ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall. The saloon doors last swung open in 2009, and since then all twenty-five of the park's buildings have been deserted. Full of old posters, beverages and themed furniture, the park has remained neglected since its closure five years ago. These eerie Wild West photographs were captured by an urban explorer - who goes by the name Urbex-SW - after he visited the abandoned park located in Cornwall…

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