I’ve been to many an amusement park in my life—-Disney, Six Flags, Coney Island, Knott’s Berry Farm, and a slew of others, but one word that doesn’t immediately come to mind to describe them is beautiful.
Don’t get me wrong, most were very clean and aesthetically pleasing, but if you want beauty to go along with your thrills and chills you would be better off visiting Copenhagen, Denmark, home of Tivoli Gardens.
The famous 165-year-old amusement park has just been named the most beautiful theme park in the world. One trip there and you can see why.
Tivoli is Copenhagen’s landmark structure and is known the world over as the inspiration Walt Disney used to create his own famous theme parks. While the park has the traditional Ferris wheels, gravity-defying rides, and restaurants it also has something most amusement parks don’t—-a ban on neon lights and plastic materials.
Tivoli managers say they do all they can to preserve the feel of an old-style amusement park. The park dates back to the 1840s and is rooted in tradition. While Tivoli has added modern adrenalin-pumping thrill rides over the years it sill holds tightly to some of its first attractions including kid-friendly slow-moving vintage car rides.
And something Tivoli has that theme parks like Six Flags doesn’t is a green area filled with oaks, birches, Japanese cherry trees and tens of thousands of colorful blossoms. Before each summer season, which runs from mid-April to mid-September, gardeners plant 100,000 bulbs alongside another 50,000 flowers. The park covers about 880,000 square feet and sits between City Hall and the capital’s main train station. Its prime location makes it easy to understand why more than 3 million visitors stop by annually.
The park is also home to a theater, a concert hall and an outdoor stage where Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim, k.d. lang and the New York City Ballet, among others, will perform this season. In addition, the property houses a high-end restaurant, a dairy, a deli and a luxury hotel with 13 suites.
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