Euclid Beach Carousel 12/14

Today I went to the Western Reserve Historical Society in University Circle in Cleveland to ride the restored Euclid Beach carousel. After years of waiting I finally got to experience the Cleveland legend, and it did not disappoint. It may be a little rough, but considering all it's been through that is understandable. The machine features all but 4 of the original PTC horses, both chariots (albeit one on the machine, as the other was substituted out for a handicap accessible chariot.), band organ and even the original center pole. The ride cycle was nice and long and a decent speed. The carousel is housed in a glass pavilion off the corner of the museum allowing riders to look out on to the botanical gardens across the street. To ride the carousel, one must buy admission to the WRHS museum (currently $10) which includes two free rides. Besides the carousel, WRHS has a rotating exhibits but also includes the 1910's Hay-Mckinney Mansion, a historical clothing exhibit, the Municipal Stadium chief wahoo, and the popular Crawford auto-aviation collection. The museum is open year around Tuesday through Sunday.