WebUrbanist | Archived Articles on Abandoned Places

Ever wanted to explore abandoned places? Real-life urban exploration and building infiltration can be challenging, dangerous and even illegal. Here is your chance to try out urbex from the comfort of your computer – from deserted buildings to entire abandoned towns and cities, here are some of the most amazing abandoned locations around the world.

Blown To Smithereens: The Secret Story Of Survival Town

Survival Town was a group of buildings and structures designed to measure the effects of an atomic weapon. On May 5, 1955, Survival Town became Loserville.

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War and Pieces: 9 Preserved Bombed-Out WWII Buildings

These 9 examples of preserved buildings stand, in stark contrast to their successors, as testaments to a war that forever changed the world we live in.

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Recycled Architecture: 15 Creatively Converted Homes

Billboards, fire towers, pig barns and factories are converted into stunning modern homes that preserve the history of the original structures.

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7 Remotest Abandoned Places & Buildings

Seven examples where the mystery is less about why these places were abandoned - but how there were people there in the first place.

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At World’s End: 13 More Post-Apocalyptic Visions

The world will end some day, but will anyone be left to observe the final sunset? Here are 13 more visions of what a post-apocalyptic world might be like.

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Abandonment In Action: 8 Cities That Might Not Make It

We've seen what our deserted towns and lost cities look like when people move out and nature moves in - but why does abandonment happen?

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Faith Alone: 7 Stunning Abandoned Churches

When it comes to architecture, churches have always had some of the most awe-inspiring, beautiful designs.

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12 Real-Life Locations Behind Out-of-this-World Films

Abandoned power plants, mental hospitals, castles and public buildings stand in for out-of-this-world settings in horror, sci-fi and fantasy movies.

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12 of the World's Most Mysterious Monuments & Ruins

Marvels of engineering, vanishing civilizations and a granite guide to post-apocalyptic survival: these 12 monuments and ruins are mysterious and strange.

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Abandoned Amusement & Theme Parks

Creepy and delightfully twisted, these amusement parks wont necessarily amuse the kids!

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20 Abandoned Buildings & Places in Europe

From houses and estates to factories, mines, military buildings and prisons here are the explorations of twenty buildings by one daring European urban explorer.

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Abandoned Windmills and Defunct Architecture

Abandoned windmills can be found all around the world. Here is a great collection of amazing shots of abandoned windmill photography!

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Seven Beautiful Abandoned Lighthouses

These seven abandoned and inactive lighthouses represent marine history, and stand as tall, quiet beacons to what once was.

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At World's End: 25 Post-Apocalyptic Visions

These 25 sobering examples of post-apocalyptic art serve to remind the living that what remains are more often ruins.

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33-Part Guide to Abandoned Places

These articles cover abandoned buildings, vehicles, towns and cities from around the world - highly organized, summarized and collected for the very first time.

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