As you enter this nostalgia oriented place, it transports you to a place far away from reality. It's like seeing the circus come to town with a big top but with moving parts of a more modern carousel. The mechanics and the intricate details of these incredible pieces of wood work, carving and detailing painting with each and every piece created as an principal character in the carousel in this building was way more eye catching, than I ever dreamed!

I have always been a fan of carousels, but this one pulls all the stops out!! it is an original Denzel carousel, and all the animals on the carousel are hand carved. Were there midweek and it was pretty quiet as we walked towards the gift shop the docent offered us a tour. And the tour you get to go to the museum, the carving room, the paint shop, and ask as many questions as you want this lady knows the entire history of the carousel, front words and backwards. Make sure to set aside enough time to do everything at this fabulous facility. We were there three hours and I don’t think we saw it all. It is an amazing place for all ages. Just don’t forget to ride the carousel.!! I will give this place 10 stars!!

The Albany Historic Carousel and Museum, Oh my is this a hidden gem. One woman’s dream in 2002 to have a carousel in town with hand carved animals became a reality in 2017. Today, we toured this fascinating muesum where volunteers hand carved each animal, other volunteers paint them, and others are docents, etc. The volunteers give their hearts to this wonderful place. The animals are truly works of art. In the museum they have original carved carousel animals dating back to 1908. They are majestic. If ever in this next of the woods I’d highly recommend spending time in Albany. What a sweet town and beautiful Carousel and Museum. Don’t forget to ride the carousel, grab a snack, take the tour of the museum and workshop, and visit with the wonderful volunteers.

We went on a whim and were so excited to go check everything out. We got there and learned that it was apparently a Spirit Week, and I'd accidentally dressed for the occasion! Haha. It was a truly magical experience and I can't wait to check it out again.

A brilliant museum run by very enthusiastic volunteers. The volunteers really bring the story of the carousel to life and clearly have a pride in what they have done so far. I recommend doing the 'downstairs' tour to see the restoration work in progress as well as the history of the journey so far.Of course the carousel is a must ride for young and old alike and they have made some good accessibility adaptations for those requiring seated options and ease of getting onto the carousel.