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- Though they were most popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, carousels are still alive and well both in the United States and abroad.
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The nation's oldest platform carousel has been designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a national landmark. Constructed in 1876 by Charles Dare, it is one of only two Dare carousels still in existence.
- Seaglass Carousel
- Balboa Park Carousel
- Carousel at Lighthouse Point Park
- The Carousel
- B&B Carousell
- Stoomcarrousel
- Carousel de La Cité Carcassonne
- Albany Carousel
- Carrousel Des Mondes Marins
- Carousel at House on The Rock
New York, New York
“The SeaGlass Carousel in New York City at Battery Park is spectacular!” — rdejam
San Diego, California
“I live in San Diego and have ridden the carousel in Balboa Park for 65 years. It is one of the few that still lets you try to catch the brass ring to get another free ride. The 1910 carousel, adjacent to the San Diego Zoo, has a menagerie of animals and all but two pairs are original, with hand-carved European craftsmanship. Originally built in New York City, and sent to Los Angeles, it was moved to Coronado in 1915, and then to Balboa Park in 1922.” — kld123
New Haven, Connecticut
“A lovely folk art carousel, built in 1916 and painstakingly restored in the 1980s. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places. We lived in New Haven for many years, and brought our kids, and then our grandkids, to it regularly.” — quark613
Geelong, Australia
“There is a wonderful, restored carousel in Geelong, Australia! I have never ridden it but have seen it a few times.” — KatrinaF
Brooklyn, New York
“The historic carousel in Coney Island. One of the oldest, and originally it was on Surf Avenue. It was [restored] and came back bright and shiny and no longer the carousel I knew as a child. It now lives in a cage on the boardwalk.” — sharonstepman
Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
“At Efteling, an amusement park in the Netherlands, is an old, indoor steam carousel. It was built in 1895 and later on, it was bought by the park. It’s located in a big hall and is surrounded by a bar decorated in carnival style.” — sprom
Albany, Oregon
“There is a wonderful carousel in Albany, Oregon, a small town off the Interstate 5 corridor, between Corvallis and Salem. Building the carousel has been a real community-driven project, and all the animals and decorations are hand-carved and hand-painted. It runs on a restored 1909 mechanism. Very neat.” — PembridgeW2
Nantes, France
“The Carrousel des Mondes Marins in Nantes. A three-story, steampunk-style carousel themed around marine life.” — Roi_des_Platanes
Spring Green, Wisconsin
“The House on the Rock has a magnificent carousel in one of its galleries, surrounded by angels!”— johnlcole7745
- Eric Grundhauser
Aug 26, 2013 · Today, the original antique carousels are endangered beasts. At the height of the Golden Age of Carousels (1890s-1920s), somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 hand-carved, hand-painted merry-go-rounds were spinning around the United States. Now, there are only 150 of these antique carousels in operation.
Though they were most popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, carousels are still alive and well both in the United States and abroad. Planning a trip around these nostalgia-inducing rides will not only allow you to experience a new destination, but also to revisit one of the most cherished periods of life—your childhood.
According to the International Independent Showmen’s Museum, the word “carousel” derives from "little war," a training game that originated with Arabian and Turkish warriors in the 12th century,...
Sep 6, 2015 · The crusaders brought the game back to Europe where it became, in time, an extravagant display of horsemanship and finery that the French called carrousel. The royalty of the 18th century wanted to have the fanciest carousel ride possible in their private gardens.
Aug 28, 2013 · Carousels were once a staple of an American childhood. But the ornate, well-made carousels of the past are in danger. They’re deteriorating and being sold off piecemeal, horse by horse, or...
