About the Business
The Carousel of Happiness is an enchanting menagerie located in Nederland, Colorado. It features 56 hand-carved animals on a restored 1910 Looff carousel, turning to the music of a 1913 Wurlitzer band organ. Rides are $3 each or 10 for $25. Upstairs, you can find an observation window, a small party room, and a Do-It-Yourself Puppet Theater housed in a restored antique band organ facade. The Carousel Gift Shop offers vintage toys, puppets, children's books, and Carousel merchandise and souvenirs. Enjoy the magical experience of the Carousel of Happiness with its 36 colorful, hand-carved animals, 25 smaller animals, and tiny fairies flying overhead.
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- The story of the Carousel of Happiness is the story of a young Marine, a derelict carousel, and the small mountain town of Nederland, CO. It starts in 1910 when a Looff carousel was installed at Saltair Park, outside Salt Lake City, Utah. During its 49 years at Saltair, the carousel survived fires and wind storms. It was moved to the Utah State School where it was enjoyed by people with disabilities until 1986, when it was sold and stripped of its wooden horses. Meanwhile, a young Marine in Vietnam, Scott Harrison, received a tiny music box that he held to his ear to balance the horror of war. He began to dream of building a carousel in a mountain meadow. Decades later, when Scott heard of the abandoned Utah carousel, he rescued it. He would spend 26 years carving new animals to bring it back to life, and the community of Nederland raised the money to build it a home. The non-profit Carousel of Happiness opened to adoring crowds on Memorial Day weekend, 2010.
- (303) 258-3457
- 20 Lakeview Dr, Nederland, CO
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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