I thought the Coney Island 'freak show' would be a rip-off. I was wrong.

Some of the most talented performers in America are at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow

Freaky!
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I recently went to the Coney Island freak show. It was amazing.

Attending a so-called "freak show" wasn't initially on the agenda for my mom's Easter weekend visit to New York City. We were going to do some shopping, eat some pizza, and see a show on Broadway. But at the last minute, we decided on a Saturday afternoon jaunt to Coney Island, where neither of us had ever been. My boyfriend, born and raised in Manhattan, insisted our train ride out to Brooklyn's coast would be worth it, if just for a Nathan's hotdog.

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