Abandoned Amusement Parks In Massachusetts. According to the national amusement park historical association there are approximately 1 000 defunct amusement parks in north america with a significant number being in the united states. Amusement parks are built to be place of thrills and entertainment wonder and awe.
First opened as an english style park of gardens and paths whalom park was in operation for 107 seasons before it closed and was left abandoned. Whalom park was an amusement park in lunenburg massachusetts that was open from 1893 to 2000. Alas it s just another faded memory and soon to be the home of a condominium complex.
The abundance of abandoned asylums and psychiatric hospitals in the new england area create the bulk of the locations here.
Around the same time the town and the state began buying the property in stages. Click for massachusetts page three click for massachusetts page one. According to the national amusement park historical association there are approximately 1 000 defunct amusement parks in north america with a significant number being in the united states. Click for massachusetts page two click for massachusetts page three.
