With his staggering works set on the backdrop of the squalor of 19th century English society, Charles Dickens was a literary genius. Unfortunately, someone took his words a little too literally and transformed his world into a theme park that recreates the filth, poverty, and even the unpleasant smells of Victorian London.

Despite not being built yet, the Memory Village in Haiti deserves a spot on the absurd theme parks list. The proposed park seeks to educate visitors on slavery by allowing them to play the role of a slave. This includes donning traditional slave clothing and then simulating being kidnapped, chained and sold to plantations. The theme park will be a 12-hour experience and will end with visitors staging a rebellion for emancipation.

Zealots can rejoice at the extremely bizarre Holy Land Experience, an entire theme park based on the life and times of Jesus Christ. The theme park features an olden-day Jerusalem with markets, a Judean Village, a temple and thousands of artifacts from the bible. Alongside plays, presentations and musicals, patrons can also join Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper Communion, watch a dancing water presentation and rest, reflect and pray at the Living Word Prayer Garden.