Bicycle Carousel Paris

Bicycle Carousel Paris at the Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Paris, Bercy

One standout attraction is the bicycle carousel, built in Belgium in 1897. It is entirely pedal-powered, with British mechanics (hence its clockwise rotation), French paintwork, and an Italian organ. At full speed, it could reach an astonishing 40 mph (60 km/h) — breathtaking for an era when most people had never come close to such velocity.