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Unusual Attractions in Anaheim

Anaheim, California

Disneyland's Club 33

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Anaheim, California

Brookhurst Community Park

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Anaheim, California

Jack Norworth Memorial Marker

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

Anaheim, California

Petrified Tree

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Anaheim, California

Stephen Hillenburg Memorial

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

Anaheim, California

Jingles

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

Anaheim, California

Walt Disney’s Bench

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

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Walt Disney described his park on television in 1954. It was designed like many cities, with spokes emanating from a hub.

Creating Disneyland Was Like Building a Brand New City

Even Magic Kingdoms need urban planners.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

September 19, 2018

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