invention The Ferris wheel: A look at its history, artistry, and enduring appeal Rusty Blazenhoff

germany This 1987 avant-garde carnival had a Keith Haring carousel, a Basquiat Ferris wheel, and it's coming back Rusty Blazenhoff

disneyland Children's Fairyland, the mid-century storybook theme park that inspired Walt Disney and where Frank Oz got his start Rusty Blazenhoff

los angeles Two Bit Circus bringing a high-tech micro-amusement park to downtown L.A. in early 2018 Rusty Blazenhoff

video WATCH: Slide for 1/3 of a mile on world's longest waterslide Andrea James

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

art Erotic wooden puzzles from 1960s spark joy Popkin

books Cartoonist Gemma Correll's moving and funny book about her lifelong mental illness: Anxietyland Ruben Bolling

Science Triceratops fossil up for auction Rob Beschizza

Entertainment A great new documentary about the breakneck construction of Disneyland in just one year Ruben Bolling

History The New Jersey amusement park so dangerous it bought the town extra ambulances Ellsworth Toohey

art The roller coaster designed to kill you Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Sanrio spending $66M to build Hello Kitty resort in the sky Ellsworth Toohey

festivals Murder on the playa Jason Weisberger

pittsburgh Kennywood amusement park ends 21+ nights because adults just can't behave themselves Rob Beschizza

gadgets Who can afford Asus' 30th Anniversary Edition 5090 graphics card? Rob Beschizza

auctions From dodo bones to devil pinball: Inside the year's strangest auction Ellsworth Toohey