24 Eerie Abandoned Places with Dark Pasts and Even Darker Secrets

16. Six Flags New Orleans: A Theme Park Lost to Time

Six Flags New Orleans was once filled with the laughter and thrill of amusement park-goers. But after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the park was submerged under floodwaters, leaving it in ruins. The rides remain eerily intact—roller coasters rusting in the sun, Ferris wheel cabins swaying in the wind, and faded carnival signs frozen in time. The park was never reopened and is now an apocalyptic wasteland of twisted metal and nature creeping back in. Despite its abandonment, the eerie amusement park continues to attract urban explorers and was even used as a filming location for movies like Jurassic World.