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By Arthur Levine, About.com

SeaWorld San Diego
San Diego
California
(619) 226-3901
Shamu's West Coast digs. Offers a few rides along with the marine life shows and exhibits.

Sherman's Amusement Park
Caroga Lake (in the Adirondacks)
New York
(518) 835-4110
Small, lakeside park with a carousel and a steel kiddie coaster.

Silver Dollar City
Branson
Missouri
(800) 475-9370
The theme here is 1880s America. Thrill rides and coasters mix nicely with some great shows, music, and period crafts demonstrations.

Silver Springs
Silver Springs
Florida
(352) 236-2121
Its Glass Bottom Boats have been showing guests the underwater wonders of the Silver River since 1878. Other attractions at the nature park include a Jeep Safari and an alligator show. Separate admission waterpark nearby.

Silverwood
Athol
Idaho
(208) 683-3400
The park features two wooden coasters, Timber Terror and Tremors among its thrill rides, kiddie rides, and shows. General admission also includes access to Boulder Beach water park.

Six Gun City
Jefferson (in the White Mountains)
New Hampshire
(603) 586-4592
An Old West-themed park. A cowboy show, with guests participating in the action, is the highlight. There are also some waterpark attractions.

Southern Adventures
Huntsville
Alabama
(256) 880-6599
Primarily a waterpark. Also has some carnival rides plus mini-golf, go-karts, and other family entertainment center attractions.

Speed- The Ride (at the Sahara)
Las Vegas
Nevada
(888) 696-2121
A great magnetically powered roller coaster that tears out of the Sahara casino, explodes through its neon sign, and roars down the Strip.

Stagecoach Stop USA
Irish Hills
Michigan
(517) 467-2300
Wild West-themed small park with train ride, panning for gold, and antiques museum.

Star Trek: The Experience (at the Las Vegas Hilton)
Las Vegas
Nevada
(888) 732-7117
About Theme Parks review. You don't have to go to a theme park to experience a world-class theme park-like attraction. Get transported to the 24th Century in this great motion simulator ride, located at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Steel Pier
Atlantic City
New Jersey
(609) 345-4893
One of the most famous amusement piers, the Steel Pier was rebuilt in the 1990s with a modest assortment of rides and amusements.

Storybook Gardens
Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin
(608) 253-2391
Charming park for families with young children. Includes shows, a few kiddie rides, a petting zoo, and flower gardens.

Storybook Island
Rapid City, South Dakota
(605) 342-6357
A non-profit children's park that is run by local Rotary clubs. It features fairytale and nursery rhyme characters, and offers a childrenÕs theatre. Admission to the park and the theatre is free to the public and the park itself is supported purely through donations.

Storybook Land
Cardiff (near Atlantic City)
New Jersey
(609) 646-0103
Family-owned and -operated park geared to young kids with storybook theme.

Storyland
Glen (in the White Mountains)
New Hampshire
A beguiling and meticulous park themed to classic fairy tales and geared for the under-12 set.

Stratosphere Tower Thrill Rides
Las Vegas

Sylvan Beach Amusement Park
Sylvan Beach (near Syracuse)
New York
(315) 762-5212
Small park on the shores of Oneida Lake. Includes LaffLand, a classic Pretzel dark ride. (Pretzel was a company that manufactured many haunted-house-like dark rides, few of which remain in operation today.)

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