INDIANAPOLIS — Time is running out for adults to ride the animals on the historic carousel at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
The museum announced Wednesday that starting Jan. 31, only children ages 17 and under will be able to ride the animals on the carousel, which gave its first rides in 1917 at what is now Broad Ripple Park.
Grownups will still be allowed to sit on the carousel's benches or stand beside their child at no cost, but riding on the animals, which were salvaged from the original carousel, will be prohibited.
The museum said the decision was made to help preserve the carousel, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
Members and children under the age of 2 can ride the carousel for free. The nonmember cost is $1 per ride per child, which helps pay for the care and maintenance of the carousel. Adults who are accompanying a child also ride free.