Active from 1980 to 2011, the is one of the few abandoned theme parks where visitors have to pay a small admission fee (10,000 won) rather than sneaking inside.

There's something fascinating about the life and demise of theme parks — the taste of nostalgia, that everything has an end, the unforgiving churn of capitalism, the loss of beloved structures.

Disney, Six Flags, and even the Flintstones have had amusement parks that succumbed to disasters, bad press, and shifting entertainment markets. But for the adventurous, abandoned theme parks ...

The Rio Grande line, which opened in 1970, boasted a four per cent gradient, marking it as the steepest ascent on any ...

There are few abandoned sites in the United States as creepy as Six Flags New Orleans. The storied amusement park, which first operated as Jazzland, was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.The ...

A particular region in the UK has been home to some incredible theme parks but sadly many have had to close down over the ...

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This amusement park located in the popular tourist destination of New Orleans is a charming part of a city park that has existed for over 100 years.

Something about the sight of abandoned and dilapidated theme parks was fascinating — and apparently I wasn't alone. ... These post-mortems of old parks remind me of a version of modern archaeology.

Certain parts of the U.S. have teetered into decline. Places designed to bring joy are now rotting quietly, wrapped in weeds. Seph Lawless, an artist and ...

The cart from which the child fell down was also left in place. (via Abandoned Places, BitRebels and Korea-Fans). Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobara, Japan (1973-1975; 1986-1999) First it closed after ...