Bonus: Five Cents to Dreamland: A Trip to Coney Island at the New York Transit Museum

In 2016, there are a number of ways to get to Coney Island. But it wasn’t always that way. On July 2nd, the New York Transit Museum presents ‘Five Cents to Dreamland: A Trip to Coney Island.’ The exhibit explores the progression of transportation in relation to the history of Coney Island’s development. It is part of a three part series presented by the New York Transit Museum exploring how transportation contributed to the development of the city as a whole. ‘Five Cents to Dreamland’ is open from July 2nd to December 4, 2016. The exhibit is covered in the cost of museum admission.

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