Japan’s Nara Dreamland amusement park, which strongly resembles California’s Disneyland, opened its doors in 1961 and shuttered them in 2006. Since then, this ghostly pastel fairground has grown to ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. In 1961, Nara Dreamland was the Japanese answer to Southern California's legendary ...

You won't find any Mickey ears or smiling faces at this forgotten amusement park. Nara Dreamland is located in Japan's Nara Prefecture and opened in 1961 in an ...

These are the latest images taken by Parisian photographer, Romain Veillon, on his journey to uncover the most fascinating abandoned locations from around the world. Nara Dreamland is known for being ...