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Paul’s Daughter is one of the oldest restaurants on the Coney Island boardwalk. It’s known for cold beer, clam strips, lobster rolls…and the fiberglass mama and papa A&W Burger Family statues on their roof. Paul’s Daughter in Coney Island New York with an A&W...
Are you planning a New York road trip and want to find all the best New York roadside attractions along your route? Whether you’re driving across the state, traversing one of the state’s many scenic byways, or taking a Big Apple New York City vacation, you won’t want to miss these...
At the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, you’ll find a bronze monument to one of New York’s most famous TV bus drivers. The Ralph Kramden statue of Jackie Gleason from the Honeymooners can be found at the southwest corner of the terminal, near the 40th Street and...
Once upon a time, in the 1940s, you could stand atop this 262 foot-tall metal Parachute Jump and parachute your way down. Defunct since 1968, you can still view the tower at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, and stand there wondering if you could take the plunge yourself. (And if...
The Fashion Center kiosk at Seventh Avenue and 39th Street in New York City features a humomgous sewing needle threading what is certainly the world’s largest button. This giant sewing needle threading a button serves as a homage to the city’s fashion industry was designed in...
It’s become as essential to the Fourth of July as flags waving, parades, watermelon, and fireworks: The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island. Every July 4 the best of the best competitive eaters gather together to go bun to bun in the ultimate gurgitory...
My number one travel rule (OK, general rule of life) is to always have a camera on hand. Always. Granted I am a little obsessed with taking photos and capturing moments and capturing everything I see. But you just don't ever want to be caught without one when you really want/need/have to...
I spent my day traveling. Two busses to the Seattle/Tacoma airport. Shuttle to my gate. Delayed plane to New York. And finally a cab from JFK to Manhattan. I’m a bit screwed up on time zones but the fact that my hotel is pretty posh (thank YOU Priceline name your own price)and a...
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?— Alice in Wonderland America is filled with so many...
Astroland with an A&W Happy Family at Coney Island in New York.
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Site: Astroland
Location: Coney Island, New York
Date:July 4, 2008