I had been thinking about that Looff Carousel since our 4th of July trip to Santa Cruz. My sister came for a visit later in the month so we took it as an opportunity to make a quick day trip down to the beach and boardwalk.
The beautiful antique horses
The whole carousel, hard to believe how old this structure is…
Setting my daughter up for her first carousel ride
Pretending he is racing
Even my sister and I enjoyed the ride
What other carousels or other rides do you recommend?
All photos taken by Atma Photography
That is a really beautiful carousel! Our kids love carousel rides, too, but mostly I’m talking about tiny plasticky supermarket rides. There is a big one at the Singapore zoo kids area, but given the choice they go for the hand led pony rides. If I found a really beautiful one like that I’d be wanting to have a go myself!
Yes, it was built in 1911 with hand carved wooden horses by a famous carousel maker. It’s one of only 5 left in the United States.
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