Living large in Rhode Island

CAROUSEL:

No two figures are exactly alike on the 1895 carousel designed by noted manufacturer Charles I.D. Looff to beguile prospective riders. With 62 hand-carved figures and four chariots preserved inside an onion-domed pavilion, the carousel was named the Rhode Island State Symbol of American Folk Art in 1985 and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987. But it’s the kids who best appreciate this classic: Just watch as they mount their steeds and concentrate on grabbing the brass ring.

700 Bullocks Point Ave., Riverside, 401-433-2828, open May-June 22 Saturday and Sunday noon-8 p.m., June 26-Labor Day weekend Thursday-Sunday noon-8, through Columbus Day weekend Saturday and Sunday noon-8, (open Monday holidays), tickets $1 (20 for $15).

(Tom Herde for The Boston Globe)
CAROUSEL: No two figures are exactly alike on the 1895 carousel designed by noted manufacturer Charles I.D. Looff to beguile prospective riders. With 62 hand-carved figures and four chariots preserved inside an onion-domed pavilion, the carousel was named the Rhode Island State Symbol of American Folk Art in 1985 and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987. But it’s the kids who best appreciate this classic: Just watch as they mount their steeds and concentrate on grabbing the brass ring. 700 Bullocks Point Ave., Riverside, 401-433-2828, open May-June 22 Saturday and Sunday noon-8 p.m., June 26-Labor Day weekend Thursday-Sunday noon-8, through Columbus Day weekend Saturday and Sunday noon-8, (open Monday holidays), tickets $1 (20 for $15).