The Carousels
Many carousels are
owned by amusement parks that charge a daily admission of up to $50.00. This is
a heavy fee if one only wants to see and perhaps ride on a classic carousel. We
have been granted complimentary admission for some parks, but others will not
even respond to our requests. It is unfortunate that commercial amusement parks
have acquired so many of these classic carousels, some of which are National
Historic Landmarks, and are reluctant and even refuse to share them with the
public for a more nominal fee.
The following states do
not have any classic, pre-1930, all-wood carousels: Alabama, Illinois,
Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Arizona: 1 carousel
Arkansas:
1
carousel
California: 10 carousels
Colorado: 5 carousels
Connecticut: 5 carousels
District of Columbia: 2 carousels
Georgia: 1 carousel
Idaho: 2 carousels
Iowa: 2 carousels
Kansas: 3 carousels
Louisiana:
1
carousel
Maine: 2 carousels
Maryland: 4 carousels
Massachusetts: 7 carousels
Michigan:
5
carousels
Minnesota: 3 carousels
Missouri: 1 carousel
Mississippi:
2
carousels
New Hampshire: 2 carousels
New Jersey:
4
carousels
New Mexico:
1
carousel
New York: 25 carousels
North Carolina:
6
carousels
North Dakota:
2
carousels
Ohio: 8 carousels
Oregon: 1 carousel
Pennsylvania:
14
carousels
Rhode Island: 4 carousels
South Dakota:
2
carousels
Tennessee: 1 carousel
Texas: 4 carousels
Utah: 1 carousel
Vermont: 1 carousel
Virginia: 3 carousels
Washington: 6 carousels
Wisconsin: 2 carousels
Canada
Ontario: 4 carousels