The Ferris wheel made its debut 128 years ago on June 21 at the Chicago World's Fair Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make You ...

But if you're tempted to ride, here's fair warning: You shouldn't be ... held the title of world's tallest Ferris wheel for almost two years until 2008. This one features 60 capsules or "gondolas ...

In late 1890, Daniel Burnham, the eminent architect charged with turning a boggy square mile of Chicago into a world ... he said. Ferris was hardly the first to imagine such a wheel.

it was an imposing sight at the World's Fair and attracted lots of attention and passengers. It was also a celebration of and a testament to the Industrial Revolution. The original Ferris wheel ...

More than 100 gathered in Clayton on Friday to unveil a plaque commemorating "The Philippine Village Historical Site," part ...

The observation wheel is owned and operated by Ray Cammack Shows, a Phoenix-based carnival entertainment company that owns the midways of fair events ... side, the Ferris wheel has become a ...

It isn't difficult to pick out the La Grande Wheel XL amid the glowing, rainbow-colored spectacle of the Arizona State Fair's midway when ... the biggest and best Ferris wheel in town.