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Open Memorial Day - Labor Day | 11am - 6pm
Rides: 25cents | Museum Admission: $1 (children 9 & under are free)

Blog & Events

22 August 2016

Carousel Closes on Monday, September 5th

The Kit Carson County Carousel will be closing for the season this upcoming Labor Day.  There is still time to come over to the fairgrounds to visit this national treasure and for just 25 cents take a ride on one of forty-six hand carved animals that date back to 1905.  While you are there, you c

6 March 2016

Three Cheers for the Turquoise Horse

Hip Hip Hooray!!  Hip Hip Hooray!! Hip Hip Hooray for the Hippocampus (seahorse) for starring on the 2016 poster and the 2016 Kit Carson County Carousel T-shirts. 

26 October 2015

2015 Carousel Christmas

Sunday -- December 6, 2015 -- 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

 

26 August 2015

2015 Kit Carson County Fair Wooden Grand Champion

PTC #6's St. Bernard Dog is the 2015 Kit Carson County Grand Chamipon Wooden Animal!

23 June 2015

Hoofbeats

There is nothing generic about this shop! All of the gift items in our Hoofbeats gift shop are custom made to represent just how spectacular this carousel (PTC #6) truly is. This very special little shop is tucked into the southwest corner of the museum and it is always filled with sunlight and smiles.

1 June 2015

10-4-2

25 cents to ride a magnificent 110 year old wooden animal is indeed a great bargain! But an even better bargain in waiting if you purchase our 10‐4‐2 ticket...Ten rides for two dollars. Use it all at once for ten people or use it ten times over a period of weeks for just you!

23 May 2015

Summer 2015

Hours  |  11am - 6pm : Memorial Day - Labor Day. 
Carousel  |  .25 cents
Museum  |  $1.00

15 May 2015

It's A Small World After All

There are 46 majestic animals on the Kit Carson County Carousel but a carousel must have figures of different sizes as the circumference of the inside of the carousel platform is far less than the circumference of the outside...and those large figures just won’t fit!

23 December 2014

Carousel Christmas

The Wurlitzer Monster Military Band Organ churns out glorious Christmas carols and hot cider and cookies are served in the museum building next to the carousel. All rides, refreshments and the museum tour are free!

20 August 2005

The Centennial Celebration!

The Colorado Legislature has declared August 20th as Kit Carson County Carousel Day and the official birthday of America's favorite Merry-Go-Round. The Forty-six animals on the Kit Carson County Carousel turn 100 this year. The Kit Carson County Carousel will be celebrating its Centennial throughout the summer of 2005. 

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