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America's oldest theme park lies in Bristol, Connecticut. Starting out as a lakeside picnic park with stunning views, the space has evolved into a theme park housing over 35 rides and attractions. Lake Compounce is named the oldest amusement park in the United States by the National Amusement Park Historical Association and the oldest continuously operating amusement park, according to the Library of Congress.
WHAT TO PACK IN YOUR BACKPACK FOR A TRIP TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK The National Amusement Park Historical Association recognizes the theme park as the fifth- oldest in the world. Those that come before it are Bakken in Klampenborg, Denmark, Prater in Vienna, Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, and Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. A Lake Compounce water slide is shown.
Starting out as a lakeside picnic park with stunning views, the space has evolved into a theme park housing over 35 rides and attractions. (Lake Compounce) Lake Compounce first opened its doors to the public in 1846 as a park. On Oct.
6, 1846, Samuel Botsford, a Bristol scientist, successfully persuaded property owner Gad Norton to allow him to hold "a series of beautiful experiments in electricity," according to the theme park's website. This display ended up drawing thousands of people to Lake Compounce. Theme parks such as Lake Compounce provide fun for the whole family.
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