The park opened its doors in 1961 and quickly became a must-visit attraction in Western North Carolina as well as a a hotspot for TV Western stars from shows like Laramie and Wagon Train to film.

Travel off the beaten path with a tour of hauntingly beautiful abandoned places around the world. Here are 13 abandoned places to visit.

LASHMEET – An amusement park that’s nationally known despite being abandoned for years – at least by the living – is now seeking a way to recover after a nighttime fire destroyed one of ...

Developers are tearing down the Six Flags amusement complex in New Orleans two decades after it was decimated during Hurricane Katrina. Many remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that ...

Drone footage shows what the hurricane-ravaged amusement park looks like, 17 years later. NEW ORLEANS - Developers are tearing down the Six Flags amusement complex in New Orleans two decades after ...