Amusement parks Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Amusement parks
The concept of a "pleasure garden" (in some form), is thought to be as old as antiquity, but it was during the late 19th century, and early 20th century thatamusement parksevolved as fixed locations, where various attractions could be enjoyed. By the 1920s, a number of amusement parks had already been established in Europe and North America. In the United Kingdom, major seafront resorts also had pleasure beaches, initially bringing in attractions from travelling fairgrounds, with many innovations of their own. Atheme parkis a concept of the mid-20th century, where venues have a similar theme; sometimes with similar parks in different states or countries. Early theme parks include a falseghost townconstructed atKnott's Berry Farmin Buena Park (California) in 1940 and aSanta Clausvillage est
Amusement parks Travel Guide Sections
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