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Klampenborg, Denmark
Dyrehavsbakken
The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.
Holmegaard, Denmark
BonBon Land
The greatest amusement park in the world is wall-to-wall farting dogs, puking rats, and cows with exposed breasts for the whole family.
Oakland, California
Children's Fairyland
This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.
Turner, Oregon
Enchanted Forest
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Yuchi Township, Taiwan
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.
Halbe, Germany
Tropical Islands Resort
It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Phillipsville, California
Hobbiton, USA
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
Hamburg, New Jersey
The Gingerbread Castle
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
Charlestown, Indiana
Rose Island
Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.
Tokyo, Japan
Sanrio Puroland
If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Tower Apartments
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Lake George, New York
Magic Forest
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Par-King Skill Golf
This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.
carousels
The World's Most Dreamlike Carousels
Las Vegas, Nevada
High Roller
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
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New Uses for Old Mines
Permanently Closed
Moorslede, Belgium
Dadipark
This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.
Lucerne Valley, California
Jack O'Landia
This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.
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