The Den and the Glen (formerly known asStorybook Glen) is a children's park inMaryculter, Scotland, opened in 1984, near the city ofAberdeen.[1][2] It is best known for its deformed and off-looking models of variousfairytale andnursery rhyme characters, as well as some more modern characters such asThe Simpsons,Teletubbies,Shrek,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Fireman Sam,Wallace and Gromit,Thomas the Tank Engine,Postman Pat,In the Night Garden..., and countless others. The most well known statue is ofBarney The Dinosaur, which became aninternet meme through an image with the caption "cha cha real smooth". There are also murals too, which are actuallycutout boards featuringSuperman,E.T. andGarfield. It has been rated a 4-star visitor attraction by theScottish Tourist Board.
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