theperipheral (theperipheral) wrote in abandonedplaces,
2012-04-24 19:27:00

Prehistoric Forest theme park

Prehistoric Forest theme park.  Onsted, MI USA.





































Tags: dinosaurs, michigan, theme park
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  • 31 comments

theidolhands

April 24 2012, 23:29:06 UTC 1 year ago

That first one is just amazing! very trippy!

shootpplnotdope

April 24 2012, 23:45:28 UTC 1 year ago

Neat. I wonder what the story here is.

kishiriadgr

1 year ago

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gracklebot

April 24 2012, 23:42:38 UTC 1 year ago

theres a giant mushroom near the outhouse cool ... thats like wallpaper there

venturous1

April 24 2012, 23:51:07 UTC 1 year ago

awww, this place is wonderful!! why doesnt someone tidy up, most of them look great!
poor Michigan.

nicolettenexxt

April 24 2012, 23:54:47 UTC 1 year ago

This is so cool, I used to live in Michigan and never knew this place existed. :(

annabal_lecter

April 25 2012, 01:06:13 UTC 1 year ago

This is so creepy!

loli_cat

April 25 2012, 01:19:57 UTC 1 year ago

Why didn't Spielberg have carnivirous trees in the Jurasic Park movies? I mean, back me up here, there WERE prehistoric carnivirous trees, right??

theperipheral

April 25 2012, 02:14:23 UTC 1 year ago

I hear there's going to be a another movie so there's still a chance.

chesneyj

April 25 2012, 01:23:59 UTC 1 year ago

I found a little bit about it.

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6MKF_Prehistoric_Forest_Onsted_Irish_Hills_MI

Kind of sad. Looks like it used to be fun.

thehoodwatch

April 25 2012, 01:53:43 UTC 1 year ago

Was this the one used in the movie Tommy Boy?

theperipheral

April 25 2012, 02:15:53 UTC 1 year ago

No, that's in Marblehead, OH USA. The same guy made the dinos though.

jana_denardo

April 25 2012, 02:52:52 UTC 1 year ago

it's kinda sad. I went to one of these as a kid out on the East coast somewhere. There's something haunting about this.

alizara

April 25 2012, 02:56:56 UTC 1 year ago

OH MY GOD. I used to go here as a kid. It is really bittersweet to see the condition things are in now. Last I knew it was for sale...I'd expected it was bulldozed into condo lots by now.

nxdxgwen

April 25 2012, 03:47:30 UTC 1 year ago

Cool!

sherlockholmes

April 25 2012, 04:43:12 UTC 1 year ago

Was it during the Permian or the Triassic period that the trees with mouths, noses and eyes became extinct?

ys_melmoth

April 25 2012, 05:41:18 UTC 1 year ago

A weird place. I especially like the last picture : we don't know if the beast is going to catch you, or is asking for help.

atomgal

April 25 2012, 15:13:19 UTC 1 year ago

I was thinking the same thing! I love that about it.

silvolf

April 25 2012, 08:03:22 UTC 1 year ago

Nice photos! It's sad they've been abandoned, all they need is a spot of paint.

kimonkey7

April 25 2012, 11:56:30 UTC 1 year ago

Oh, man...Irish Hills. I wonder if Mystery Spot is still there? These photos are bringing me waaaaay back.

lilbitbord

April 25 2012, 11:58:51 UTC 1 year ago

Yes the mystery spot is still there and I believe that it is still open, but it's been a year since I driven in Irish Hills. Most of Irish HIlls shut down. It's a real shame too, I remember going there many times as a kid.

lilbitbord

April 25 2012, 12:44:26 UTC 1 year ago

Ah, you beat me too it! I was going to go there this summer and take pictures (well I still will). I loved Irish Hills growing up, I really hope that one day it will be like it was. Beautiful pictures, brought back memories.

susiehomemaker

April 25 2012, 14:17:40 UTC 1 year ago

What a neat place! love the pic of the dino and the mushroom. Looks like he is gesturing *hey, come over here!*

atomgal

April 25 2012, 15:13:35 UTC 1 year ago

Very cool photos. I was hoping you'd post here!

sobaka_by

April 25 2012, 17:39:58 UTC 1 year ago

Seeing this sculptors no wonder that it is abandoned )))

avalonjones

April 25 2012, 22:25:12 UTC 1 year ago

There's a really moving video about this place somewhere on YouTube. I just saw it earlier this week.

theperipheral

April 26 2012, 02:22:36 UTC 1 year ago

This one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqVU5Ww_ehM

cerseilannister

April 29 2012, 01:24:36 UTC 1 year ago

This is so neat! How could it ever go abandoned?

harnessphoto

May 5 2012, 16:41:04 UTC 1 year ago

Now that's cool!

leslie427

May 8 2012, 12:52:17 UTC 1 year ago

I visited Prehistoric Forest and the Western theme park down the street (Stagecoach Stop?) many times as a kid. How weird to see it like this!