Great Northern Carousel

“The staff was so sweet, and really seemed to enjoy being there.”

Doug Ho★★★★★

The Great Northern Carousel in Helena, Montana was designed specifically for the Helena community with the intent of offering patrons (locals and visitors alike) a distinctly Montana experience. The Great Northern Carousel first opened its doors in 2002 and has provided families with unbeatable memories ever since! Privately built by the developer of the Great Northern Town Center, this carousel is an enchanting work of art that features 37 beautifully hand-crafted animals with an emphasis on species native to Montana. -- there are hand-carved bison, grizzly bears, dinosaurs, otters, and bigh

Traveling Foodie★★★★★

This is a wonderful and affordable thing for kids. It’s $3 per ride and if you are an adult you can go on it for free (if you don’t sit on an animal). I absolutely love the theme, it really feels like montana personified and there are Helena symbols on the top which is adorable. There are also postcards/cards that are adorable and space for games. The carousel is the main attraction, but there are a couple arcade games, tables and an ice crème booth.

Dawnette Henderson★★★★★

Really fun outing for our littles! The prices to ride the carousel are very reasonable, and so is the candy and popcorn! Great atmosphere and definitely worth visiting again!

Hattie G.★

Went there for my daughters first birthday as I have with all of my 4 children and it was just us so we were beyond excited and it’s always so fun, only to be told they are enforcing stricter safety and I’m suppose to have two hands on my youngest two children which I’m unable to do as one person or ride the bench or tea cup or bring another adult or even better not come at all. Super bad experience, I’m disappointed I bought a punch pass that the new manager was unable to figure out how to refund. So I wanted to say thank you to fin for giving such a negative experience on my daughters birthd