Experts' Choice Award Pullen Park
What the experts agree on
Pullen Park draws over a million visitors annually for its historic 1911 Dentzel carousel, paddleboats, and train rides—all affordable attractions set amid lush gardens and flowering trees. It's the state's first public park and fifth-oldest
“Enjoying a whirl on this vintage Dentzel carousel—with its impressive menagerie of more than 50 beautifully restored animals—is but one reason why Pullen Park is known as Raleigh’s “Central Park.””
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Where "The fifth-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S., Pullen Park is a fun place for all ages and a scenic spot to wander through with lots of flowering trees in the spring and summer. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report3.0
"Not only is it the state's first public park, it's also the fifth-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S...today, visitors flock to the park for its cheap amusements...as well for its lush beauty." Full review
Fodor's "Attracting more than 1 million visitors annually, this park near North Carolina State University draws folks who come to ride the train, the paddleboats, or the 1911 Dentzel carousel." Full review
New York Times "Pullen Park is an old-timey amusement park founded in 1887 with a carousel, carnival games, a miniature locomotive, kiddie boats and playgrounds. If you have kids in tow, take them..."
National Geographic
