This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

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

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

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

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

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.

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

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

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

Haven for steampunks.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

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