Built in 1910 by famed carousel maker Charles Carmel, the antique features hand-carved wooden horses and traditions like the ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Intricately hand-carved carousel horses, tigers and bears and exquisitely rendered circus posters evoking a bygone era of the fairground as a Disney-esque attraction are going on the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Britteny Young sponges paint onto the wooden horse taken off of the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s iconic carousel. It’s a technique that will give the carousel animal a more textured ...

As a young baby boomer, I often frequented the Berkshire Museum, but never spent time viewing the paintings on display. It wasn’t until I took an art history course in college that I learned to ...

RYE – Playland Park’s historical grand carousel will be closed until 2020 while its unique carved horses and chariots are refurbished following a roof fire last year. “The horses will be wonderful ...

She is known for her regal beauty — not, like some other boardwalk attractions, for her ability to go from 0 to 60 in four seconds. Splendor, not speed, is the thing. The hand-carved horses are ...

In 1855 (the year of this daguerreotype), rocking horses symbolized middle-class affluence. Today, hand-carved horses are largely for the wealthy. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made ...

What's not to love about a carousel? For a charming mix of music, whimsy and history, here are five to consider: 1. Indianapolis. Experience the magic of one of the three oldest surviving Dentzel ...