They do a great job doing fun things for families. People are friendly & fun. You can see the history of the carousel!
Very unique place. I remember riding carousels as a child. I never thought about the hand-carved artistry that went into the figures. Also learned about the partnership with the Wurlitzer Company to provide calliope music for the carousels (Wurlitzer is also based here). There is also a cool factor of just being in the place where those horses and other animals were carved. They have actual carousels and other rides for kiddies.
There weren't rides when we went, maybe out of season, but the museum was a great and had a couple of carousels to ride. We had a great time here with ages 7-67! It was only 20 min from the falls. It was interesting to see all the different vintage carousel animals and read about the process. There were a couple of videos in different sections to teach more about the carousel process. They had old pictures from when the factory was running that you can read about. One of the best parts for my family was the children's section. They provided games to play, crafts to make and pictures to color. There is a small kids carousel in the children's section also but we opted to ride the 101 yr old bigger one! It was a blast! The music was authentic and the horses were original. There is a 200 lb weight limit so anyone over that will have to ride the spin seat or chariot though. We loved it and are really glad we stopped by after visiting Niagra Falls!
WHAT A COOL PLACE! MAGICAL!
A museum for the history of carousels with plenty of artifacts, several carousels, old orchestra machines, freindly staff, a gift shop, and you can even ride one of the carousels.
Extremely well done documentation of the king of carousel making in the US. Great kid's activity room, examples of fantastic animals, manufacturing, Wurlitzer pipe organ machines and other steam driven amusement park rides. We were there for three hours without being bored.
What a lovely, sweet place, recommend it highly.
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is a US Museum based in North Tonawanda, New York. Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is located at 180 Thompson St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120, USA.
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