Showing posts with the label Amusement Park

Dyrehavsbakken: The World’s Oldest Amusement Park

Jun 21, 2022

Just 10 km north of central Copenhagen, in the woods of Dyrehaven, sits Dyrehavsbakken, or simply Bakken, an amusement park that attracts cl...

The Strange Victorian Dinosaurs of Crystal Palace Park

Dec 5, 2016

Inside an enclosure at the Crystal Palace Park in London, is a collection of over thirty concrete sculptures of dinosaurs. Built more than o...

Orlando Towers in Johannesburg

Nov 29, 2016

In Orlando township in the urban area of Soweto, in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, stands two cooling towers of the decommissioned ...

Ai Pioppi: An Amusement Park Built by One Man

Jul 26, 2016

In the Italian town of Nervesa della Battaglia, about 45 kilometers north of Venice, is a restaurant named Ai Pioppi. Aside from the food an...

Life-Sized Noah’s Ark at Theme Park in Kentucky

Jul 11, 2016

A creationist group called “Answers in Genesis” who describe themselves as “a fundamentalist Christian apologetics organization” has opened ...

Dig Your Own Fossils at These Quarries

Nov 16, 2015

People knew about fossils since the time of Herodotus, but it was only in the late 18th and early 19th century, when the importance of fossi...

Hacienda Nápoles: The Home of a Former Drug Lord, Now a Theme Park

Sep 4, 2015

About 180 km south-east of Medellin, is Puerto Triunfo, a small municipality and town in the department of Antioquia. It was here that Colom...

Banksy Opens Satirical Amusement Park ‘Dismaland’ in UK

Aug 21, 2015

Britain’s most celebrated artist Banksy has opened a new exhibition called ‘ Dismaland ’, which he describes as a “family theme park unsuita...

St. Louis City Museum in an Abandoned Shoe Factory

Jun 3, 2015

The City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, isn’t really a museum. It’s actually a 600,000 square-foot playground housed in a former shoe factor...

Sky Bike at Mashpi Lodge in Quito, Ecuador

Mar 17, 2015

Tucked away amongst the cloud forest in the protected 3,212-acre Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, about three hours northwest of Quit...

SkyCycle, A Pedal Powered Roller Coaster in Japan

Jan 1, 2015

Located in Washuzan Highland Amusement Park in Okayama city in Japan, the Sky Cycle is a pedal-powered roller coaster that requires riders t...

Salina Turda: An Underground Theme Park in a Salt Mine

May 28, 2014

Salina Turda is an old salt mine located deep underground in the town of Turda in Romania. Salt was first extracted here during the antiquit...

Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi

May 10, 2013

Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi is the world’s largest and the only Ferrari branded indoor theme park that sits at the center of a 2,500 hectare ...

Les Machines de l'ÃŽle: Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Nov 3, 2012

Machines of the Isle of Nantes or Les Machines de l'ÃŽle de Nantes are a set of gigantic mechanical animals designed by Francois Delaroz...

Scared Visitors of Nightmare’s Fear Factory in Niagara Falls, Canada

Aug 23, 2012

The Nightmare’s Fear Factory is a haunted house attraction in Niagara Falls, Canada, and one of the oldest running haunted house in North A...

Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Jul 26, 2012

Gardens by the Bay, Singapore's premier urban outdoor recreation space right next to Mariana Bay Sands , unveiled a new attraction last ...

World’s Largest Swimming Pool

May 22, 2012

The swimming pool at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile holds the record of being the largest in the world. At 1,012 meters ...

The Mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs

Apr 24, 2012

Weeki Wachee Springs is one of Florida’s oldest and most unique roadside attractions. It’s located about an hour north of Tampa at the cross...

Seagaia Ocean Dome: An Artificial Beach in Japan

Jan 15, 2012

Artificial beaches are gaining popularity all over the world. We can see them in Monaco, Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam, Toronto and o...

Massive Wooden Rollercoaster in Abandoned Japanese Amusement Park

Oct 4, 2011

In Japan, there are many amusement parks that are lying in the state of neglect; their owners abandoned them because they became too expensi...