Editing Coney Island (section)

=== Other attractions ===
The [[New York Aquarium]] opened in 1957 on the former site of the Dreamland amusement park.<ref name="NYParks-Aquarium-History" /> It is located on 602 Surf Avenue between West 5th and West 10th Streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyaquarium.com/visitor-info/getting-here|title=Getting Here|date=January 2, 2019|publisher=[[New York Aquarium]]|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, the New York Aquarium consists of five exhibits: Aquatheater; Conservation Hall; Sea Cliffs; Sharks, Rays & Turtles; and Ocean Wonders: Sharks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyaquarium.com/exhibits|title=Exhibits|publisher=New York Aquarium|access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> The original [[Bathysphere]], a deep-sea submersible that made historic journeys underwater in the 1930s, is on display at the aquarium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201808/history.cfm|title=This Month in Physics History|last=Poffenberger|first=Leah|date=August–September 2018|website=American Physical Society|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref>

Maimonides Park is located on the former site of Steeplechase Park. Opened in 2001 as KeySpan Park,<ref name="nyt20010626" /> it hosts the [[Brooklyn Cyclones]] minor league baseball team.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HIxPgnmtQlcC&pg=PA135|title=Brooklyn!, 3rd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to New York's Most Happening Borough|last1=Freudenheim|first1=E.|last2=Wiener|first2=A.|publisher=St. Martin's Press|year=2004|isbn=978-0-312-32331-8|page=135|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> In 2010, it was renamed after the [[Municipal Credit Union]] (MCU), the city's largest credit union, in an eleven-year naming rights deal which ended in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/6/33_06_sb_keyspan_is_dead.html|title=Lights Out at Keyspan Park as Naming Rights Deal Ends|last=Brown|first=Stephen|date=January 29, 2010|newspaper=[[The Brooklyn Paper]]|access-date=January 31, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/02/04/2010-02-04_brooklyn_cyclones_keyspan_park_renamed_mcu_park.html|title=Brooklyn Cyclones' KeySpan Park Renamed MCU Park|last1=Epstein|first1=Victor|date=February 4, 2010|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|access-date=February 4, 2010|last2=Yaniv|first2=Oren|location=New York|archive-date=February 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207013310/http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/02/04/2010-02-04_brooklyn_cyclones_keyspan_park_renamed_mcu_park.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2016, the [[Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island]] opened on the boardwalk to the west of Maimondies Park, hosting several live musical acts as well as other events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/03/14/coney-island-ampitheater.html|title=NY1 Exclusive: A Look at the New Coney Island Amphitheater|publisher=Ny1.com|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=September 17, 2016}}</ref> It was constructed at the location of the [[Childs Restaurants (Coney Island Boardwalk location)|Childs Restaurant]], which was originally constructed in 1923 and was renovated when the amphitheater was being constructed. The rooftop part of the restaurant reopened in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theconeyislandblog.com/?p=902|title=Updated: Construction Begins on Controversial Seaside Amphitheater|date=January 21, 2015|publisher=Theconeyislandblog.com|access-date=September 17, 2016}}</ref>

The nonprofit organization [[Coney Island USA]] also operates the Coney Island Museum, a collection of memorabilia that chronicles the history of the neighborhood. The museum opened in 1980, and is located at 1208 Surf Avenue near the intersection with West 12th Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thevillager.com/2014/06/coney-island-museum-returns-to-form/|title=Coney Island Museum returns to form|date=June 19, 2014|website=The Villager|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> It charges a $5 admission fee per adult.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coneyisland.com/programs/coney-island-museum|title=Coney Island USA|website=Coney Island Museum|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116001427/https://www.coneyisland.com/programs/coney-island-museum|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nycgo.com/museums-galleries/coney-island-museum|title=Coney Island Museum – Museums & Galleries|website=NYCgo.com|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> Another nonprofit founded in 2004, the Coney Island History Project, operates a space near the Wonder Wheel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nycgo.com/museums-galleries/coney-island-history-project2|title=Coney Island History Project – Museums & Galleries|website=NYCgo.com|access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref>