My fiancé and I had a few days off so we decided to explore through Brooklyn. We heard through a friend about the Brooklyn Pass and for 2 days and $25 we were able to see all the Brooklyn attractions.

We were able to order the pass online and it was sent to our apt but you can also grab one at the Brooklyn tourism office by Borough Hall.

I went to a wedding at the garden years ago, but I hadn’t been there in daylight. For those of you who need a respite from NYC, this is the place to go and you don’t need to be a flower-lover to enjoy the gardens.

Take train 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum. Or train B or Q to the Prospect Park.

Got into the Museum with our Pass…so easy! Went through the new Judy Chicago Exhibit, it is really beautiful and stopped by the Egyptian collection.

Take train 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway.

Who knew there was a zoo in Brooklyn? I certainly didn’t. It is much smaller and more manageable than the Bronx Zoo and quieter than the Central Park Zoo. We saw a ton of animals; the baboons were so cute and caught the 4 pm sea lion feeding.

Take train B, Q or S to prospect park station

We hopped on the Q train out to Coney Island. We had a blast at the aquarium and saw the most enormous walrus. It was insane. I am obsessed with sea otters and saw the cutest sea otters. We just loved the aquarium.

From afar the Cyclone Roller Coaster does not look that scary, it actually looks kind of dinky, like a mini-amusement park ride. Although this roller coaster is wooden and over 80 years old, we thought it was going to be a walk in the park. This is the SCARIEST roller coaster I have ever been on. I had my eyes closed the entire ride. At the end of the ride, I went back on for a $4 re-riding fee and kept my eyes open this time. FYI-don’t eat anything before you go on the ride. :)

Take W, Q or F train to Stillwell Avenue station

I ride the subway every day but I had never been to the transit museum. The museum is housed in a 1936 IND subway station. It is free with our pass, very cool. I got a great necklace of an old subway token.

We then took a walk through Brooklyn Heights to see all of the historic townhouses and walked down to Promenade.