The Parker Carousel is located in southeastern Abilene, on the grounds of the Dickinson County Heritage Center, just east of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home on South Campbell Street.

The carousel consists of a circular wooden platform, whose outer portion has wheels that ride on a track set on the ground.

The horses are mounted in metal frames that impart a rocking motion when the carousel is in operation.

The carousel is rotated via either an electric motor, or a period steam engine modified to meet modern safety standards.

His widow wanted to keep the machine intact, and a transfer of the carousel to the Dickinson County Historical Society was mediated by the Smithsonian Institution in 1976.