When the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy asked a group of local elementary school students which animals they would most like to ride, their answers were predictably imaginative: A harbor seal, a butterfly, a barn owl and even a skunk. Now their wishes can come true at the Greenway’s new carousel at the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Grove, which features the aforementioned animals as well as 11 other critters that are native to the Boston area.

Newburyport-based sculptor Jeff Briggs, no stranger to working with carousels, sculpted the highly detailed characters, which children and adults can ride for $3 a pop. In addition to the carousel, the surrounding park features moveable furniture, new trees and food carts serving maple sugar cotton candy.

The carousel will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Oct. 14, then Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 on weekends and New Year’s Eve, weather permitting. You can find more details at rosekennedygreenway.org.