free -
Maimonides Park (Pass by)
Maimonides Park baseball stadium is the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team. There we'll also visit Brooklyn's largest memorial to 9/11.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Designed for ages 13 and over.
- Operates in all weather conditions. Please dress appropriately.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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