This small ferris wheel figurine represents one of America's most beloved amusement park traditions—bringing home a token of a special day. For over a century, families have purchased miniature versions of rides and attractions as proof that they'd been somewhere extraordinary together.
You grip the tiny wheel between your fingers, still warm from the gift shop counter. Your child won't let it go all the way home in the car, turning it over and over, imagining the real one spinning high above the boardwalk, the whole world small beneath them.
Reflect
What small object from a trip do you still have, and what does holding it bring back?