Built in 1926, this iconic merry-go-round features 68 elaborately decorated horses & an organ.
The Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round has been a part of Angelenos’ lives for 88 years. Children have gravitated toward the happy, upbeat music from its Stinson Military Band Organ with smiles and laughter.
Some horses date back to 1895. The carved and painted horses each have their own personality. “Devil” is a black horse with one leg sticking out in back as if he is going to kick you. “Hannibal” has a stubby unicorn horn guarding his head. “Isolde,” carved by renowned carver Charles Looff, is a dappled beauty with flowers in her reins. A pure white stallion, “Arthur” boasts the profile of a lion above his foreleg. Adults who used to ride the Merry-Go-Round when they were kids are now having just as much fun riding horses with their grandchildren.