Purchased and renamed Olentangy Park in 1899, it became a popular Columbus amusement park accessible by streetcar. The park offered diverse entertainment, including rollercoasters, a zoo, a large ...

On a hot, sunny afternoon, Coney Island is packed with strollers, couples in locked hands and generations of families. But ...

One of the most talked-about exhibits during the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition was Midget Village—a small but popular attraction featuring little people performing various acts and ...

Visit the park at low tide to see the tide pools, which will require a hike down to the beach. The tide pools at Sunset Cliffs are known as some of the best in the city, and you can expect to see ...

The Moravian Book Shop, founded in 1745, stands as the oldest continuously operating bookstore in America. Its charming storefront looks like it belongs in a movie about quaint small towns. The Lehigh ...

Perhaps the most immersive historical experience in the area can be found at Providence Metropark, home to the Isaac Ludwig Mill and a working canal boat. Here, visitors can step aboard a mule-drawn ...

The tariffs wars involving global economic powerhouses such as the U.S. and China are being felt even in such distinctly ...

This postcard, circa 1905, shows an early view of visitors to Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon. Courtesy of Oaks Park. Oaks Park and the Expo ...

A summer spent strolling on a boardwalk is just what one might need to escape real life for a while, but vendors say they can ...

Still, the park's spirit lives on, right back where it began at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Amusement-park-style rides returned there in 2009 as a way to make the Boardwalk more family-friendly.

Why the 'World's Most Dangerous Amusement Park' Continues to Fascinate, 47 Years After It Opened Action Park was a Vernon, N.J., amusement park open from May 1978 to September 1996 By ...