About the Tilden Park Carousel [See on Map] Each year 150,000 visitors enjoy this 1911 Herschell-Spillman "Menagerie Edition" Carousel, one of only two still operating in the U.S. Since it was relocated from Southern California in 1948, the Tilden Park Carousel has delighted visitors with the opportunity to ride on and view its 59 hand-carved and painted animals. The National Register-listed Carousel has provided generations the chance to live and re-live the joys of childhood. The Partners in Preservation grant was used to restore the hand-carved and painted animals, to replace the...
Recently submitted by teacher, East Bay Family Ties All of Tilden Park and the parks in the Oakland/Berkeley Hills were a huge part of my childhood. My mother would take us to the carousel, the little farm, the train, and on picnics in the area. My...
