Abandoned Theme Parks In Tennessee

Tennessee is an agrarian state that has a large number of farmers and crops spread across the whole of the state.

Abandoned theme parks in tennessee. Exploring an abandoned theme park in gatlinburg. Today i present tennessee mountain view. Fun mountain was once a family oriented amusement park in gatlinburg tennessee and is now closed and officially an abandoned park.

While my original goal for this short film was to simply explore an abandoned structure it ended up being so much more. March 15 2016 by tressie 27 comments. 8 alone in dunbar.

The former retreat was frequented during the late 19th and 20th centuries by east tennessee s wealthiest families who built. You can see abandoned mills like the one above and other farming structures just by driving down backroads and exploring. The primary reasons for amusement park closures in the early 20th century included the advent of the great depression destruction by fire accidents and construction of highways and other forms of land.

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. Patriotic palace abandoned amusement park in tn. Abandoned places are some of my favorite photographic subjects and the patriotic palace was not a disappointment.