Get Merry and Go Around to Nine NYC Carousels
Just like everything else in NYC, when it comes to carousels, kids and parents have plenty of choices. Here's a NYC Merry-Go-Round round-up in all five boroughs.
The Freest: The classic Prospect Park Carousel will be free every Thursday in August.
The Funkiest: Totally Kid carousel in Riverbank State Park was designed by local artist Milo Mottola who took children's drawings of animals and interpreted them into 3 dimensional carousel animals (see above).
The Brass Ring-yest: The only carousel in NYC where you can try to grab the ring is Coney Island's B&B Carousell.
Le Plus Francais: Le Carrousel, Bryant Park's French-inspired merry-go-round, is petite (good for smaller children) and moves to lively cabaret music.
The Buggiest: The Bronx Zoo's new bug carousel let's kids ride giant insects that won't creep you out.
The Biggest: Every one knows about the Central Park Carousel. With its practically life-size horses, it's one of the biggest in the country.
The Most Existential: Be careful about visiting Jane's Carousel in Dumbo with your kids - where you can watch it go around, but never ride it.
The Most Inaccessibly Accessible: The Carousel For All Children is a classic Victorian Carousel way out in Staten island that can accommodate children with physical disabilities.
The Gloomiest: The Forest Park Carousel is so beautiful and rare that it is kept in a dark, gated shelter, but kids will still love riding it.
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[...] For more mythical
[...] For more mythical beasts to climb on, take your kids to one of the carousels in our Carousel post last week or to Imagination Playground's dragon fountain in Prospect Park. [...]
[...] Grab the ring at the
[...] Grab the ring at the Coney Island carousel [...]
[...] the bug carousel at
[...] the bug carousel at the Bronx Zoo. Every time we go we have to go there first and we have an amazing day!??”Wendi [...]
You forgot the great
You forgot the great carousel in Flushing Meadows Park. Which by the way is a great place to bring your children for the day or even a weekend. You have the Queens Zoo, which includes a petting zoo farm, the carousel, The Hall of Science with its outdoor water playground, great playgrounds, boat rentals, The New York Mets, Tennis, Soccerfields, Baseball fields,The Unisphere with the misty fountains and the New Indoor Swimming complex. Trust me its is a great way the spend quality family time and its right here in NYC and pretty reasonably cost effective.
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