Sunday, February 2, 2014

Heritage USA, Fort Mill, South Carolina

Heritage USA is located in Fort Mill, SC. (1978-1989) It's about 2 miles down the street from Paramount's Carowinds. This Christian Theme Park has beaen closed and abandoned for well over a decade, so we wanted to check out how the place looks now. 

http://www.tommyandjames.net/heritageusa.html 

Who went down the waterslide in a suit and tie? The late Jerry Falwell.

 

Holy Land USA, Waterbury, Connecticut

Not the TBN one currently in operation in Florida, but more of an abandoned one:

http://roadtripmemories.com/2011/09/29/holy-land-u-s-a-waterbury-connecticut/



"The creation of John Baptist Greco, situated on Pine Hill in Waterbury, Connecticut, Holy Land U.S.A. was a place for education of the Bible and the life of Christ. It was not a shrine or a place of worship. It was dedicated in 1958 as “Bethlehem Village” and later became Holy Land U.S.A. The vision of a local Waterbury lawyer named John Greco and built with the help of Waterbury Italian volunteers, Holy Land was a tourist destination for years, sometimes drawing 44,000 visitors per year."

Scriptorium, Holy Land Experience, Orlando, Florida

Within the TBN-owned theme park is a true item of interest:

http://www.holylandexperience.com/


This museum is a non-sectarian library / research center that houses the priceless Van Kampen Collection consisting of several thousand manuscripts, scrolls, and other religious artifacts. The collection is augmented by secondary resources, including the personal library of Eberhard Nestle, leading 19th century biblical scholar and co-translator of the Greek Nestle/Aland New Testament text.

The walk-through experience of The Scriptorium transports visitors to historical and geographical areas of the world where displayed biblical documents originated and gives guests a dramatic understanding of the history of the Bible, how it parallels the history of civilization, and the impact it has had upon the world.
Additionally, specially featured items are on display in our rotating exhibit space, located off The Scriptorium's Ex Libris bookstore.