Amusement Park Burlington Iowa

The park was established in 1937 on land donated to the city by lydia dankwardt as a memorial to her family.

Amusement park burlington iowa. It is located adjacent to crapo park and bordered by shoquoquon drive and by south main street and madison avenue. Jul 4 2014 this was at the amusement park in crapo park when i was a lil girl. It is reputed to be the site where the american flag was first raised on iowa s soil by zebulon pike in 1805.

Get directions reviews and information for fun city in burlington ia. We ll be adding more content in the laps to come so keep checking back. Dankwardt park is a 72 acre municipal park in the southeast section of burlington iowa.

Book your group in advance for special group pricing now. Jul 4 2014 this was at the amusement park in crapo park when i was a lil girl. Crapo park is an 85 acre city park established in 1895 for burlington s semi centennial celebrations and boasts an arboretum and botanical garden located alongside the mississippi river at parkway drive.

My town burlington iowa abandoned amusement parks old images best memories roller coaster. The miniature train ride in iowa city s city park derailed yesterday. Burlington adrenaline park is a great destination for groups of all types.

There was a great flurry of activity in 1896 to ready the park for the iowa semi centennial. Crapo park burlington iowa this 85 acre park was established in 1895 through the efforts of philip crapo a local businessman and philanthropist. A page where you can share your pictures and or memories of the burlington amusement center.

This theme park has many packages for rides that you can choose from. Perfect for school trips staff parties and even large groups of friends. Jul 4 2014 this was at the amusement park in crapo park when i was a lil girl.

So many new and exciting things to show you. This amusement park is one of the popular historic destinations and the oldest theme parks in iowa. Arnolds park amusement park opened its doors for families to have joyous theme park memories in the year 1927.