Heritage Carousel of Des Moines — Attraction in Des Moines

The carousel is absolutely beautiful. As of July 2016, it costs 50 cents for a child to ride and $1 for an adult. Children can choose from many hand-carved animals to ride, including horses, a bear, a panda bear, a pirate cat, a tiger, a zebra, a giraffe, and an ostrich. There are different scenes of Des Moines painted on the carousel. I spotted the Botanical Gardens and Terrace Hill. Truly, kids enjoy the carousel because it's fun, and adults enjoy it because of...

Heritage Carousel Des Moines located at historic Union Park is fun for the whole family.

The carousel itself is very well maintained, and the music never misses a Beat.

At a very reasonable $1 for adults and $0.50 for kids, $5 goes a very long way here.

Also while you're here make sure to stop over at the Rocket slide and...

Such a nice little spot to stop and visit. The lady running it that day was super sweet. The kids loved riding it over and over again. Very well kept. Clean and beautiful. Even us adults went on it and had a great time! Loved that you could see the little musical instruments going as you rode. Nice and...