Abandoned theme parks are always fun to check out (more so than visiting active theme parks). Built in 1975 and with a North American western colonial theme, its doors were closed forever in 2007 (due to lack of public interest). It now sits abandoned, derelict and rotting away on the edge of a small rural town. I reached the park in the early afternoon after a long drive (I was actually on my way to an abandoned hotel in the mountains and sort of stumbled across this place)

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The abandoned stock exchange rates highly with urban explorers and it was high on my list of 'must see' places. We got to the city in the morning to meet up with another mate who had done this haunt a few times before and made our way towards his usual entrance. It was boarded up with no chance of getting in.....so we walked around the back and, as soon as the coast was clear, squeezed our way through a locked gate. We pulled on a heavy door handle and, to our luck, it ope

I love an abandoned Masonic Hall, and this one was way cool. A mate and I met up early on a Saturday morning and snuck in. The top level has been abandoned for years however, the bottom floor is some kind of make shift office with fax machines, photocopiers and desks (unsure what goes on there). We didnt really enter this part and just viewed it from a doorway. We found the stairs to the top level and checked out a few rooms....but mainly it was all about the main hall wi