He welded some gigantic kinetic rides all by himself to bring people to his Italian restaurant.

In 1969, Bruno opened a small restaurant in the woods near Treviso, Italy, called Ai Pioppi.

On the first day, he was surprised to sell out of the food he had prepared, he said in a short documentary produced by the communications firm Fabrica.

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So Ai Pioppi was off to a successful start, but Bruno had bigger plans for his property.

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Over more than four decades, he's singlehandedly built an incredible amusement park in his restaurant's backyard. Bruno comes up with ideas himself, and even does the welding.

"I remember, when I was young, I was in love. I would look at my girl with passion. I would look at her. 'Beautiful, beautiful,'" Bruno said in Italian in the documentary. "Now, don't think I'm being silly here. When I've finished a game and I know it works, at night when I'm alone, I sit in front of it, and I admire it."

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From some angles it looks almost ordinary, but make no mistake, it's a playground on steroids. And it's free to guests of the restaurant.

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