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.
Urban Reuse Goes Underground: Subterranean Community Park
A long-abandoned underground space may soon be turned into a subterranean version of the High Line park, complete with high-tech sunlight harvesting.
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Anti-Zombie Fortress: Japan's Abandoned Shime Tower
Zombie Apocalypse? Bring it on! I'll be safe and sound above the fray in the partially moss-covered concrete winding tower at Japan's abandoned Shime coal mine.
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Documenting Decay: Urban Atrophy's Breathtaking New Book
The creator of the website Urban Atrophy has published an incredible picture book complete with the histories of the buildings he explores and documents.
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Please Don't Stair: A Dozen Spooky Steps To Nowhere
Step up, people! The builders of these 12 strange stairs never arrived at a landing, leaving us to wonder where the odd orphaned staircases were meant to lead.
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High Hopes Turn Man-Made Structure Into Green City Retreat
The second section of the High Line park has opened in NYC. The unique park was once an elevated railroad track but now provides a slice of nature in the city.
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Rust In Peace: Portugal's Eerie Anchor Graveyard
Tavira Island's “Anchor Graveyard” memorializes southern Portugal's long-lost tuna fishery and the traditional livelihoods that vanished along with the fish.
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Abandonment Art: Deserted House Turned into Light Installation
A lonely abandoned house was turned in to a space filled with life and light for a temporary - but utterly moving - installation.
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Big In Japan: Gulliver’s Kingdom Abandoned Theme Park
Sprawling in the shadow of Japan's Mt Fuji, Gulliver's Kingdom Theme Park was nurtured on government stimulus funds but withered away when the yen tap ran dry.
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Brawn's Age: Cornwall's Scenic Abandoned Mines
Cornish mines supplied the world with copper and tin for millennia but today, abandoned stone engine houses are all that remains of a once-thriving industry.
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Eccentric Hideaway: Secret English Underwater Billiards Room
What lurks in the murky waters of a man-made lake in Surrey? A fantastic glass-roofed billiards room accessible only through a series of secret entrances.
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