The free searchable database will feature 7,000 pieces from the museum's 35,000-item collection. About 1,000 images have been ...

1893: Visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago got to ride the debut of the first Ferris wheel, which was ...

In 1893, Chicago was hoping to make an attraction that would surpass the Eiffel Tower's success at the Paris World's Fair. George Ferris designed the very first Ferris Wheel, and Hoosier Luther ...

In 1893 engineer George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. created an attraction for the world's fair in Chicago: A giant, steam-powered wheel that gently lifted passengers 250 feet in the air for a ...

His original Ferris wheel was moved from the Chicago Fair to the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis and then torn down in 1906. Ferris never lived to see that. What he built also broke him.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Many people may not know that a favorite ride at any fair or carnival was created right here in Pittsburgh. We're talking, of course, about the Ferris wheel. It's the 131st ...

The Ferris Wheel Debuted at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Image Courtesy Library of Congress. Visitors will be taken back in time by souvenirs direct from the World’s Fair, including a small jar, a ...

South Korea’s capital is adding another feature to its skyline in 2027 – the “Seoul Ring,” a 180-meter (591-foot) spokeless Ferris wheel.

South Korea’s capital is adding another feature to its skyline in 2027 – the “Seoul Ring,” a 180-meter (591-foot) spokeless Ferris wheel.

The 264-foot-tall Ferris wheel was originally created as the centerpiece of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, according to the museum. Each of the wheel's 36 cars could hold up to 60 people at a ...

South Korea's capital is adding another feature to its skyline in 2027 -- the "Seoul Ring," a 180-meter (591-foot) spokeless Ferris wheel.