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Car and Carousel Rides in Golden Gate Park

·San Francisco, California·#summer#bay area#kids#carousel#amusement-park
A smiling child waves from a blue toy car, with another child in a green toy jeep at an amusement park.

San Francisco day, and the whole point was the Koret Children's Quarter in Golden Gate Park. The little car ride came first. The older one claimed a glittery teal Mustang and waved through most of her laps; her sister got a purple convertible and hung on to the wheel like the steering actually did something. A green jeep and a red fire engine kept circling past with other kids aboard.

Then the carousel, which has been there since 1912 and carries 62 animals — not just horses but zebras, a cheetah, a panda, and a bald eagle, which is what the big one picked. Rides are two dollars for adults, a dollar for kids six to twelve, and under five ride free with a paid adult, so the small one rode on Mom's ticket and mostly hid behind the brass pole between giggling fits.

The eagle, for the record, is clutching a fish in its talons.

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