Are there any playground-style merry-go-rounds in Fort Collins?

Getting a bit more time on the playground before school starts back up? Good call. The problem is that merry-go-rounds seem to be going out of style like parachute pants. Once a playground staple, they've become pretty difficult to track down.

But two things are true of great trends.

1) They never completely go away.

2) Eventually, someone's going to miss it and bring it back.

Retro or reborn, there are still merry-go-rounds to be had in Fort Collins. Here's where to look.

The consensus around town is that the old style metal one at the Fossil Creek Meadows HOA Park on Fossil Creek Parkway is pretty cool. You may want to check to see if it's open to the public. I'll update this when I find out.

There's another one at the new city-owned Registry Park at Shields and Trilby as well as Lee Martinez Park just north of Old Town.

Sounds like a great time to be had, and like it should probably be followed by a stop for ice cream. Here are a few spots locals seem to enjoy.