Plenty of images and sensations come to mind when you think of New York City: skyscrapers, pigeons and the smell of hot dogs on a street corner. However, the Big Apple has another distinction woven ...
They found the brass ring right here in Queens. More than 200 carousel experts from across the nation converged on the borough’s two historic wooden carousels Friday to take a ride and marvel at the ...
Taking a ride on a carousel can induce Mary Poppin-like fantasies and smiles for young and old. But you might not know that the carousel’s history has a not-so-child-like-past --developed first as ...
WASHINGTON – On a humid Saturday afternoon in the shadow of the Washington National Cathedral, Esme Ohlsen sat atop a colorful wooden horse and waved to her mother and grandmother as she and a dozen ...
Today’s amusement parks focus on roller-coasters, some traveling more than 100 mph. But there is still a nostalgic lure to the gentle up and down of the old-fashioned carousel. Little children and ...
Plenty of images and sensations come to mind when you think of New York City: skyscrapers, pigeons and the smell of hot dogs on a street corner. However, the Big Apple has another distinction woven ...