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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.

Remembered Spaces: Abandoned Buildings Transformed Into Art

When buildings are abandoned, they are often demolished and their parts sent to a landfill. One artist dismantles them piece by piece and preserves them in art.

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The Empty City of Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town

The brand-new, wealthy urban center of Ordos in northern China has sat empty for five years as citizens of the old town hesitate to relocate.

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Subterranean History: Beautiful Abandoned NYC Subway Station

Beneath NYC's City Hall sits an abandoned wonder: the opulent City Hall Station, which has sat in disuse since 1945. Now passengers can finally ride through.

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Detroit's Michigan Theater: The World's Most Beautiful Parking Lot

Built on the birthplace of the Ford automobile, the once-opulent Michigan Theater is now a three-story parking garage where one can view the decay of a legend.

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Subterranean Secrets: 10 Tunnels for Smuggling & War

Secret tunnels exist all over the world, used for all kinds of purposes - but these 10 in particular played pivotal roles in smuggling operations and war.

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Constructivist Manifesto: Russia's Hammer & Sickle Canteen

Urban preservationists in Russia have set their sights on saving an icon of Soviet Constructivism: Samara's hammer & sickle shaped Maslennikov Factory Kitchen.

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The Underbelly Project: Illegal Secret Subway Art in NYC

103 artists spent a year painting an abandoned subway station under New York City and then sealed it up, leaving it as a treasure to be discovered.

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A Striking Beauty: 10 Eerie Abandoned Bowling Alleys

Alley oops! From lustrous lanes of leisure to the gutters of despair, these 10 eerie abandoned bowling alleys have all gone so quiet you can hear a pin drop.

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Buried At The Box Office: 10 Creepy Cinema Cemeteries

These 10 cinema cemeteries do their worst to add a horrific tone to your favorite late-night horror flick. Tune in some time: same tomb, same channel.

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Mexico's Creepiest Destination: Island of the Dolls

Deep in the swampy canals near Mexico City sits a tiny island full of forlorn toys. Created out of superstition, the island is like a nightmare come true.

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