This wasn't always the case, as American carousel history has really had its ups and downs. Steam-powered carousels date back to the turn of the century, the period that carousel enthusiasts now ...

that the golden age of the carousel began. “The American carousels were huge compared to their European counterparts and the woodwork of the horses was extremely elaborate,” writes ...

And on that day, when Martin Luther King Jr. was delivering his “I Have a Dream” speech, eleven-month old Sharon Langley was the first African-American child to take a spin on the carousel ...

This wasn't always the case, as American carousel history has really had its ups and downs. Steam-powered carousels date back to the turn of the century, the period that carousel enthusiasts now ...