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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.

Sleeping Giants: 12 Sky-High Abandoned Buildings

Imposing, impressive and often beautiful in their decay, these 12 abandoned towers and vacant complexes are among the tallest in the world.

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Paint Your Wagon: The Many Colors Of Cadillac Ranch

Who's your Caddy? The 10 graffiti-encrusted Cadillacs at Cadillac Ranch, just outside Amarillo, Texas, have left their highway cruising days far behind.

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Silent Skyscrapers: The Ghost Towers of Bangkok

Soaring skyscrapers that should have been majestic additions to Bangkok's skyline have been abandoned for over a decade, rusting and crumbling in urban ruin.

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Bridges That Babble On: 15 Amazing Roman Aqueducts

Aqueducts, those most triumphal examples of Roman arched architecture, have been displaying the engineering genius of the ancients for tens of centuries.

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The Roaring Silence: 10 Cool & Creepy Abandoned Zoos

These 10 abandoned zoos, formerly places bursting with life, laughter and wonder, are all that remains after the cages are emptied and wildlife moves on.

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Nuclear Family Housing: Life In A Missile Silo Home

As dozens of decades-old nuclear missile silos slowly slip into disrepair and decay, a precious few are taking on new life as pre-apocalyptic family homes.

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Nuclear Coverup: 10 Cool Examples Of Cooling Tower Art

Cooling towers have come to symbolize power plants around the world but some of these hourglass-shaped "towers of power" show an unexpected artistic side.

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Textures of Time: A Vanishing America Told in Pictures

Photographer Michael Eastman spent years traveling America and capturing the unique patina of abandoned places, telling stories of our collective history.

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Down Towns: 6 Unbelievable Underground Spaces

The above-ground world is far from being the whole story. There's another world beneath our feet - one that many of us never see - like these 6 amazing spaces.

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Real Ghost Ships: 10 Mysterious Abandoned Sea Vessels

What really happens out at sea when every single living person on a ship simply disappears into thin air? These ghost ships all share one thing: bizarre secrets.

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