abandoned theme parks

My favorite park was the Takakanonuma Greenland, Hobara, Japan. It was beautiful as well as eerie, which is a combination of two of anything that I love. The oldness of it all was very charming to me. The flowers everywhere makes it even more lovely. Then the other factors take part in my interest; the tragedy, the alleged hauntings, the overgrown foliage, the rust. I also like the mountains that surround, it is very satisfying. As if being protected from the outside, but not from whats inside.

Some places that I think would be interesting for photographers to visit are:

underground civilizations

mental hospitals

abandoned water parks

abandoned prisons

abandoned mansions

I like these photos and these types of places for the same reason I chose the above amusement park. I really love the image that comes into your head of the way you think it used to look. The beauty of the way you think it was is so mysterious. I like mystery. I also really enjoy the creepiness of the whole water park aspect as well. When you think about it, people had to have drowned there. And now that the water is gone, it feels like their ghosts are kind of left with nothing, so they stay there and haunt the onlookers. 

I think to go to this place, I would have to be aware of the trespassing laws in the area. I would also get there by car, I like the experience. I would take enough money to stay for a good week. I would also have some friends with me. My camera and a tripod would accompany me, along with a few lenses.