After dinner, and a pit stop back at the hotel for Bailey’s shoes, we took the subway to Coney Island. The ride took about an hour and it was nice to just sit for a while instead of walking. The train emptied out at every stop and by the time we reached the end of the line, we were the only riders! I was worried for a few minutes that Coney Island would be closing soon or that we’d be the only people there. But we used google (of course) to check the hours of operation and the park is open until midnight. Before we left the station we tried to use the restrooms. GROSS. One of the dirtiest restrooms I’ve ever seen. We left the station and stopped in the Dunkin Donuts hoping for better. A little better but not much. We walked across the street to the park and this was our view: The full moon over the park was beautiful. The photo does not do it justice. Of course we had to ride the Wonder Wheel. I think it was $3 for the ticket.

Sign above the entrance to the Wonder Wheel.Sign with history of the Wonder Wheel.Bailey in our car on the ride.
View from the top of the Wonder Wheel. It was very cool being there at night. Next time I will go during the day so I can see the beach and boardwalk.Moon over the boardwalk.On the way out I spotted the Zoltar machine. Bailey has not yet seen the Tom Hank’s movie BIG. I told her if she started acting like an 8 year old I’d be bringing her back to Coney Island immediately. She loved the fortune Zoltar provided. We stayed about an hour between the ride, the walk on the boardwalk, and just looking around and then headed back to Manhattan. Fun.