This historic park was built by the city in 1908 as a premier street car park. Home to the Jimmie Rodgers Museum, the Dentzel Antique Carousel, swimming pool, duck pond, recreation center, tennis courts, baseball and softball fields. In operation since 1909, the carousel is a National Historic Landmark and the world's only two-row stationary Dentzel menagerie in existence. Manufactured between 1892 and 1899 by Gustav Dentzel of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the carousel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Original oil paintings of museum quality adorn the top crown of the Carousel.
All animals are meticulously hand-carved of bass and poplar wood.
Rides are 50 cents per person. The Carousel is also available for private parties and events . Located in Highland Park. Jaycee Soccer Complex Old 8th Street Road Seven soccer fields with large concession stand and pavilion in center of complex. The museum contains the original guitar of Jimmie Rodgers and other memorabilia of his life and career, as well as railroad equipment from the steam engine era.