Dyrehavsbakken: The World’s Oldest Amusement Park
Kaushik Patowary
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...
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The Strange Victorian Dinosaurs of Crystal Palace Park
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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'Île: Machines of the Isle of Nantes
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2012
Machines of the Isle of Nantes or Les Machines de l'Île de Nantes are a set of gigantic mechanical animals designed by Francois Delaroz...
Scared Visitors of Nightmare’s Fear Factory in Niagara Falls, Canada
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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...
