Links to Carousel Related Pages

It is the policy of the NCA to link only to web pages of organized carousel groups, museums with carousels, official sites relating to particular carousels (especially those that fall under the mission of the NCA), and "Friends Groups" actively involved with carousel preservation or restoration projects.

Our practice is to link non-commercial sites, but exceptions may be made with regard to theme parks, etc. that have web pages on their historic carousels.

Carousel Museums

• The Kit Carson County Carousel Museum
  Burlington, CO
  
• The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
  North Tonawanda, New York
• C.W. Parker Carousel Museum
  Leavenworth, Kansas
• The Sandusky Merry-Go-Round Museum
  Sandusky, Ohio
• The New England Carousel Museum
  Bristol, Connecticut
• Saving Places
  This link is for an online article about historic carousel destinations

Carousels in Original Paint -- Museum Quality

• Kit Carson Carousel, PTC#6
  Kit Carson County, Colorado
  
• Glenn Echo Carousel, 1921 Dentzel
  Glen Echo, Maryland
  

Museums that have operating Carousels

• The Farmers' Museum
  Cooperstown, NY
  
• The Delta Children's Museum Pavilion
  Greenville, MS
  
• The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
  G. Dentzel on Mangels-Illions frame.
  
• Heritage Center of Dickinson County
  With a 1901 Parker, Abilene, Kansas
  
• Strong Museum
  Rochester, NY
• Willowbrook Museum Village
  Newfield, Maine

USA Carousel Websites

• Euclid Beach
  The website of the Euclid Beach Park Now group.
• The Silver Beach Carousel
• The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
• C.W. Parker Carousel Museum
  Leavenworth, KS
• Crossroads Village
  Parker machine in Flint, MI
• Euclid Beach Park Nuts
• New England Carousel Museum
• The Flying Horses Carousel One of the nation's oldest operating carousels and a National Historic Landmark!
• Sea Breeze Carousel
  PTC #36 destroyed by fire, replaced with new.
• Paragon Park
  PTC # 85 Carousel at Hull (Nantasket), MA -- They moved the building!
  
• The 1964-65 New York World's Fair Carousel
  Located at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens NY, the original site of the fair.
  
• Glen Echo Park Dentzel Carousel
  "The only carousel owned by the US Government on behalf of its people"
• Looff Carousel
  Riverfront Park, Spokane, WA
• Gesa Carousel of Dreams
  Tri-Cities, WA -- Carmel Horses
• Ferry County Fair Merry-Go-Round
  Republic, WA
• Salem's Riverfront Carousel
  Salem, OR
• Santa Monica Pier Carousel
• William A. Hines Carousel Gardens
  New Orleans, LA
  
• St. Louis, MO Carousel
  Dentzel 1920
• Pullen Park Raleigh NC Dentzel Carousel
• Burlington NC Dentzel Carousel
• Cafesjian's Carousel
  St. Paul, Minnesota (Formerly at the Minn. State Fair).
• Library of Congress Local Legacies Project
  Shelby NC City Park Carrousel
• A Carousel For Missoula
  Montana's volunteer-carved wonder.
• Great Northern Town Center Carousel
  Located in Helena MT unique with native animals, open 365 days a year.
• Carousels.com
  News, articles, message, board, etc.
  
• Steam operated Carousels
• Chance/Bradley and Kaye replicacarousel
  Fantasy Island, Beach Haven, NJ
• PreservationDirectory.com
  
• The Elmira, NY Carousel
  
• The Pennies for Ponies project
  A project conceived by a 7 year old student to restore the former Nunley's Amusement Park Stein and Goldstein Carousel.
• The Adirondack Carousel
  Saranac Lake, New York
• Albany Oregon Carousel
  Populating a 1909 Dentzel machine donated by the NCA and the William Dentzel family
• The Carousel at Pottstown, PA
  A “Quality of Life” project

Canada

• The Looff Carousel in Old Port Dalhousie
  St. Catharines, Ontario
• Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada
  Contains Amusement Park and Ride information
  

UK

• Images of England
• National Fairground archive
  Written items and photos, Sheffield University
• Fairground art collection
  Dingles Museum, Devon
• Steam operated fair
  Steam operated fair and other attractions, Hollycombe, Surrey
• Enthusiast web pages of The Fairground Association of Great Britain
• Fair Organ Preservation Society - England

Europe 

• Erich Knocke carousel/markets/organ etc
  Museum, Essen, Germany
• de Efteling Theme Park, Holland
  Three antique carousels, including a salon-carousel

Australia

• PTC #30in Melbourne
  The only PTC outside the U.S.!

General Amusement Park Information

• Amusement Park Physics
  Great lessons on the physics of carousel motion.
• 1964-65 World's Fair and Carousel

Military Band Organs and other Mechanical Music

• Mechanical Music Digest: Home Page
• The Carousel Organ Association of America
  Devoted to enjoying, preserving, and sharing knowledge of all outdoor mechanical musical instruments, including band, fair, and street organs, calliopes, and hand-cranked organs of all sizes.
  
• Music Box Society International
  A non-profit organization dedicated to the enjoyment, study and preservation of all automatic musical instruments.
• Matthew Caulfield's Wurlitzer 165 Site
• Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors' Association
• Stinson Band Organ Company

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