Holy Land USA is an 18-acre (7.3 ha) Catholic theme park in Waterbury, Connecticut, inspired by selected passages from the Bible. It consists of a chapel, stations of the cross, and replicas of catacombs and Israelite villages constructed from cinder …

Since first opening in 1958, Holy Land USA continues to be a cornerstone of the city of Waterbury, with visitors from all over coming together to behold the beauty of the land. Holy Land has a rich history, created to unite the community through peaceful reflection and worship.

2024年5月19日 · Holy Land USA is, in many ways, its own version of a Sacri Monte, though it was never so grand as those in the north of Italy. It was the brainchild of Waterbury lawyer and devout Catholic John Baptist Greco, who opened the park in 1955.

2009年12月4日 · Holy Land USA A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored. Waterbury, Connecticut

2025年1月11日 · Shuttered in 1984, Connecticut's Holy Land USA is a crumbling hodgepodge of biblical settings that was also the site of a grisly 2010 murder; a local priest works for its resurrection

2019年6月14日 · Built by John Greco, a Waterbury lawyer and devout Catholic, Holy Land is full of statues depicting religious figures and small-scale replicas of Solomon’s Temple, the Kings’ Tombs, Pater Noster Sanctuary, Grotto of the Holy Family, Tower of Babel, and Herod’s Palace.

2023年11月11日 · Holy Land USA, commonly referred to as Holy Land, was a biblical theme park that opened in 1956. John Greco, a Waterbury attorney, developed the park, which included a number of religious dioramas from the life of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem and Bethelem.

2021年12月17日 · Holy Land USA is a Waterbury theme park celebrating the story of the Bible. Made conspicuous by its giant cross overlooking Interstate 84, the park once attracted tens of thousands of visitors every year to the Waterbury area.

Holy Land USA was a legitimate vacation destination for families in the 1960s and '70s, drawing as many as 44,000 visitors a year. It was a must-see stop for church groups and pilgrimage busses. Today, evidence can be found of a large parking lot, remnants of a gift shop, and assorted outbuildings.

2024年11月3日 · At Holy Land USA, an abandoned Catholic theme park in Waterbury, Connecticut, one man’s devotion fell into decay. The park evokes tombs overgrown with ivy and the sound of footsteps echoing off the walls of an empty cathedral.