Theme parks tend to be joy-filled places bustling with people, which makes the contrast extra stark if they end up abandoned. While some out-of-business amuseme ...

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This forgotten amusement park in Pennsylvania offers an eerie glimpse of a place where time seems to have stopped.

Everyone remembers their first roller coaster from the clanking of the incline to the sudden drop — and of course, the adrenaline rush of it all that made attractions like these at theme parks so fun.

A mysterious scene at an apparently abandoned suburban Chicago home has raised concerns after viral footage appeared to show lights turning on and off in what some interpreted as a call for help.

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LAS VEGAS—At a development here called Area15, it looks like a Boeing 747 crashed into a warehouse above a maze full of monsters, right next to an extradimensional supermarket. It might be the next ...

Shortly after the Christmas gifts are unwrapped and the holiday feast is consumed the same question arises every year: What are we going to do for New Year’s Eve? Fortunately, Southern California ...

I explored a Maryland amusement park that was abandoned over 50 years ago. Nature has since taken over parts of Glen Echo Park — and so have artists. Some eerie attraction structures from the park ...