Back in the mountains of Cherokee, North Carolina, Frontier Land offered visitors a full Old West escape from 1964 to 1983. Built by R.B. Coburn—the same showman behind Ghost Town in the Sky—the park featured a working steam train, a gondola ride into the hills, and themed lands like Fort Cherokee, Indian Territory, and Deadwood…
Location: San Jose, California Years Active: 1961 – 1980 Frontier Village was a 39-acre amusement park in San Jose, California, that operated from 1961 to September 1980. It was located at 4885 Monterey Road, at the intersection with Branham Lane. The site is now Edenvale Garden Park, next to Hayes Mansion, and was once part of the sprawling Hayes Family Estate. Need past…
Built around a looping western main street and compact midway, Frontier City keeps guests circling through coasters, stunt shows, and shaded picnic spots without ever feeling lost in sprawl. A Frontier City map shows how rides and dining tuck tightly between facades, how to cut past the Silver Bullet’s bottleneck toward the water rides, and…
Location: Venice, FL Years Active: 1964 – 1971 Floridaland was a tourist attraction located between Sarasota and Venice, Florida on US highway 41. It opened on December 25, 1964, and closed on July 2, 1971. It boasted “Everything Under The Sun!” and “10 Big Attractions for One Low Price.” Attractions included a petting zoo, a dolphin show, an old west style main…
Spread across a wide North Yorkshire valley, Flamingo Land weaves its zoo, rides, and holiday park around a looping river and the Sky Stack tower that’s visible for miles. The Flamingo Land Resort map keeps guests oriented through its split personality, half thrill park, half safari, where footpaths double back near the rapids and food…
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Years Active: 1927 – Active Flamingo Gardens is a 60-acre, Tropical Botanic Garden and Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary, aviary and zoo, located just west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and north of Miami at 3750 South Flamingo Road, Davie, Florida, United States. It is open to the public for a fee. Need past editions? Browse the Old Flamingo Gardens Maps archive (2010–2025) with 3 map…
Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Years Active: 1959 – 1980 Fantasyland opened in 1959, and was owned and operated by Kenneth and Thelma Dick on 23 wooded acres (later expanded to 35) on the east side of the Taneytown Road south of General Meade’s Headquarters and the present National Park Service Visitors Center. Noted for its beauty, tranquility…
Location: Gorai Village, Maharashtra, India Years Active: 1989 – 2022 EsselWorld is an amusement park located in Gorai on Dharavi island, Mumbai. It covers an area of 65 acres along with Water Kingdom, and was opened to the public in 1989. Along with Adlabs Imagica, EsselWorld is one of the largest amusement parks in India. EsselWorld has been involved in multiple controversies. The original land…
This page contains affiliate links. If you book or buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Laid out around its signature lagoon, EPCOT divides neatly into two walking realms, World Celebration and World Showcase, linked by a web of bridges and shaded plazas that keep guests circling…
Built along a looping path through shaded Maryland woods, the Enchanted Forest was one of America’s earliest storybook parks, more winding garden walk than thrill ride. The Enchanted Forest map helped families follow the fairytale trail without missing tucked-away cottages, talking animals, or the crooked little house behind the pond. You’d mark rest stops, snack…
