Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.