Looff Carousel-Seaport Village
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San Diego Carousels
SEAPORT VILLAGE
Seaport Village on San Diego bay is a great place to enjoy the fresh air, retail shops, food establishments, fly kites and of course, ride the
the historic Looff Carousel. The Looff Carousel was hand-carved in 1895 by Charles Looff and folks still love it. The animals of the carousel include: 54 animals (incl. a dragon, giraffe, teddy bear and lion) and two horse-drawn chariots. All of the horses have natural horsehair tails. The carousel is 54 feet across and is built in 20 sections. It also includes 40 hand-painted landscapes and the original organ.
Each ride is $2.00 and the carousel runs daily.
This carousel has called many places home, but it is a San Diego treasure
now. 1895 Fairpark, TX
1950's Santa Monica, CA
1970's Spanaway, Washington
1979 Portland, ORE
1982 Portland, ORE
1987 National Registration of Historic Places
1988 Portland ORE
1991 RESTORATION for 1992 International Fair
1992 Ameraflora
1997 Burbank, CA
2004 San Diego CA
Seaport Village is open from 10:00am-9pm; If you park in Seaport Village's lot-you'll get 2 hours of FREE parking with any purchase and only $3 an hour thereafter. BALBOA PARK
If you prefer the park-like setting of Balboa Park or plan on going to the world-famous San Diego Zoo, take the time to ride the historic carousel right near the Zoo.
Balboa Park Carousel
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The Balboa Park Carousel is one of only a few built by Herschell-Spillman Co. of New York that are still operational. Built in 1910, the 50 carousel horses (with real horse hair tails) and assorted carousel animals arrived in Balboa Park in 1922. It is one of the few carousels left in the nation that still allows riders to try to catch the brass ring. The Balboa Park's beautiful carousel operates daily during the summer and on weekend and school holidays throughout the rest of the year. Mid-June through Labor Day--Daily. 11:00a.m.-5:30 p.m
otherwise- Sat. Sun. (and daily during school holidays)-11:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
Each ride is $2.00.
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