by bintangkecil on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 | Attraction, Entertainment, News, Places to Visit, Travel | 1 Comment

What is “Neverland Ranch”?

Neverland Valley Ranch is a developed property in Santa Barbara County, California, most famous for being the former home of American pop musician Michael Jackson. It is named after Neverland, the fantasy island in the story of Peter Pan, who never grows up.

The ranch is located about five miles (8 km) north of unincorporated Los Olivos, and about eight miles (13 km) north of the town of Santa Ynez. The property covers an area of over 2,800 acres (11 km2). The area surrounding Neverland previously consisted of working ranches; today, the area is made up of vineyards.

The Neverland Ranch address is 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, CA 93441.

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Michael Jackson purchased the property from golf course entrepreneur William Bone in March 1988 for $30 million and built Neverland Ranch at a cost of $17 million. It operated as Jackson’s home and private amusement park, and contained, among other things, a zoo and a theme park, with two railroads (one 36″ gauge with a steam locomotive (Crown 4-4-0, built 1973, with 4 coaches) and a 24″ gauge amusement ride-type, a Ferris wheel, carousel, zipper, spider, sea dragon, wave swinger, super slide, dragon wagon kiddie roller coaster, and bumper cars.

Here are some more pictures of Neverland Valley Ranch:

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